Pac-12 commissioner open to possibility of UCLA remaining in conference

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The June announcement that USC and UCLA would depart from the Pac-12 conference to join the Big Ten in 2024 sent shock waves through the world of college athletics. 

The two California schools have long been West Coast powerhouses in a wide array of sports, and their departure will leave the Pac-12 clamoring to remain relevant in the national picture. 

A high angle view of the Pac-12 logo on the field at Stanford Stadium during an NCAA Pac-12 college football game between the Stanford Cardinal and the UCLA Bruins on Sept. 26, 2021 in Palo Alto, California.   (Photo by David Madison/Getty Images)

While USC is a private school and can come and go as they please, UCLA is a public institution and part of the University of California system. Due to this fact, the University of California regents are able to scrutinize UCLA’s move to the Big Ten and its impact on the other California school in the Pac-12 – UC Berkeley.

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In August, the Los Angeles Times reported that there may be a way for the UC regents to block UCLA’s departure from the Pac-12. 

"All options are on the table," regent John Perez said after an August regents’ meeting, according to the LA Times. 

"All options are on the table," Perez repeated, "up to and including that. … We’re going to look at what all the different options look like and then the board will assert itself in terms of what its desired outcome is."

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On the latest episode of the "Canzano & Wilmer" podcast, Pac-12 commissioner George Kliavkoff discussed the possibility of