It’s the final season of the Pac-12 as we know it.
The conference’s demise has been well-documented. USC and UCLA accepted invitations to the Big Ten last summer, and commissioner George Kliavkoff could not land a suitable television deal to keep the league intact. Colorado’s departure to the Big 12 caused a chain reaction with Oregon and Washington following the two Los Angeles schools to the Big Ten and Arizona, Arizona State and Utah opting for the security of the Big 12.
Left behind are just Cal, Oregon State, Stanford and Washington State. But for one final season, these 12 will remain together — and the competition on the field has the chance to be incredibly compelling.