Radical ideas for the Pac-12 football schedule to (potentially) boost media rights value and “separate” itself

Pac-12 commissioner Teresa Gould has used the phrase “blank slate” to describe her strategic approach to the next era, particularly with regard to the rebuilt conference’s pending media rights package.

Because it has six new schools and no existing media deal, the Pac-12 can follow a proven path, clear new terrain or find a middle ground for a contract cycle that will begin in the summer of 2026.

Multiple industry sources have indicated the Pac-12’s likely valuation range is $7 million...