The Utah Utes have no plans on leaving the Pac-12 conference according to their athletic director Mark Harlan.

Many representatives from Pac-12 football programs met up in Las Vegas Friday for Pac-12 Football Media Day, a little over a month before the College Football season kicks off. This included Utah's athletic director Harlan.

Amid UCLA and USC leaving for the Big Ten after the 2023-2024 season, Harlan was asked if the Utah Utes are committed to staying in the Pac-12 or are considering realigning. Harlan had a firm response, saying, “Our words and actions speak for themselves. We are proud members of this conference and look forward to its future success,” per Nicole Auerbach of The Athletic.

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Both USC and UCLA have been members of the Pac-12 conference for over 60 years since 1959. However, that longstanding tradition will come to an end in one year. Utah, who has only been in the Pac-12 since 2011 after spending 11 seasons in the Mountain West Conference, seemingly threw some shade on USC and UCLA for their lack of conference loyalty to the Pac-12.

All three teams have an exciting year of football ahead in USC and UCLA's final Pac-12 season. Utah and USC should be right in the thick competing for the Pac-12 championship after Utah won their second straight in 2022 and USC finished as the runner up with quarterback Caleb Williams. UCLA will play their first season since Dorian Thompson-Robinson left for the NFL Draft and the Pac-12 also has Colorado emerging behind coach Deion Sanders, who was absent for Pac-12 Football Media Day due to surgery.