The Big Ten and Pac-12 Conferences announced yesterday a collaborative effort to enhance long-term scheduling commitments between the two conferences across all sports amongst the 24 institutions. The partnership was announced at a joint press conference, with Big Ten commissioner Jim Delaney and Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott in attendance. In football, the goal of the collaboration is to create an annual 12 inter-conference game schedule between the two conferences by the 2017 season. These match-ups will generally be based upon competitive balance. Many of the Olympic sports, including men’s and women’s basketball, will also see an increase in inter-conference play on their schedules, as soon as next season. Further details on the indefinite collaboration are to be agreed upon in the coming months.