The past few seasons had seen a pass-rushing golden age of sorts for the Pac-12. Specifically, for those in it who would seek to make life for quarterbacks uncomfortable.
Sacks were going up as signal-callers were going down. Offensive coordinators went mad trying to keep their QBs vertical, to little avail.
But that era might be passing. Because 2015 saw a healthy drop from 425 sacks in 2014 to 387 last season. After leading all of the Power 5 conferences in sacks-per-game average three of the past four seasons, the Pac-12 finished behind the Big 12.
Half of the league's teams saw their total sacks drop in 2015, and only one -- California -- had a significant increase from the season before.