We spoke with a dozen people involved in the discussions and no one sees an easy move, making it hard to predict realignment resolution.

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,