Conference executives, athletic directors, head coaches, and other campus officials will convene in Scottsdale this week for the Pac-12’s annual spring meetings. But the story isn’t the participants; it’s the…
Pac-12 Scottsdale Meetings Preview: NIL, playoff expansion, media rights
Jake Dickert briefly switched sports when asked about the career path that led to his appointment as the 34th football coach in Washington State history. “Some coaches are…
On Jan. 10, hours after news broke that College Football Playoff expansion likely would be delayed for years, the Pac-12 released a statement that said, effectively: Don’t blame us. “The…
NORTH 1. Oregon: Uneasy rests the crown. The defending division champions have more questions than they did prior to the 2021 season. How will rookie coach Dan Lanning and his…
Instant reaction to developments on and off the field … 1. Big news in the Palouse There are 238 days until the start of the 2022 football season. If the…
The Pac-12 commissioner’s office has been a no-spin zone since George Kliavkoff took charge of the conference on July 1. That remained the case following the conclusion of his first…
The 2022 Pac-12 schedule was released Thursday, months earlier than recent editions and with a twist that should aid the competitive balance. Here’s the master grid. Let’s dig in … —…
We’re hours from the early signing period for high school seniors, and the Pac-12 is facing a dire situation that could get even worse. An unmitigated disaster awaits just around…
Within a disappointing bowl season for the Pac-12, which has no playoff participants and only one New Year’s Six team, lies opportunity. Expectations are low: The conference is an underdog…
LAS VEGAS — Utah’s second bludgeoning of Oregon in three weeks finalized the conference hierarchy but not the Pac-12’s bowl picture. If anything, the situation has become a tad murkier,…