Departing Pac-12 Universities Oppose Oregon State and Washington State's Motion to Control Conference Board and Revenue Distribution

Pac-12 Universities That Plan to Leave in August 2024 Refuse to Allow Remaining Schools, OSU and WSU, to Control Hundreds of Millions in Revenue, Citing Conference Bylaws as the Foundation for Their Opposition.

• Departing schools from the Pac-12 conference have opposed the motion by Washington State and Oregon State to take control of the conference board and revenue distribution, arguing that they should maintain their board seats until they officially leave in 2024.
• The departing schools argue that Oregon State and Washington State's attempts to seize control could harm their institutions and student-athletes by interfering with the revenue needed to run their athletic programs.
• Filing legal documents in Washington State Superior Court, the departing universities have asserted that conference bylaws do not allow schools to be removed from the board of directors while still competing in the league.
• Oregon State and Washington State, the remaining schools, are seeking a preliminary injunction claiming the departing members gave up their rights to decide the long-term future of the league when they announced they were leaving.
• Both Oregon State and Washington State aim to rebuild the conference and access its assets, alleged to be in tens of millions of dollars, against objections from the departing schools.

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