SAN FRANCISCO -- In the wake of the FBI indictments that rocked college basketball two weeks ago, the Pac-12 announced it has formed a task force to take look at systematic problems in the sport.
"We are committed to taking the concrete action steps to combat threats to the integrity of college athletics and to both protecting our student-athletes and ensuring fair competition for the athletic programs in which they participate," Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott said. "The goal of our Pac-12 Task Force is to tackle the issues that have been raised in men's college basketball and to suggest reforms that ensure that we stay ahead of potential more far-reaching issues, in particular in the area of recruitment across college sports, where in many cases the influence of third parties is growing.