Optimism flowed freely at the recent Pac-12 Media Days.
That, of course, is the way it’s supposed to be. Everyone is undefeated, everyone had terrific offseason training programs and everyone is looking forward to a successful season.
But sprinkled liberally among the platitudes was plenty of news. Here are six trends and tidbits that will be worth watching as the 2015 season unfolds, beginning this week when Pac-12 schools start to open their respective fall camps:
1. The Pac-12 is loaded. The overwhelming consensus is that the conference that finished last season ranked No.