OSU, WSU hearing with Pac-12 set for Nov

Sep 28, 2023, 08:06 PM ET A hearing has actually been set for Nov. 14 in Oregon State and Washington State’s legal battle with the Pac-12 and its departing members to get control of the conference and its assets.The preliminary

injunction hearing will be kept in Washington Superior Court in Whitman County in front of the exact same judge who gave a temporary limiting order to the two schools previously this month.Editor’s Picks 1 Related Judge Gary Libey’s judgment blocked a board of directors satisfying

with conference commissioner George Kliavkoff and university leaders from schools that have actually revealed plans to leave the Pac-12 next year.The newest filing in the event was dated Wednesday.Still to be determined is exactly who should be permitted to make up the conference’s board and vote on business matters that could affect the future of the league.Oregon State and Washington State contend that 8 schools– Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado, Utah, Oregon, Washington, Stanford and California– forfeited their right to be on the board when they announced their intentions to sign up with other conferences next year.Oregon State and Washington State leaders have actually said they want to restore the Pac-12, take control of its assets– and liabilities– along with its intellectual property. The schools fear the leaving members might stand in

the method of keeping the Pac-12 alive, potentially even voting to liquify the conference.