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Pac-12 commissioner George Kliavkoff asked about working relationship with Kevin Warren
By Andrew Olson
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Long before last year’s Alliance with the ACC, the Big Ten and Pac-12 were historically aligned conferences. However, things have changed drastically during this offseason between the Rose Bowl conferences with the Big Ten adding prominent Pac-12 programs USC and UCLA in 2024.
During his conference’s recent media day, Pac-12 commissioner George Kliavkoff was asked about his working relationship with Big Ten counterpart Kevin Warren. Unsurprisingly, the USC and UCLA moves appear to have strained that relationship.
George Kliavkoff declined to get into specifics about his future relationship with Kevin Warren but told @SINow: “The way I live my life is I give people respect and trust until they prove to me that they don’t deserve it.”
— Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) July 29, 2022
#Pac12 commish George Kliavkoff asked by @247Sports on communication with #BigTen‘s Kevin Warren: “This is not about me and Kevin Warren. The whole who called who and that junior high school game, I’m gonna stay away from.”
— Brandon Marcello (@bmarcello) July 29, 2022
Kliavkoff also confirmed what was widely assumed: the Pac-12 won’t be continuing “The Alliance” with the Big Ten and ACC.
Will the Alliance continue?
George Kliavkoff to @SINow: “No.”
(just in case you were wondering)
— Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) July 29, 2022
A former Florida beat reporter, Andrew writes for the Saturday Tradition News Desk.