Arizona schedules Board of Regents meeting following Colorado's departure from Pac-12

The University of Arizona‘s Board of Regents have scheduled a meeting for Tuesday, according to Wildcat Authority publisher Jason Scheer. The news comes days following Colorado’s Board of Trustees unanimously agreeing to leave the Pac-12.

According to the report, the agenda for the meeting is unknown, and it was not previously scheduled before Monday.

Scheer was also the first to report that the Pac-12 is gearing up to present a new media deal to league members, but there is “pessimism within the conference,” and it could be commissioner George Kliavkoff’s “last stand in keeping the conference together.” However, it seems as though Arizona may not be interested in hearing the commissioners final plea.

The Wildcats have been one of the main teams rumored to also be leaving the Pac-12 Conference since Colorado voted to leave the conference after this season, and many believe this to be a meeting to discuss some sort of vote about Arizona’s future, one way or another.

On3’s Eric Prisbell has reported the Wildcats as a prime target for the Big 12, who were looking to quickly add a 14th school after Colorado. The 14th team would be expected to join the conference at the same time as the Buffaloes.

“[Fourteen] has been identified as the ‘right’ number,” one of Prisbell’s sources said Friday. “But it’s not a hard stop if going bigger made sense.”

Prisbell also believes Arizona fits in nicely with Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark’s expectation to become one of the strongest basketball conferences in the country, having already brought in Houston to the conference this season.

What’s in store for the Pac-12 now?

If news does indeed come out that Arizona will be leaving the Pac-12 in favor of the Big 12, the west coast power five conference will be down to just eight teams. That means even more speculation over the futures of powerhouse programs like Oregon, Utah and Washington, who’ll certainly be wanting stronger competition to play on a regular basis.

Some teams to come up as possible additions are San Diego State — which has made its interest in joining the Pac-12 quite clear — at SMU. Some wildcards, though, include UNLV and Colorado State in the Mountain West.

Of course, the media rights deal that is set to be presented later this week to the conference presidents could go a long way in keeping the teams expected to stay put (for now) in their chairs.