The Big Ten, ACC and Pac-12 held a joint press conference on Tuesday to formally announce an alliance between the conferences that was called a “collaborative approach surrounding the future evolution of college athletics and scheduling.”
Penn State athletic director Sandy Barbour is part of a working group of directors from across the conferences that will help to shape the future of the alliance in years to come.
What does that mean?
Well, apparently nothing. Commissioners from each conference were sure to let it be known that no binding contracts were signed between the three conferences, making all of this pomp and circumstance relatively meaningless when the rubber hits the road.