There were plenty of notable storylines from Pac-12 media day. USC and UCLA partaking in their final one before leaving for the Big Ten had everybody buzzing.
Utah Utes head coach Kyle Whittingham, the man who has won back-to-back Pac-12 titles, offered up some interesting comments of his own, especially after Utah was picked to finish third in the preseason media poll.
Whittingham’s comments on the state of the game and how it’s an offense-driven game brought some attention as well (h/t Zach Barnett of Football Scoop).
“I believe you’ve got to have a quality defense to compete for a championship, but if you look at the analytics, offense has really taken the forefront for what is more conducive to winning football games. I think it was, offense is responsible for 50 percent of your outcome, defense 35 percent and special teams 15 percent. In that regard, in order to win a championship, you better be pretty good on offense.”
Cam Rising has returned, so the Utah offense is looking dangerous despite losing Dalton Kincaid to the NFL. Nonetheless, the USC Trojans’ offense is arguably the most loaded. Whittingham and the Utes might need to find a way to top them if they want to three-peat in the Pac-12.
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