Cal football coach Justin Wilcox, who played in the Pac-10 and has spent much of his career in the Pac-12, called Friday's departures of five teams to other conferences "sad" and likely preventable.
After Oregon and Washington announced their departures for the Big Ten in 2024, and Arizona, Arizona State and Utah did the same to the Big 12, Cal is one of only four remaining Pac-12 members, along with Stanford, Oregon State and Washington State.