The Pac-12 is still reeling from USC and UCLA deciding to leave the conference for the Big Ten. Since then, there have been constant rumors, reports, and speculation about other members leaving the conference for another conference, like the Big 12. Well, Arizona State Athletic Director Ray Anderson shot down any ideas of more programs leaving any time soon. Every day, a “new” source has a “report” about combination of Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado, Oregon, Utah and Washington applying to join the Big 12 imminently. https://twitter.com/MHver3/status/1550326951239360513 According to Anderson, “everything out there has been overblown and exaggerated and lacking any…
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Kyle Nishida
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The Conference Realignment rumor mill is still in full effect. Currently, the Pac-12 has been exploring all options to keep its conference afloat after USC and UCLA recently announced their defections on July 1. A recent report suggest those options will no longer include a Big 12 merger. There had been an rumblings about the two conferences talking about a potential merger for the past two weeks. However, those talks have now broken down, and both conferences will search for solutions separately. According to ESPN’s Pete Thamel, both conferences were mutually interested in a “full merger.” However, the Big 12…
The Seattle Seahawks begin their new era without quarterback Russell Wilson. They had a taste of it last season. Wilson missed three games due to dislocating the middle finger on his throwing hand. They went 1-2 over three game span. Now, they get the full course in 2022. Can a Wilson-less Seahawks squad win at least six games? The Seahawks’ win total is set at 5.5, which is significantly lower than their 2021 line of 10 wins. That decrease is largely in response to their trade of Wilson to the Denver Broncos for quarterback Drew Lock, tight end Noah Fant,…
It’s been a year since Oklahoma and Texas announced their decisions to leave the Big 12 for the SEC. It left the remaining conference members stunned and upset. No school probably felt more bitter than Oklahoma State, and head coach Mike Gundy reminded everyone during Big 12 Football Media Day. On Future of Bedlam Rivalry On stage, Gundy answered questions about the state of his own program. However, he got very blunt about any sort of continued rivalry with his in-state rival Oklahoma. “The future of Bedlam is there’s a year or two left,” Gundy said. “I mean, that’s the…
There has been nonstop reports and rumors about Pac-12 schools looking for pathways out of the conference. Well, it sounds like those projections and predictions about who will go where can be put on hold. The ten remaining Pac-12 schools won’t be jumping ship any time soon according to one Pac-12 writer. The Mercury News’ Pac-12 Hotline writer Jon Wilner is as plugged in as it gets with the conference. He reported USC’s and UCLA’s departure from the Pac-12 first. He’s hearing now that the remaining members will let the 2022-23 season play out before making a significant decision. https://twitter.com/wilnerhotline/status/1547220555836923916…
USC and UCLA threw the college football world into chaos by deciding to leave the Pac-12 for the Big Ten at the start of the 2024-25 season. Now, everyone is speculating about Oregon, Washington, and the “Four Corner” being poached next. However, a different program could have a logical pathway into Big Ten open up for them. That would be Stanford. Recent changes in the NCAA: Almost immediately, Oregon and Washington tried to join the USC and UCLA exit train. However, both schools are being told to wait because the Big Ten wants to acquire Notre Dame. This is where…
College Football’s 2023 recruiting cycle is underway. However, there’s a 14-year-old behemoth in the 2025 class that is garnering a lot of attention: Santa Margarita High School (CA) defensive lineman Tyler Parker. https://twitter.com/MaxPreps/status/1545060143934500867 Parker is only 14 years old. That’s right, FOURTEEN! It isn’t out of the ordinary for kids to be noticed this young. Some players have been recruited as middle schoolers. However, a 14-year-old as physically gifted as Parker is rare. On his Twitter bio, Parker listed himself as 6’1″ and 295 lbs. It is more than likely he will grow beyond these measurements by the time he…
The Pac-12 is fighting for it’s survival. USC and UCLA bolting for the Big Ten in 2024 has left the remaining ten Pac-12 schools in a state of uncertainty. Additionally, the threats of more Pac-12 is always looming. The Big 12 reportedly looking to poach the Arizona schools and more to firmly position itself behind the SEC and Big Ten as the third best conference. Luckily for Commissioner George Kliavkoff, nothing has come to fruition yet. Conference realignment is back in a holding pattern again. As a result, he has an opportunity to salvage the situation. Kliavkoff has already gotten…
