It's been a great year to be former Utah baseball star C.J. Cron. After giving a 'significant gift' to the Utah baseball earlier in the year, the talented first baseman for the Colorado Rockies was named an MLB All-Star over the weekend.
There are rumors, reports, opinions and so much more swirling around the college football world regarding conference realignment, but what's best for the Utah Utes?
On Tuesday, the talks about what felt like the inevitable possibility that the Pac-12 was soon to be dissolved into some combination of the Big Ten and/or SEC, and Big XII switched to what is sounding like a very strong possibility that the Pac-12 and ACC unite their efforts in some kind of merger deal.
The Pac-12 just released a statement that their Board of Directors met sometime in the morning, Tuesday, July 5 to authorize immediate negotiations for the conference's media rights.
There is educated speculation out there that ESPN and the SEC are seriously looking at adding four former Pac-12 schools to increase their imprint in all four time zones.
While there are several options that could (could being the key word) come about for the Utes, right now it is still feeling most likely they are heading toward the Big XII.
The Pac-12 issued a statement Friday afternoon stating their board of directors have met and have authorized exploring expansion options in an effort to keep the Pac-12 in tact.
The Utes wrapped up a very productive recruiting period this June earning five pledges for the 2023 class while also bolstering their 2022 roster with three JuCo commits.
In the midst of the madness of news breaking that conference mates USC and UCLA were leaving for the Big Ten Conference in 2024, Utah Athletic Director Mark Harlan and President Taylor Randall issued a joint statement on the matter to Twitter.