Now that the Pac-12 has decided to play football in the fall, the biggest question on everyone's mind is how the schedule is going to look. The finished product is expected to be unveiled in the coming days and it's been among the first things Senior Associate Commissioner for Football Operations Merton Hanks has had to tackle.
Hanks, 52, has been on the job less than a month and steps in at a crucial time. There is no playbook on how to run a college sport in the midst of a global health pandemic.
Hanks, who played eight years in the NFL, seven of those with the San Francisco 49ers, addressed local media for 40 minutes on a Zoom conference call today.