Pac-12 bowl picks: WSU, OSU lead a collective pursuit of redemption
Let’s start with a quick and dirty piece of context: The Pac-12’s postseason performance has been downright miserable in recent years.That’s right, the Pac-12’s last postseason victory was Jan. 1, 2020, when Oregon beat Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl behind quarterback Justin Herbert — weeks before the first reported case of COVID on the West Coast.The conference was 0-2 in bowls following the shortened 2020 season and 0-5 last year.
Only one of the seven teams in action this postseason, Washington, was victorious in its most recent bowl appearance. The Huskies beat Boise State at the end of the 2019 season in coach Chris Petersen’s final game.
If motivation, not talent, is the key determinant of bowl success, the Pac-12 should have a heck of a postseason.
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