From 2024, UCLA and USC move to the Big Ten, leaving a void for the Pac-12 to fill. The conference can either stay at 10 teams, add an 11th, or do whatever it can to get back to 12.
All this remains very uncertain at the moment. However, veteran Pac-12 reporter Jon Wilner thinks the conference will push hard to replace UCLA and USC, with San Diego State and SMU named favorites.