Arizona Board Of Regents Meeting Thursday As Fears Of PAC-12 Collapse Loom

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It appears Arizona and Arizona State could have their futures locked up in the coming days.

The PAC-12 is on the brink of collapse as George Kliavkoff continues to fail to get programs to agree to a new media deal.

The main option on the table is a streaming focused deal with Apple. That's simply not good enough, and it has led to teams looking for options.

Arizona is a target of the Big 12, Utah and Arizona State could be in the mix and the Big Ten reportedly has started taking a look at adding Oregon and Washington.

To put it as simply as possible, it's pure chaos out west. Well, buckle up because things might get a hell of a lot more chaotic by the time the sun rises Friday morning.

Arizona board of regents meeting Thursday. (Photo by Jacob Snow/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Arizona board of regents set to meet.

The Arizona board of regents have scheduled a meeting for 6:05 p.m. local time in Arizona to discuss "possible legal advice and discussion regarding university athletics" in an executive session.

While further details aren't issued to the public, it doesn't take a genius to figure out what will likely be discussed. The ball is on the five yard line and it's time to figure out what will happen with the Sun Devils and Wildcats.

247Sports' Chris Karpman also reported the Big 12 is expected to meet privately Thursday and a vote could come "publicly as soon as Friday."

The PAC-12 is on the brink as the Wildcats and Sun Devils ponder future moves.

Let's game play this out a little bit and try to envision what the next moves in this chess match might look at:

That's the most logical and rational sequence of events given the information that's available right now. The other clear option would be that nothing happens, but generally speaking, meetings aren't scheduled to discuss nothing.

ESPN reported it's believed Arizona, ASU and Utah will move as a block. One goes, they all go. Well, it appears it's time to find out if that's the case or not.

It certainly appears smoke is up in the sky that something is about to happen.

Will Arizona State join the Big 12? (Photo by Kevin Abele/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Make sure to keep checking back for the latest updates as we have them here at OutKick. This remains a very fluid and fast developing situation.

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David Hookstead is a reporter for OutKick covering a variety of topics with a focus on football and culture. He also hosts of the podcast American Joyride that is accessible on Outkick where he interviews American heroes and outlines their unique stories. Before joining OutKick, Hookstead worked for the Daily Caller for seven years covering similar topics. Hookstead is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin.