
By Spencer McLaughlin of Locked on CFB for SuperWest Sports
July 4, 2025
The Pac-12 added Texas State for its eighth member this week, and should be viewed as the premier G5 conference as a result.
Will it last beyond the five-year grant of media rights?
On today’s episode of Locked On College Football, Spencer McLaughlin discusses Boise State’s massive favorite status in the Mountain West.
The Broncos are primed to make another Playoff push, even without Ashton Jeanty. (9:04)
The ACC got two teams into the Playoff last year and could absolutely do it again this season.
I lay out my preseason ACC power rankings heading into the Fall. (18:53)

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