NCAA Tournament: San Diego State’s epic run leaves Pac-12 with no choice but to expand

Immediately upon being appointed commissioner of the Pac-12 in the spring of 2021, George Kliavkoff drilled past the “Conference of Champions” sobriquet and spoke the truth for all to hear. “Our greatest weakness, if we’re honest with ourselves,” he said, “is the number of years it’s been since we won a football or men’s basketball championship.” San Diego State just came closer to winning the men’s basketball championship than any Pac-12 school in 17 years. The Aztecs lost to Connecticut 76-59 in the NCAA title game on Monday night, ending...