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We’re not in SoCal anymore, UCLA football players will have to remind themselves this college football season, as it’s been reported by SI.com that their team will be traveling approximately 22,134 miles roundtrip to their six road games. Mileage wise, that amounts to 89% of the way around the Earth. If that seems like a […]

Alabama football’s athletic director Greg Byrne isn’t a fan of the changing conference landscape. Byrne is bemoaning the death of the Pac-12 Conference, and says that collapse is bad for college football. “I’m hopeful that at some point we can get to some stability,” Byrne said, per 247 Sports. “I think having the PAC-12 no […]

USC basketball has had one of the most disappointing seasons of any team in the country. The Trojans are loaded with individual talent, but have struggled to find the right formula to win together. Every college basketball fan knows about Bronny James, but not as many know about Joshua Morgan, or some of the other […]

The Pac-12 Board of Directors on Monday announced that Teresa Gould will replace George Kliavkoff as commissioner, effective March 1, per Nicole Auerbach of The Athletic: “NEWS: The Pac-12 board of directors today announced that Teresa Gould has been appointed as the new commissioner of the Pac-12 Conference, George Kliavkoff, effective March 1.” With today’s […]

The Pac-12 is in a very interesting boat right now. The conference tried to keep things intact last year, but things quickly unraveled, and now all but two of their schools are leaving the Pac-12 to join other conferences. The only two schools left that haven’t joined a new conference are Washington State and Oregon […]

The Pac-12 may be disbanding, but the bowl games that have deals with the Pac-12 will still host those teams in the college football postseason. This means teams like Colorado, USC, Washington, Oregon, UCLA, and other former Pac-12 football teams will be in the Alamo Bowl, Vegas Bowl, Holiday Bowl, Sun Bowl, LA Bowl, and […]

Washington football coach Kalen DeBoer is feeling sentimental for the Pac-12 Conference as the Huskies completed their final football season in the league. Washington’s loss to Michigan Monday in the College Football Playoff championship game was the school’s last appearance in the Pac-12. Washington moves to the Big Ten for 2024 conference play. “Our history […]

USC football was set to have a resurgence with head coach Lincoln Riley. While the former Oklahoma head coach had a solid first season with the Trojans, winning 11 games in 2022, a quick downfall occurred. USC capped off the 2023 regular season with a 7-5 record, despite having former Heisman winner Caleb Williams at […]

The Arizona State football team is not considered to be as prestigious as the USC football team. Still, the Sun Devils are doing their best to forget about a challenging 2023 season and to move forward heading into 2024. A former Notre Dame standout and Arizona State football player announced his intention to transfer away […]

When Caleb Williams joined the Heisman club last season, there was already talk that he would be the No. 1 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, with most in the league already wishing he could have come out in 2023. But that was last season, and the USC football quarterback didn’t become only the second […]

Eight teams will be able to wear a patch upon their jerseys and represent the Pac-12 conference one last time in their respective bowl games before the conference ceases to exist as we know it. The Pac-12 will be well-represented in their last season, which includes two New Year’s Six bowls. The most notable one […]

It won’t be long until we find out what the last four-team field for the College Football Playoff will look like before the field expands to twelve teams next year, and all that stands in the way of that announcement are 48 hours and five Conference Championship Games, all which potentially have major CFP implications. […]

The Colorado football team found itself on a collision course with mediocrity after an incredible start to the season that fans across the country could not stop talking about. The Buffaloes put up their dukes and fought hard in a close 23-17 loss to Kyle Whittingham’s Utah Utes this past weekend. Now, Colorado football and […]

Don’t look now, but the Arizona Wildcats find themselves in an unexpected position—a legitimate shot at playing for and winning the Pac-12 title. Considering their preseason predictions and the challenges they’ve overcome, this turnaround is nothing short of remarkable. Arizona football has positioned itself as a contender At the start of the season, Arizona football […]

The future of the Pac-12 Conference is in shambles with Utah, Arizona State, Arizona, Colorado, Stanford, Cal, USC, UCLA, Oregon, and Washington all leaving in 2024. Some are headed to the ACC, others to the Big Ten, and others to the Big 12, leaving just Oregon State and Washington State with nowhere to go. As […]

The USC football team is second place in the Pac-12 in what should be the conference’s final year as we know it. Trojans coach Lincoln Riley has led USC football to a 7-2 record overall, 5-1 in the league. Recent media voices have stated that the struggles could be good for Caleb Williams in a […]

Pac-12 referees made the most bizarre ruling you’ll ever see in a football game during halftime of the USC-California contest, one that left Golden Bears head coach Justin Wilcox fuming. The Pac-12 referees, who have drawn their fair share of criticism over the years, somehow ended up deciding to finish the second quarter after halftime. […]

Washington football has received favorable news in the addition of wide receiver Jalen McMillan back in the lineup. McMillan is expected to play Saturday night in the Huskies conference clash against Stanford, according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel. He’s been working against a knee injury for the past few weeks, missing some time against Oregon and […]

While he is no longer making big plays on the field, former All-Pro tight end Rob Gronkowski is making big news off of it. Gronkowski is taking over as host of the Los Angeles Bowl at SoFi Stadium. In addition to Gronkowski following up on Jimmy Kimmel’s hosting tenure of the event, the college bowl […]

