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Mailbag: Should the Pac-12 have seen USC’s departure coming, chances for a media deal this fall, the fate of WSU and OSU and more
Fighting for survival as vultures circle, the Pac-12 received a lifeline last week from an unlikely source: The SEC. Mississippi State president Mark Keenum, chair of the College Football Playoff’s…
As Pac-12 teams prepare for Week Two, the existential clock approaches zero hour. The future of the conference — and major college football — likely will be determined in the…
Five nuggets as we look ahead to Week Two … 1. Pro production The NFL season begins this week, which means active rosters have been set. Washington leads all Pac-12…
What a difference a year makes. Arizona Wildcat football was unquestionably one of the worst programs in the nation when Jedd Fisch took over in 2021. A year later, the…
Brad Cesmat sits down with Jon Wilner to preview the opening slate of Pac-12 football and the two major games of the weekend: Utah visiting Florida and Oregon taking on…
A series of recent media reports have cast the Pac-12’s fragile situation in the bleakest terms possible. And yet, each development carries a complexity not captured on social media or…
Story by 247 Sports Brandon Huffman It has been a big week for the Oregon Ducks. On Monday, they pulled off a stunner by landing four-star athlete Kenyon Sadiq, the No….
For all the half-answers and complete unknowns presented Wednesday at the University of California Board of Regents meeting about UCLA’s planned departure for the Big Ten, one thing was perfectly…
This time last year, Oregon State tailback B.J. Baylor was a career backup with 300-something rushing yards and a few touchdowns to his name. Three months and 1,337 yards later,…