The Big Ten, ACC and Pac-12 are expected to formally announce an alliance between the three leagues in the next 7-10 days, according to multiple sources involved in the conversations, but the substance of that agreement remains in flux.
A confluence of seismic shifts within the college sports landscape, including name, image and likeness (NIL), playoff expansion, a Supreme Court ruling that opens the door to antitrust litigation against the NCAA and its membership, along with the SEC's addition of Texas and Oklahoma has created a desire within the three leagues to find philosophical common ground to chart a path forward.