The conference has a legitimate shot to go out atop college football.
This isn’t about just reaching the College Football Playoff. It isn’t about ending the Pac-12’s seven-year drought in its final year of existence as we know it. At this point, that feels like a certainty.
It was high-level football that wasn’t determined until the final seconds, when Camden Lewis’ game-tying 43-yard field goal missed wide right. It was a showdown between two Heisman Trophy candidates at quarterback, Michael Penix Jr. and Bo Nix, and two defenses that held their own against electric offensive attacks ranked fifth nationally in scoring. There was NFL talent dotting both sidelines.
Oregon and Washington tested one another on Saturday after entering the contest with a series of blowout victories. Washington prevailed, but Oregon headed home knowing it is as good as anyone after this performance. There is a lot to be determined in this league, one conference loss separating five teams. Washington still has to deal with USC, Utah, Oregon State and Washington State. Oregon’s remaining slate includes the same four.
For all that Franklin has accomplished at Penn State, from recruiting at a high level to compiling an 84-36 record, he has earned the reputation of not being a big-game coach. Penn State is 4-14 against Ohio State and Michigan, its two Big Ten East rivals, under Franklin’s watch. It hasn’t won the conference since 2016 – the last time it beat Ohio State – and has never reached the College Football Playoff. The only way to get there is by getting past Michigan and Ohio State.
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