Pac-12’s Gould 1st female Power 5 commish

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN

• Senior WriterFeb 19, 2024, 02:15 PM ET Close College football reporter.
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• Graduate of Northwestern University.The Pac-12 has selected Teresa Gould, the league’s deputy commissioner, as its new commissioner starting March 1. Gould, who takes over for George Kliavkoff, will become the first woman to be commissioner of a Power 5 conference. She was designated by the presidents of Washington State and Oregon State, who comprise the Pac-12 board because of the upcoming departures of the league’s 6 other members to the Big Ten, Big 12 and ACC. In December, the two schools received complete control of the league’s decision-making after settling a legal conflict with the 10 other members.The Pac-12 last week revealed it was parting methods with Kliavkoff, who took over

as commissioner in May 2021. The Pac-12 has appointed Teresa Gould as its brand-new commissioner, beginning March 1. Gould, who takes control of for George Kliavkoff, will become the first female commissioner of a Power Five conference. AP” Teresa’s deep knowledge of college athletics and unwavering dedication to student-athletes makes her uniquely certified to assist direct the Pac-12 Conference throughout this duration of extraordinary change in college sports,”Washington State president Kirk Schulz said in a statement issued Monday.”As the very first female commissioner of an Autonomy 5 conference, Teresa will be able to bring brand-new point of views and fresh concepts to the table as the industry works to discover its way through this shifting landscape.” Washington State and Oregon State have actually gone into a football scheduling partnership with the Mountain West, and will be affiliate members of the West Coast Conference in 12 sports for the next 2 athletic seasons. The Pac-12 will “sponsor choose sports, sign media rights partnerships, and produce live occasions and content.”Gould signed up with the Pac-12 in 2018 and oversaw the league’s championship occasions, along with compliance, governance and operations. She formerly worked as an administrator at Cal and worked as interim athletic director in 2015 and 2016.