PAC-12 Looking Like a Football Powerhouse in What May Be Conference’s Final Season

Head coach Lincoln Riley of the USC Trojans talks with quarterback Caleb Williams (13) as USC lost 45–46 to the Tulane Green Wave, in the second half of the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on Jan. 2, 2023. Ron Jenkins/Getty Images

The Pac-12 appears to be a true football power this season with five ranked teams, topped by No. 6 Southern California.

The conference also has perhaps the nation’s best collection of quarterbacks, headlined by the reigning Heisman Trophy winner.