A "slew of critical issues are on the agenda" this week as Pac-12 execs and campus administrators gather in Scottsdale for the conference's annual spring meetings. The university presidents "won’t be there," so the conference "won’t resolve the two issues that matter most" -- the Pac-12’s media rights negotiations and a decision on expansion. Because the expansion decision is "wrapped up in the media rights calculation," progress on relevant football matters is "limited this week."
The meetings are scheduled through Thursday and will "feature the athletic directors, football coaches, women’s basketball coaches, senior women’s administrators, faculty athletic representatives and student-athlete leadership team -- but not the men’s basketball coaches, who met recently." Conference execs will "update campus officials on financial and legal matters and developments within the NCAA," while NCAA President Charlie Baker "will attend the meetings and address campus leaders" (San Jose MERCURY NEWS, 5/1).
