A new report outlines the next steps for the conference as it looks to rebuild itself.

It really looked like the Pac-12 was not long for this world when the 2024 college football season began. The storied conference was down to just two schools, and was forced to make a somewhat anemic deal with The CW to broadcast home football games from the Oregon State Beavers and Washington State Cougars. The conference is on the rise once again, however, and its commissioner believes that there’s potential for a meatier rights deal involving the conference in the near future.

Key Details: A new report indicates the Pac-12 could sign a media rights deal by March or April. Pac-12 commissioner Teresa Gould wants a partner that could team with the conference in the long term. The conference is likely to shop its rights as a bundle initially but could be persuaded...