While the Pac-12 was the talk of college football much of the past month for all the wrong reasons, don't let the venerable conference's demise overshadow the immediate future -- this league is loaded with talent and set up for a marvelous swan song this season.
With defending Heisman Trophy winner Caleb Williams of USC leading the way, the Pac-12 has as much star power behind center as any conference in recent memory. And the biggest headline grabber might be on the Colorado sideline in Buffaloes coach Deion Sanders.
We'll leave the realignment handwringing and odes to lost tradition for another day.