With the NCAA’s new “one-time freebie” transfer portal rule, college football programs with a history of success are seemingly able to reboot after a down season faster than before.

That’s benefitting some programs like USC and Washington, but sometimes it comes at the expense of others like Colorado.

On today’s episode of Locked On Pac-12, I shed light on why it is not ALL bad news for teams that lost over the weekend.

Patience may be required for some fan bases, but those same schools will also need to see their teams make improvements in some areas to have successful campaigns this year.

With Arizona State poised to bottom out this year after dismissing Herm Edwards as their head coach, Stanford and Colorado appear poised to suffer a similar fate in 2022.

If things don’t change radically for the Buffaloes and Cardinal this year, both Karl Dorrell and David Shaw should be feeling the pressure of losing their jobs more and more as the season goes on.

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• McLaughlin: Beavers Must Move Quickly to Find New Coach

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• McLaughlin: Final Pac-12 Regular-Season Games Upon Us

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• McLaughlin: Ducks Appear Ready for Beavers and Beyond

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• McLaughlin: Future of Pac-2 Appears Murky Once Again

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• McLaughlin: Do Beavers or Huskies Have More to Lose?

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• McLaughlin: Futures of Beavs and Cougs Hanging in Balance

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Spencer McLaughlin

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

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  Spencer dives into headlines swirling around the conference including the annual awards - December 7, 2023

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  Spencer talks about the future of the Ducks' QB situation and takes a peek at the Fiesta Bowl - December 6, 2023

• McLaughlin: Schedule in Works, What’s Next for OSU, WSU?

  Spencer also looks at more potential QB transfer portal movement for current Pac-12 teams - December 5, 2023