USF to stay in AAC, won’t join Pac-12 expansion effort

Aspiring to someday join a bona fide power conference instead of a powered-down one, USF has opted not to join the reconfigured Pac-12, Yahoo and others reported Monday afternoon.

USF officials did not immediately return requests for comment. Memphis and Tulane were also considered as Pac-12 expansion candidates from the American Athletic Conference.

On Monday afternoon, the AAC released a statement accompanied by the logos of USF, Memphis, Tulane and Texas-San Antonio.

“While we acknowledge receiving interest in our institutions from other conferences, we firmly believe that it is in our individual and collective best interests to uphold our commitment to each other,”...