Differing Reports Surface On Potential Gonzaga Move To Pac-12 Conference

Sep 23, 2024, 3:45 PM

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SALT LAKE CITY – The Pac-12 Conference’s recent efforts to rebuild after the mass exodus may have taken another step, according to reports.

College Football Insider Brett McMurphy reported that the Gonzaga Bulldogs will leave the West Coast Conference to join the Pac-12 on Monday.

Is The Pac-12 Adding College Basketball Powerhouse Gonzaga?

Even though Gonzaga University is no pushover as an academic or athletic institution, this move by the Pac-12 would be surprising for a number of reasons.

First and most obviously, they don’t have a football team and haven’t had one since 1941.

It would be the first time since the Pac-12’s conception over 100 years ago that any member school would not have a football program.

After some of the Pac-12’s top targets in the American Athletic Conference declined their invitation, the conference reportedly shifted its focus back to the Mountain West and Gonzaga.

If this move from the Pac-12 seems confusing or too good to be true for the Bulldogs, that might be because it is.

Other Reports Shoot Down Gonzaga To Pac-12 Rumors

Less than 30 minutes after McMurphy’s post, CBS Sports College Basketball Insider Jon Rothstein put out a contradictory message.

NBC Sports got in on the action by adding that Gonzaga and the Pac-12 have had, and are still having, serious conversations, though nothing has been finalized or agreed upon yet.

Especially without an announcement from the conference or school at this point, it’s safe to assume that it is nothing more than conversations.

With that said, look for the Pac-12 to finalize deals with UNLV, Utah State, and potentially Gonzaga in the very near future.

Chandler Holt is a co-host of the Jazz Notes podcast, a Locals In The NFL Insider, and Digital Sports Producer for KSLSports.com. Follow Chandler on X for Utah Jazz and Locals In The NFL updates.

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Differing Reports Surface On Potential Gonzaga Move To Pac-12 Conference