For a conference with teams about to scatter in all directions, the Pac-12 sure looks rosy at the moment.Overall attendance is up around the league through the
Colorado coach Deion Sanders, left, talks to quarterback Shedeur Sanders, his son, during the first half of the team's NCAA college football game against Stanford on Friday, Oct. 13, 2023, in Boulder, Colo. For a conference with teams about to scatter in all directions, the Pac-12 sure looks rosy at the moment.
Sanders has played an integral role in raising the conference's attendance figures. The league is averaging 47,157 fans so far. It's the highest mark since 2017, when the Pac-12 averaged 49,621 over 78 home games. Television ratings are through the roof, too. There have been 11 college games this season that have topped the 7 million mark in viewership , according to Sports Media Watch. Of the 11, five involved Colorado, including a 10.03 million viewership when the Buffaloes played Oregon on Sept. 23. Washington's 36-33 win over Oregon last Saturday also eclipsed 7 million.
"Based on what we saw this weekend with Washington and Oregon, what we've seen all season with Colorado, it's obvious to me the Pac-12, at least as far as football, which is the biggest thing, could have easily withstood the departure of USC and UCLA," Lewis said. "Maybe not in terms of whatever other various aspects that are factored into all of these discussions, but at least in terms of TV ratings.
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