“Our student-athletes will participate at the highest level of collegiate athletic competition, and our alumni, friends, and fans will be able to carry the spirit of Oregon across the country.”

“I’m thrilled that the University of Oregon has the opportunity to join the nation’s preeminent academic-athletic conference,” Oregon president John Karl Scholz said in a statement.

“Oregon told us they were out unless their (Apple) figures didn’t increase,” a Pac-12 school source told Dellenger. This all came about after Pac-12 presidents met Friday morning with the intent of signing a grant of rights, according to numerous national reports, though no deal was signed.Īccording to Yahoo Sports’ Ross Dellenger, officials from Oregon and Washington informed the rest of the Pac-12 presidents they were accepting imminent invites from the Big Ten during the Pac-12’s call.