John Canzano, a former longtime columnist for the Portland Oregonian, wrote on his Substack.com site that Tulane and Memphis were the top targets for expansion in the resurrected Pac-12 and were expected to be discussed at a midweek meeting of the league.

UNLV would not be “structurally” tied to Nevada in the event the Pac-12 offers membership to the Rebels during the second wave of its expansion phase, according to a member of the Nevada Board of Regents whose comments contradict the public sentiment following a major shake-up in college sports on the West Coast.

The Tulane Green Wave are considered to be one of two American Athletic Conference schools on the Pac-12’s radar.

The Pac-12's expansion efforts had been going on for weeks, but it wasn't until early last week that all parties felt confident the moves were going to happen. By that point, the general framework of the new-look conference was agreed upon,

The Pac-12’s continued expansion was put on pause Wednesday morning, as Memphis and Tulane are not a part of the conference. After programs like San Diego State committed to the Pac-12, others have been more difficult to convince.

Just a couple of days after the Pac-12 Conference announced that was inviting four Mountain West Conference schools for the 2026-27 season, the Tulane Green Wav

The Pac-12 conference went from two programs to six last week with the announcement that Boise State, San Diego State, Fresno State, and Colorado State are leaving the Mountain West to join Oregon State and Washington State starting in 2026.