The Pac-12 has two teams in No. 5 Washington and No. 6 Oregon that are in the hunt for a College Football Playoff spot. The league also has two programs in Washington State and Oregon State that are about to be left behind when schools scatter from the conference after the season.
Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr. throws a pass during the first half of the team’s NCAA college football game against Southern California, Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023, in Los Angeles. Oregon quarterback Bo Nix, left, celebrates with with offensive lineman Steven Jones after scoring a touchdown during the first half of an NCAA football game against California, Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023, in Eugene, Ore.
For the 10 bolting Pac-12 schools, it’s off to the promise of greener pastures in mega-conferences. But just how big is too big for a league?Zion Tupuola-Fetui made one of the biggest plays for No. 5 Washington with a heavy heartThat’s a lot of teams, time zones and money. Some programs may end up getting lost in the reshuffle, which may be part of the price for playing a lucrative game of musical chairs.
All this in such an entertaining Pac-12 season, too. The Huskies and Ducks are the league’s top contenders, with another clash potentially taking place in the conference championship game on Dec. 1 in Las Vegas. Hypothetically speaking, the Ducks would be a 6 1/2-point favorite, according toWashington’s path still includes No. 13 Utah this weekend, followed by a trip to Oregon State and closing the regular season against rival Washington State.
And a title in any conference, especially after a move to a super-conference, is a difficult proposition. That resonates even more for those teams who’ve hovered in the middle-to-lower end of the Pac-12 pack.
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