UNDATED (AP) — The ACC, Big Ten and Pac-12 have announced an alliance designed to navigate the future evolution of college athletics and scheduling.
The collaboration has a clear eye on the growing power of the Southeastern Conference and was unveiled less than a month after Texas and Oklahoma announced they are leaving the Big 12 for the SEC.
The new alliance hopes its 41 schools can lead to stability at the top of big-time college sports while thwarting future realignment.
The scheduling piece could lead to multiple nonconference football games per season between the league members, though schedules are set years in advance.
