San Diego State and SMU present the strongest and most logical G5 additions for the Pac-12 as they navigate potential expansion amidst their media rights negotiations.

When it comes to adding non-Power-5 institutions, the upside outweighs the downside for the conference. Plus, options are limited.

On today’s episode of Locked On Pac-12, I look at why a (potentially) pending move should be weighed despite valid arguments to the contrary.

If the Big 10 were to come for 2-4 more Pac-12 schools in the future, how might that look from a scheduling standpoint for those schools?

Washington State recently announced that because of the overpayments from Comcast under Larry Scott’s leadership, they are putting a hiring freeze on their athletic department due to financial struggles.

The matter is newsworthy in WSU circles but is really just a reflection of something we already knew about Washington State University.

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