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USA Today's Steve Berkowitz and the San Jose Mercury News' Jon Wilner got their hands on the Pac-12's tax returns for the 2014 fiscal year on Thursday (Update: So did we — see above), and the upshot is that the Pac-12 has maintained its edge over the Big Ten and SEC in total revenue and executive pay — if not per-school payout.

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— Matthew Piper

Twitter: @matthew_piper