The news about the Pac-12’s plans for the 2020 season has started to leak. And it looks like the conference will begin play Sept. 26, like the SEC. However, the kick off will feature matchups usually seen late in the season.
Sources: Pac-12 plans to start with aggressive scheduling — USC vs. UCLA, ASU vs Arizona and Washington vs Stanford planned for Week 1 on Sept 26. https://t.co/7t82KS8KWe
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) July 31, 2020
There has been a lot of buzz about other conferences losing their non-conference rivalry games. So, the Pac-12 is taking care of that by using its big games to open the season as opposed to at or near its finish.