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By Alex Simon It’s been two years since, arguably, the greatest March Madness in Pac-12 history. On the men’s side, all five schools (Colorado, Oregon, Oregon State, UCLA and USC)…
The Pac-12 began evaluating candidates for expansion long before USC and UCLA announced their intentions to leave the conference. The process commenced in the summer of 2021, after Texas and…
Story by Jeff Metcalfe Two of the four No. 1 seeds, Stanford and Indiana, failed to survive the first week of the NCAA Tournament. Will the two remaining, South Carolina…
From quarterback questions to key transfers and team dynamics, we examine all the issues For several Pac-12 teams, spring practice began weeks ago. Some are just underway. Others won’t start…
Even if the miracle shot didn’t go in against Arizona, Bobby Hurley deserved a contract extension. He beat two of the final 16 teams currently playing in the NCAA Tournament….
The Pac-12 appointed George Kliavkoff as commissioner in the spring of 2021 for a bevy of reasons, perhaps none more significant than his ability “to see where the hockey puck…
After years of gut-punch losses, stumbles against lower seeds or missing March Madness altogether, San Diego State has broken through to the second weekend. The Aztecs might be steep underdogs…
The Pac-12 did not find redemption in the NCAA Tournament. With two rounds down, three teams have been eliminated and only one, UCLA, remains alive. The conference was as bad…
Time for Pac-12 fans to embrace the enemy within. UCLA and USC are departing for the Big Ten in the summer of 2024, but the March Madness units they collect…