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Blue bloods loom: Previewing Pac-12 September showdowns against Alabama, Ohio State and Michigan

We’re 200 days from the start of a Saturday-to-Saturday stretch that will shape the Pac-12’s reputation in 2020 and, potentially, for years to come.

We’re 200 days from Sept. 5, when Washington welcomes Michigan and USC meets Alabama on a neutral field. A week later, Oregon hosts Ohio State.

Michigan, Alabama and Ohio State: The three winningest schools in Power Five history, with 20 combined poll-era national championships, matched against top-tier Pac-12 programs in triple-whammy fashion across two defining weekends at the dawn of a new decade.

“I cant remember an eight-day stretch anywhere near that,’’ FOX analyst and former Washington quarterback Brock Huard told the Hotline last week during a wide-ranging podcast on the state of the Pac-12.