The PAC-12 North looks to be wide open for the Stanford Cardinal in 2018, with the competition shedding talent heavily in the prior draft or still years away from mounting a real assault on the northern crown.
Quarterback Luke Falk’s departure from the Washington State Cougars. The Oregon State Beavers are still years away from actually contending. Cal is a mess. Oregon cannot stop relenting points, allowing 35.5 points per game over the past three seasons.
Meanwhile, the talk of the PAC-12 is the Arizona Wildcats, led by quarterback Khalil Tate; a team Stanford will not see in the regular season.