The heat is on for Pac-12's controversial commissioner

Yahoo Sports: On the first day of September, Larry Scott jetted from the Bay Area to San Diego, feeling urgency to secure a big win.

The public defeats had been piling up during a long month. The Pac-12 announced a football schedule only to postpone its season less than two weeks later. A group of 18 Pac-12 football players, frustrated with the conference’s COVID-19 safety protocols, formed the #WeAreUnited movement, threatening not to play unless they received half of league revenues and Scott agreed to slash his $5.3 million salary by half (he had already cut it by 12% in July because of the pandemic).

Lightning rod Larry Scott: The heat is on for Pac-12's controversial commissioner

As Larry Scott approaches the end of his contract, some see the Pac-12 commissioner as a leader who has struggled to build meaningful relationships.

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