Deion Sanders is inarguably the flashiest coaching hire any College Football team has made this offseason, bringing a sense of optimism that Colorado hasn’t felt in quite some time.

Even if he’s not around for the long haul, it still represents a welcome change for Buff fans surrounding the long-term viability of their football program.

On today’s episode of Locked On Pac-12, I dive into a busy weekend of news in the Pac-12.

Caleb Williams became the first Pac-12 player to win the Heisman since Marcus Mariota 8 years ago—and he was very deserving of the award.

There are no longer any Pac-12 Football coaching vacancies with Stanford having hired Troy Taylor from Sacramento State to replace David Shaw.

I look at the hire and why the Cardinal likely landed on him as their new football coach.

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• McLaughlin: Should Pac-12 Expand with Two Teams or Four?

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• McLaughlin: Deion Sanders Helping the Pac-12 Compete

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• McLaughlin: Is the Pac-12 Meeting Recruiting Expectations?

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• McLaughlin: ASU, CU among Pac-12 Winners on Signing Day

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• McLaughlin: Why 5-star Nyckoles Harbor a Priority for Ducks

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• McLaughlin: The Case for the Pac-12 Staying at 10 Teams

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• McLaughlin: Analyzing OSU’s Favorable 2023 Football Slate

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• McLaughlin: Deion Sanders Set to Make Signing Day Splash?

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• McLaughlin: Analyzing Utah’s Tough 2023 Football Schedule

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• McLaughlin: The Case for Air Force Joining the Pac-12

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• McLaughlin: The Case for Boise State Joining the Pac-12

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• McLaughlin: What Co-DC Chris Hampton Brings to Ducks

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• McLaughlin: Fresno State’s Case for Joining the Pac-12

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• McLaughlin: Is Oregon Adding Enough Defensive Talent?

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• McLaughlin: Coach Prime Not Reason for Axed Week 0 Game

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• McLaughlin: ‘Outside the Box’ Pac-12 Expansion Options

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• McLaughlin: CU Recruiting Heading into Feb Signing Day

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• McLaughlin: UW, OSU Deserve Top Pac-12 Grades in 2022

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• McLaughlin: What Cam Rising Brings Back to Utah & Pac-12

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• McLaughlin: The Argument for Adding UNLV to the Pac-12

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• McLaughlin: Potential Amazon-Pac-12 Partnership Problems

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• McLaughlin: Does USC Need a New Defensive Coordinator?

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• McLaughlin: Has Cam Rising Played His Last Game for Utah?

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• McLaughlin: Tracking Dan Lanning’s Vision for Oregon

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• McLaughlin Mailbag: DJ Uiagalelei, UW’s ASU Loss & More

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• McLaughlin: How the Utes Can Win Their First Rose Bowl

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• McLaughlin: Why Bruins Need to Beat Pitt in Sun Bowl

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• McLaughlin: Keys for Huskies to Beat Texas in Alamo Bowl

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• McLaughlin: What QB DJ Uiagalelei means for Oregon State

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• McLaughlin: NIL Helping Make Pac-12 More Competitive

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Spencer McLaughlin

Spencer McLaughlin contributes videos to SuperWest Sports and is the host of "Locked on Pac-12."

Latest posts by Spencer McLaughlin (see all)

• McLaughlin: Should Pac-12 Expand with Two Teams or Four?

  Spencer discusses the merits of each possibility and looks at the top expansion candidates - February 7, 2023

• McLaughlin: Deion Sanders Helping the Pac-12 Compete

  Spencer also makes the case for Nevada joining the Conference as an expansion candidate - February 6, 2023

• McLaughlin: Is the Pac-12 Meeting Recruiting Expectations?

  Spencer is joined by 'Locked On Utes' host JT Wistrcill to discuss how each program fared - February 3, 2023