It's never too early to pick the Pac-12, especially after the exciting hire of Kevin Sumlin at Arizona. He offered up a idea at his introductory press conference that got Jon Wilner thinking.
The Hotline was struck by Kevin Sumlin’s response to a question about the Rose Bowl at his introductory news conference.
The Wildcats are alone among the 10 continuing members in never participating in the Rose Bowl. Sumlin fielded the question with the optimism you’d expect.
Why not Arizona, he mused.
And then I started thinking: Why not Arizona in 2018?
The South is not exactly on lockdown:
Combine USC’s attrition with the roster deficiencies in Westwood, Salt Lake City, Boulder and Tempe, and the opportunity is there for the Wildcats and their new-coach energy, dynamic returning quarterback and maturing defense.