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Mailbag: Utah’s post-Whittingham plan, Big Ten kickoffs, USC’s valuation, Colorado’s outlook, BYU’s win total and more
Instant reaction to Pac-12 developments on the field … 1. Parity is dead (and that’s a good thing) The Pac-12 spent years turning its eat-your-own tendencies into an art form….
Welcome to the Hotline’s deep dive into the first half of the 2022 season … Top storyline I: Return to reLAvance With competent coaching at USC, a veteran roster at…
USC Trojans Coach: Lincoln Riley (first season) Offensive coordinator: Josh Henson (first season) Defensive coordinator: Alex Grinch (first season) 2021 record: 4-8/3-6 USC’s five-year win totals: 10-11-5-8-4 (2020 season excluded) Last postseason appearance: 2019 Holiday Bowl…
Oddsmakers recently published 2022 win totals for every team in the Power Five. For better or worse, the Pac-12 was allocated plenty of room for upside surprises. Only five teams…
Commentary on Pac-12 developments on and off the field … Rising: Pac-12 pushback on NIL Of all the challenges facing college athletics, the absolute front-burner issue for the Pac-12 and…
Story by Jon Wilner USC’s dismissal of Clay Helton on Monday, two days after another embarrassing loss, was jolting. Not because Helton deserved to keep his job after so…
