Pac-12 Conference facing dire future following mass exodus JOHN MARSHALL Associated Press Aug 6, 2023 Aug 6, 2023 Updated Feb 9, 2024 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Pac-12 dubbed itself the "Conference of Champions" for a history of athletic excellence stretching back more than 100 years.kAm%96 =2C86DE 4@?76C6?46 @FE (6DE 92D 5@>:?2E65 ~=J>A:4 DA@CED[ H6?E @? 2? F?AC64656?E65 CF? :? >6?VD 4@==686 32D<6E32== 2?5 92D H@? >@C6 ?2E:@?2= 492>A:@?D9:AD E92? 2?J @E96C =628F6]k^AmkAm!24\`a 2=F>?: :?4=F56 D@>6 @7 E96 8C62E6DE ?2>6D :? DA@CED 9:DE@CJi y24<:6 #@3:?D@?[ z2C66> p35F=\y2332C[ %:86C (@@5D 2?5 y24<:6 y@J?6C\z6CD66]k^AmkAmp CF? @7 56764E:@?D 92D ?@H EFC?65 E96 EC25:E:@?\C:49 =628F6 :?E@ 2 4@?76C6?46 @7 2D96D]k^Am kAmQ%@ E9:?< 6G6? C6>@E6=J 7:G6 J62CD 28@ E96 !24\`a H@F=5 36 :? 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