The Pac-12 announced Thursday that teams that cause COVID-19 cancellations will receive a forfeit during the 2021 season.
The conference amended its rules regarding forfeits in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Games that were canceled last season did not result in forfeits. For example, no football team played more than six games in 2020. USC posted the league's best record in 2020 at 5–1, while Oregon and Stanford finished 4–2.
"Any forfeited contest shall be regarded as a conference loss for the team making the forfeit and a conference win for its opponent," the Pac-12 said in a statement.