![]() “Today’s news is incredibly disappointing for our student-athletes, fans, alumni and staff of the Pac-12 who cherish the over 100-year history, tradition and rivalries of the Conference of Champions,” the Pac-12 said in a statement. The decision to leave after the conclusion of the Pac-12’s media rights deal saves the schools from having to pay any exit fee. The decision by the schools to change conferences coincides with the end of the Pac 12’s media rights deal with ESPN and FOX, and marks the latest shift in the collegiate sports landscape jumpstarted by UCLA and USC announcing last year they would be leaving for the Big Ten at the start of the 2024-25 season. ![]() The University of Oregon and the University of Washington will officially leave the Pac-12 and join the Big Ten Conference starting in 2024, both schools announced earlier Friday. “The Conference is gaining three premier institutions both academically and athletically, and the entire Big 12 looks forward to working alongside their presidents, athletic directors, student-athletes and administrators.” “We are thrilled to welcome Arizona, Arizona State and Utah to the Big 12,” conference commissioner Brett Yormark said in a statement on Friday. The Pac-12 Conference is down to only four schools remaining as the University of Arizona, Arizona State University and the University of Utah announced Friday they are leaving to join the Big 12 Conference. MT - Colorado at Arizona State (Pac-12 Network)ħ:00 p.m.The landscape of college sports continues its drastic change. PT - Washington State at UCLA (Pac-12 Network)ģ:30 p.m. WEEK SIX: Game times and TV networks announced this week:ġ2:00 p.m. The last Pac-12 student-athlete to win this award was Oregon QB Justin Herbert in 2019. Campbell Trophy, college football’s “premier scholar-athlete award”, named its 201 semifinalists for the 2023 award with 9 of the Pac-12 schools making the list. ![]() The sack total is the most by a Pac-12 player since Arizona’s Kylan Wilborn had 4.0 against UCLA in 2017 and the most by a Ute since Hunter Dimick had a school-record 5.0 sacks against Arizona State in 2016.ĬAMPBELL SEMIFINALISTS: The William V. Elliss totaled 10 tackles with 5 TFL and 3.5 sacks in a dominant performance. JONAH’s WHALE OF A GAME: Utah DE Jonah Elliss was honored nationally as the Walter Camp Defensive Player of the Week for his performance in a 14-7 win over UCLA. He also earned the Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week, becoming the 4th different QB to win that award in the first 4 weeks. The Washington State QB has the most pass attempts without an interception in FBS this season (141), 1 of just 7 FBS QBs to have 100+ attempts without an INT this season. He’s just the 5th Power 5 QB to reach those numbers in that span, joining Alabama’s Tua Tagovailoa (2019), Oklahoma’s Baker Mayfield (2017), West Virginia’s Geno Smith (2012) and Purdue’s Kyle Orton (2004). ![]() Ward becomes the 1st Pac-12 quarterback since at least 1996 to reach 1,300 pass yards (1,394) with 13 pass TD and 0 INT through their team’s first 4 games. It’s the 2nd time this season he’s topped 400 yards passing and the 2nd straight week with 4 passing TD. Ward was 28-of-34 passing for 404 yards and 4 touchdowns in the air while adding another score on the ground. PSYCHED WARD: After leading Washington State to its 6th 4-0 start in the last 90 years, QB Cameron Ward racked up a bevy of national awards including the Maxwell Award Player of the Week, Walter Camp Offensive Player of the Week, Davey O’Brien QB of the Week, Reese’s Senior Bowl Offensive Player of the Week as well as the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award. The Pac-12 is one of 2 conferences this season to have at least 5 teams start 4-0 and the only 12-team conference to do it in last the last 10 years. The last time the conference had 4 teams start 4-0 was in 2017. The conference is home to 4 teams in the Top 10 this week, the most in conference history.Ĥ and OH!: The Pac-12 has 5 teams entering this week at 4-0, the first time in conference history that has happened. AROUND: After 3 top 25 matchups last week, the Pac-12 has 6 teams in this week’s AP Top 25, the 4th straight week with at least 6 teams in the rankings. ![]()
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