The Pac-12 Conference is well on its way down. A lot of teams have now opted to join other conferences who have better media deals and feel more sustainable. There are only four teams that have not found any new opportunities outside of their home conference, which includes Washington State. Dr. Kirk Schulz’s school had […]

Deion Sanders has completely reshaped how the Colorado football program is viewed. Not only did Sanders completely rebuild a 1-win team from 2022 through the transfer portal, but he has his squad 2-0 after an upset win over TCU and a blowout of Nebraska. But not everyone is impressed, especially the Buffaloes’ upcoming opponent, Colorado […]

Deion Sanders and the Colorado Buffaloes have taken the college football world by storm, and it seems that rival coaches are now starting to catch on to the wave. ESPN+ released an article where college football insiders Heather Dinich and Adam Rittenberg were interviewed about several storylines in College Football ahead of Week 3. One […]

NCAA football conference realignment has been a major topic of discussion in recent years. It has impacted the Pac-12, with the conference’s future currently dealing with uncertainty. According to Pete Thamel of ESPN, both Washington State and Oregon State filed a legal complaint against Pac-12 commissioner George Kliavkoff and the conference itself. “Oregon State and […]

With the final departure of Cal and Stanford to the ACC, the Oregon State and Washington State football programs have been officially left in the ashes of the once proud Pac-12. Formerly known as the conference of champions, there are only two teams remaining after a media rights fight left the group barren, and the […]

Conference realignment has been tough for most conferences and NCAA schools. It has been tougher for the Huskies as they were struggling to make do in the Pac-12 conference, which was on its last legs. Washington President Ana Mari Cauce outlined why they are looking for better and greener pastures in the Big Ten Conference […]

The Pac-12 is on the brink of death. Over the course of the offseason, the conference has lost more and more of its teams. It first started when USC and Oregon bannered a contingent that leaves the conference for the Big 10. Utah and Colorado then were part of another four teams leaving for the […]

The Pac-12 Conference suffered another crushing blow with the announcement of Stanford and Cal moving to the ACC along with SMU. Suddenly, that leaves just two programs: Oregon State and Washington State. Where those two programs go remains to be seen, and despite recent AAC rumblings, it looks like that won’t happen after all, per […]

Caleb Williams of USC football is the reigning, defending Heisman Trophy winner, an athletic and precise quarterback who can pick defenses apart through the air and on the ground. Williams and his teammates reeled off a 56-28 victory over San Jose State in the team’s opening game. Williams had 278 yards passing and four touchdowns […]

The Pac-12 conference season is about to start in all sports. But, that is the least of their concern at this point in time. They will only have four remaining teams with teams like the California and Stanford football programs searching for better pastures. These concerns do not seem to bother Commissioner George Kliavkoff. He […]

The Pac-12’s downfall seems inevitable. They will only be left with four teams for the 2024 season and some still face uncertainty. Questions about competitiveness, profit, and even exposure have risen as some universities consider other conferences. The main storyline in the past week has been the ACC trying to acquire Stanford, SMU, and Cal. […]

Could it be that conference realignment, after what seemed like an endless cycle of movement, is finally coming to a halt? Everyone from school presidents to athletic directors to college football fans, in general, is looking for a bit of a breather after what has been a wild month of conference shakeups. While ACC members […]

The Colorado football team is expected to have a rough go of things in their first season under new Head Coach Deion Sanders. Sanders, for his part, seems unbothered by the changes and is ready to take on all comers in Boulder. Recently, the NFL Hall-of-Famer got brutally honest on starting a new culture with […]

New television deals and better opportunities for revenue make it lucrative for most teams to swap conferences. Negative consequences also arise due to these transfers. More notably, the PAC-12 had lost most of its members to the Big 12 and the Big Ten conferences. This disallows a lot of their players the opportunity to play […]

Four members of the Pac-12 are betting on Andrew Luck’s father to help them navigate the increasingly choppy waters of conference realignment. Oliver Luck, a former NFL quarterback and NCAA executive who was once athletic director at West Virginia, has been hired as an advisor to Oregon State, Washington State, Stanford and Cal. “Luck declined […]

When dealing with a catastrophe as public as the collapse of the Pac-12 Conference, the details behind the scenes are generally even more bonkers than what is known on the surface. That might be the case here. John Canzano, a columnist and radio talk show host on Portland’s 750 AM, The Game, is claiming that […]

The landscape of college football continues to change so much now that most are having trouble keeping up with it, or rather they’re just fed up with the money-hungry universities trying to keep with each other. The recent conference realignment between the Pac-12 and the Big Ten, along with other shifts over the last couple […]

Conference realignment has been a really hot topic in recent days. The Pac-12 is taking the most hits after they were just left four teams in the 2024 season. It is still unclear how they plan to keep the competition afloat or if there are talks about disbandment going on. Although, there a new challenges […]

The Pac-12 is currently in absolute shambles as eight universities have left the conference this summer. Washington State is one of the four remaining Pac-12 schools, and president Kirk Schulz opened up on the difficulty of dealing with this entire saga, reports ESPN’s Pete Thamel. “It’s like a breakup; it’s awkward. No one wants to […]

Everything we’ve come to know about NCAA college football conferences has been blown to smithereens over the last few academic years. From 2021-2024, significant changes have and will be ushered into play regarding what schools are playing sports where. Seven of the ten Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) conferences have or will undergo membership changes as […]