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Pac-12 commissioner compares star power of Deion Sanders to Taylor Swift and Beyonce

The commissioner of the Pac-12 Conference still has a big question to answer in coming weeks.

Will the new media rights deal he has been working be good enough to hold his league together and prevent other members from leaving?

USA TODAY Sports spoke to the commissioner, George Kliavkoff, by phone after he addressed reporters Friday at the Pac-12’s annual football media day. In the brief interview, he compared the star power Colorado football coach Deion Sanders to that of singers Taylor Swift and Beyonce. He also expounded on his comments at media day, when he said the new media would happen in the “near future” and that “the longer we wait for the media deal, the better our options get.