Posted on March 31, 2023
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Every team in the Pac-12 has lost pieces in the offseason, some a few key ones, and some to other teams in the Conference.
Here are the transfers out of Pac-12 programs that will sting the most in 2023.
Arizona – Dorian Singer WR (USC)

The good news is they still have 1,000-yard receiver Jacob Cowing and sophomore Tetairoa McMillan, who is the best underclassman receiver in the Pac-12.
Still, that trio, had it come back intact, would have been amazing.
Arizona State – Ben Scott T (Nebraska)

They are bringing in a transfer to try and fill the veteran hole he leaves.
Cal – J. Michael Sturdivant WR (UCLA)

Worse yet, he transferred to a rival in California.
Colorado – Kaylin Moore CB (Cal)

They have great pieces coming in at corner, but still, it would have been nice to have a veteran with reps like Moore.
Oregon – Justin Flowe LB (Arizona)

Flowe finally got healthy and played in 2022 and was fine. It’s mostly just costly here for the Ducks because if he ever puts it all together he could be great, and they’re light at linebacker with Noah Sewell off to the NFL.
Oregon State – Omar Speights LB (LSU)

Speights has been in Corvallis for a long time and would have been a great veteran for them as a defensive cornerstone going into a season with big expectations, but he’s going to the SEC instead.
Stanford – Levani Damuni LB (Utah)

The Cardinal are going to have to completely rebuild on defense.
UCLA – Matt Sykes WR (Rice)

Sykes was a depth receiver but it would have been interesting to see what he could have become at UCLA.
USC – Malcolm Epps TE (Undecided)

Epps was a depth tight end, but a player who likely would have made plays in 2023.
Utah – Ricky Parks RB (Undecided)

Parks was a nice recruit pick-up for them, though, and losing his potential could prove costly.
Washington – Sam Huard QB (Cal Poly)

It leaves them with only two scholarship QBs this Spring, which forced them to have a 2024 QB to reclassify and come in next year.
Washington State – Francisco Mauigoa LB (Miami)

Mauigoa may have been a First-Team or Second-Team All-Pac-12 selection had he come back, so this hurts.
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