//Source: Pac-12, Players Hold ‘Productive’ Call, but Conference Leaders Against 50% Revenue Cut

Source: Pac-12, Players Hold ‘Productive’ Call, but Conference Leaders Against 50% Revenue Cut

The Pac-12, however, said it won’t engage in the demand for a 50% cut of conference revenue.

Pac-12 executives and #WeAreUnited leaders held a productive two-hour call Thursday night in which conference officials said they will not engage in the movement’s most aggressive demand—a 50% cut of conference revenue.

The call mostly centered on the player-only movement’s health and safety concerns regarding COVID-19, which were described as “constructive.” The Pac-12 is expected to relay the players’ concerns to the league’s medical advisory committee, which is in the midst of crafting a comprehensive in-season medical plan. A source familiar with the discussions briefed Sports Illustrated about the call, which was the first among conference officials and a group of league players who are threatening to boycott the 2020 season if a lengthy list of demands are not met.

Twelve athletes were on the call with four Pac-12 leaders: commissioner Larry Scott,