Reaction to Pac-12 developments on and off the field …
1. Early kickoffs.
Two momentous forces — one at the start of the week, the other at the end — conspired to derail the grand 9 a.m. kickoff experiment:
— First, FOX announced that its Big Noon on-air crew, which includes Matt Leinart and Reggie Bush, had been pulled from the broadcast and placed in quarantine because of COVID-19.
The two-hour pregame show starring the former Trojans from the L.A. Coliseum turned into a one-hour show in the Fox Sports studio with NFL analysts.