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The Pac-12 could look eastward for its next members.
FOX Sports college football insider Bruce Feldman said on Saturday’s “Big Noon Kickoff” pregame show that the conference has shown interest in adding Memphis and Tulane from the AAC.
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“Sources tell me that the Pac-12 has some interest in Tulane and Memphis from the AAC. There’s a bunch of other schools that they’re also considering,” Feldman said on Saturday morning.
After being raided itself in recent years, the Pac-12 is looking to regain some sort of stature in the college football landscape, and according to Feldman could raid the AAC to lure the 2 schools.
On Thursday, the Pac-12 announced it was adding 4 new members in 2026, with Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State and San Diego State joining the league in 2 years. The 4 new members, which are all currently part of the Mountain West Conference, will join Washington State and Oregon State in the Pac-12 in 2026.
That will get the conference to 6 schools. But to be recognized as an FBS conference starting in July 2026, it needs at least 8 members.
Feldman added that while UNLV makes sense as an addition, the Pac-12 would also likely have to take Nevada, which is run by the same school board.
A total of 10 schools left the Pac-12 for the Big Ten, Big 12 and ACC ahead of the 2024 season.
Cory Nightingale, a former sportswriter and sports editor at the Miami Herald and Palm Beach Post, is a South Florida-based freelance writer who covers Alabama for SaturdayDownSouth.com.
