Larry Scott takes questions ahead of Pac-12 Championship Game

The media got a chance to hear from Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott ahead of the Pac-12 Championship Game, and they peppered him with questions on a variety of subjects.Scott said the conference as a whole has had a .15 percent false positive rate since the Quidel testing partnership was put into place, and the rate of 1.2 percent positive COVID-19 tests was a testament to having student-athletes closely monitored by the schools and their own best practices and protocols within the pandemic.He also talked about the players’ work toward social justice, saying the conference is 100 percent behind their efforts, and also touched on name, image, and likeness rights. Scott said they still fully believe in the amateur model, but understand where things are headed but they need to find solutions that avoid pay-for-play.When the talk turned to Scott answering questions, he was hit on a number of different fronts. He was asked about the reputation of the Pac-12 when it comes to college football, looking back at starting the season late, how he measures success of the season, his own contract with the conference, and dealing with massive fiscal deficits throughout all the Pac-12 athletic departments.Scott was asked specifically about Colorado’s situation and being asked to be on stand-by while Oregon and USC get ready for the Pac-12 Championship Game, and also why UW and USC weren’t considered co-champions since one of the teams couldn’t play in the championship game.The questions then turned to the league's future media rights negotiations. Scott seems to believe the conference is in a position to leapfrog others when it comes to what he calls ‘untapped growth in our value’. The negotiations start up in a couple of years.