In an apparent effort to show that they’re actually doing something about the fact that their officiating is subpar, the Pac-12 announced today that it will be implementing changes to its officiating program this season.
The changes come at the recommendation of a consulting organization that was commissioned for an independent review.
Here are the broad strokes, as summarized by the Pac-12 itself:
- The head of officiating to report directly to the Commissioner rather than the football administrator;
- Adoption of a new replay manual codifying processes and procedures that will eliminate the potential for an incident like the one in last year’s Washington State v.