We’re still seven months away from the 2020 college football season, and a lot could change. But here is the way I would rank the Pac-12 teams if the season started tomorrow.
1. Oregon
2. Arizona State
3. Cal
4. USC
5. Utah
6. Oregon State
7. Washington
8. Stanford
9. Colorado
10. Washington State
11. UCLA
12. Arizona
There isn’t a team without questions, major holes to fill, or staff changes, any or all of which could impact performance.
I like the Ducks to win because of their defense, which should be the best in the conference. Oregon is breaking in a new quarterback, probably Tyler Shough. But I don’t think Shough has to be extraordinary for Oregon win, just distribute the ball and not turn it over.
Arizona State quarterback Jayden Daniels has a year of starting experience and maybe more upside than any other QB in the conference. As long as Cal can keep quarterback Chase Garbers healthy, the Bears should move the ball. Coach Justin Wilcox has done a nice job of making Cal’s defense formidable.
After that it’s a grab bag. USC should be a factor, assuming the Trojans hang onto offensive coordinator Graham Harrell. I see Oregon State and Colorado on the way up, Utah stepping back and am not sure what to make of Stanford and Washington.
I’ll be very interested to see what Nick Rolovich does as Washington State’s coach. He has made a good first impression, and the departing Mike Leach left him players that should plug neatly into his Run 'n Shoot offense. But Rolovich’s team will have to play better defensively next season than Leach’s did in 2019.
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Eight members of Oregon’s 2020 recruiting class already are on campus.
UO signee Noah Sewell suffers an apparent knee injury in the Polynesian Bowl.
Sewell goes down with an injury in the Polynesian Bowl. (NBCSN)
Oregon State running back Artavis Pierce scores a touchdown in the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl. (G-T)
The Merc’s Jon Wilner: Oregon is judged the team to beat in the Pac-12 in 2020.
Dan Wolken of USA Today: Name, image and likeness issue takes center stage at the NCAA Convention.
The seven College Football Playoff bowls post a combined record-low attendance for the 2019 season. (CBSports.com)
USC offensive lineman Alijah Vera-Tucker decides to return for 2020. (SCNG)
Analyst believes Utah quarterback Tyler Huntley helps his draft stock in the East-West Shrine Bowl. (Deseret News)
Brian Howell of the Boulder Daily Camera: Some of Colorado coach Mel Tucker’s biggest recruiting wins have come with people he kept inside the program.
The Daily Star’s Greg Hansen has several Pac-12 football items in this notes column, including one about the man Marcus Arroyo selected to be UNLV’s defensive coordinator, and another about Arizona coach Kevin Sumlin’s puzzling hiring practices.
Arizona picks up a grad-transfer, defensive lineman from New Mexico. (Daily Star)
Wildcats get some immediate help on the defensive line. (Arizona Maven)
-- Ken Goe
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