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2021 Pac-12 Football Media Days: Takeaways from Kliavkoff and conference realignment

The hot topic in college football for the past weekend has been the Red River Rivalry moving to the SEC.

However, lost in the fold of the news that Texas and Oklahoma are finally going to exit the Big 12 — nearly a decade after Colorado, Nebraska, Texas A&M and Missouri all left the sinking ship — was new Pac-12 commissioner George Kliavkoff laying out a clear vision for the conference on Tuesday.

The former sports and entertainment executive showed strength in the first public forum and delivered his expectations which emphasizes success in football and men’s basketball, the Pac-12’s “bread and butter.