SALT LAKE CITY — The Pac-12 was poised for a potentially huge opening weekend. No. 6 Washington was taking on No. 9 Auburn in a battle of top 10 teams, with a chance to carve out an early front-runner spot in the College Football Playoff.
Two high-profile potential Heisman favorites were going against lower level defenses, looking to bring the award for college football’s best player back to the conference of champions. And several of college football’s biggest coaching names were making their debut on the west coast.
For the most part, the conference dropped the ball.