The Pac-12 hired George Kliavkoff to be the conference's next commissioner Thursday, replacing Larry Scott with another college sports outsider and charging him with rebuilding the football brand. Kliavkoff has been the president of sports and entertainment for MGM Resorts International in Las Vegas since 2018. The Pac-12 university presidents conducted a secretive nearly four-month search with the executive search firm, TurnkeyZRG. Kliavkoff said he supports expansion of the College Football Playoff and the implementation of consistent name, image and likeness guidelines across NCAA sports. He takes over as commissioner with Pac-12 football struggling to assert itself nationally.

Source: Fox News May 14, 2021 01:41 UTC