Oregon State and Washington State regained control of the Pac-12 board and the conference’s assets Friday following a decision by the Washington Supreme Court.
The court declined to hear an appeal by the University of Washington and the Pac-12, subsequently lifting a temporary stay that weeks ago had halted an original decision last month by the Whitman County (Wash.) Superior Court to give the two schools control of the conference.
The Supreme Court decision means OSU and WSU again have control of the league, until a trial or depending on a settlement between the sides.
“We are pleased with the Washington Supreme Court’s decision today,” OSU president Jayathi Murthy and WSU president Kirk Schulz said in a joint statement. “We look forward to continuing our work of charting a path forward for the conference that is in the best interest of student-athletes and our wider university communities.”
When the temporary stay was put in place, the Pac-12 board could only make decisions with unanimous approval. OSU and WSU’s football scheduling agreement with the Mountain West was given unanimous approval, but last week, the two schools blocked a planned distribution of millions of dollars to all member schools. OSU and WSU in a joint statement earlier this week said they…
