Pac-12 schools would have little to gain financially from jumping to the Big 12, according to a veteran of realignment who’s watching the chaos unfold from his retirement chair. “I…
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Brandon Huffman on Pac-12 recruiting: Time for USC and Oregon to panic(?) over key prospects while Arizona lands an edge rusher
The foundation for recruiting success during the December signing window often is laid in the spring and summer, when on-campus visits are taken, shortlists created and verbal commitments made. The…
Training camp begins this week across the conference and, admittedly, the development would have prompted mild interest around Hotline HQ in past years. We learned our lesson in 2021. The…
Quashan Lockett was in the car headed home on June 30 when a news alert flashed on his phone that USC and UCLA were joining the Big Ten. His initial…
LOS ANGELES — The Pac-12’s month-long fight for survival could seep into the football season, and perhaps deep into the season, as the forces of realignment ripple across the college…
LOS ANGELES — It took commissioner George Kliavkoff exactly six minutes and 45 seconds to acknowledge the woolly mammoth in the room Friday during his state-of-the-conference address at the Pac-12’s…
As if realignment isn’t nuanced enough, the current wave features a Shakespearian element. It took centerstage the moment the drama began June 30, when the Pac-12’s former “alliance” partner…
The Pac-12 will conduct a football media showcase unlike any in conference history Friday at the Novo Theatre in Los Angeles. The participant list includes commissioner George Kliavkoff, chief of…
Two things have been equally true about the Pac-12 Networks since their launch a decade ago: The business model was all wrong, but the production quality was all right. The…
Please note: Some questions have been edited for clarity and brevity. I’ve inferred from your recent columns that schools the Pac-12 previously passed over, like Houston, are off the table…
