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Arizona president Robert C. Robbins: ‘Still very confident’ Pac-12 will strike media rights deal

University of Arizona president Robert C. Robbins is going on the record to discuss the school’s future in the Pac-12.

Robbins gave a pair of interviews to the Pac-12 Hotline’s Jon Wilner and The Athletic’s Stewart Mandel, where he spoke candidly on the state of Pac-12 media rights negotiations amid growing whispers that Arizona might bolt to the Big 12.

Robbins made it clear that Arizona wants to remain in the Pac-12, but he also didn’t exactly put the Arizona Big 12 rumors to rest, either.

Speaking to Wilner, Robbins said Arizona’s commitment to the Pac-12 is “heavily dependent on (commissioner George Kliavkoff) and his team negotiating a good media deal for us to stay competitive.