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Pac-12 Media Day is here! The one-day event held in Hollywood, California is a time for pre-season expectations with some mild news sprinkled in here and there. To start off the day, the media released their preseason media poll and Utah barely edged out Washington and Oregon for the honor of “preseason conference title favorites”.
.@Utah_Football tops the 2019 #Pac12FB Preseason Poll, while @oregonfootball is picked to win the North, in a poll of 35 media members who cover the league.
— Pac-12 Conference (@pac12) July 24, 2019
Full story: https://t.co/88GPhD5bir pic.twitter.com/Od0F7mNvQN
The closeness at the top speaks to the parity of the conference. While that should make for an entertaining conference season it probably means the Pac-12 will be left out of the college football playoffs again.
The media also released the preseason All-Americans for the Pac-12. Isaiah Hodgins, Jermar Jefferson and Gus Lavaka all earned second team honors.
Jermar Jefferson, Isaiah Hodgins and Gus Lavaka make the second team of the media’s preseason all-conference selections. pic.twitter.com/DNoeR5mjfq
— Steve Gress (@stevegress19) July 24, 2019
The biggest news of the day (so far) came in the form of the Championship game announcement. The Pac-12 Championship game is headed to Las Vegas starting in 2020 and 2021. It will be played at the new Raiders Stadium.
College football's best in the west.
— Las Vegas Stadium (@LasVegasStadium) July 24, 2019
Decided in our world-class venue.
The Pac-12 Championship is coming to Las Vegas Stadium. More » https://t.co/aa9WJ4FtKh pic.twitter.com/QR7nzsmxbY
The day is just starting out and Oregon State has yet to take the stage, so feel free to tune in!
How to Watch
Time: 8:00 am PT
TV: Pac-12 Networks
Streaming: Pac-12.com/live