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Pac-12 News: Colorado Buffaloes reportedly in discussions on move to Big 12

Pac-12 News: Colorado Buffaloes reportedly in discussions on move to Big-12

It looks like more conference realignment is on the way, this time involving the Colorado Buffaloes.

According to a report from ESPN’s Pete Thamel, Colorado is in serious discussions to leave the Pac-12 for the Big-12, and a board meeting is scheduled for Thursday to discuss the possibility.

There also is a meeting of the Big 12 presidents scheduled for Wednesday night, apparently to discuss the topic of expansion.

The Buffs have been rumored to be looking to leave the Pac-12 for months, with their likely destination being the Big 12. When reached for comment by ESPN, Colorado athletic director Rick George declined comment on any potential moves, saying: “We are where we are. We’ve just got to figure it out,” per Thamel.

Colorado could be the next domino to fall in the conference realignment line. Rumors have also mentioned Arizona State, Oregon and Washington, though nothing seems likely to happen any time soon.

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Players we’ll miss most from the Big 10 and Pac-12: Penn State LB Micah Parsons

Ranking the 10 football players we will miss watching the most from the Big 10 and Pac-12: No. 3 Penn State LB Micah Parsons.

The Big Ten announced its decision Tuesday to postpone fall sports. Minutes after, the Pac-12 made the decision to postpone its season as well.

With two of the Power Five conferences not playing, the entire college football season is now up in the air. The SEC, ACC and Big 12 still have plans to have their conference-only seasons, but there are a number of players, coaches and teams that college football fans will miss watching dearly.

The No. 3 player we will miss watching most this year from the Big Ten and Pac-12 is Penn State junior linebacker Micah Parsons.

Parsons is the ultimate Swiss Army knife on the defensive side of the ball.  He can disrupt the run game (14 TFL in 2019), cover receivers (five passes defended) as well as rush the passer (five sacks).  This all comes on top of Parsons great tackling ability, tallying a total of 191 tackles in just two seasons at Penn State.

Parsons, the Harrisburg, PA native, stands at 6-foot-3, 244 pounds.  As a sophomore last season Parsons earned consensus All-American honors and the Big Ten’s Linebacker of the Year award. He was also a Butkus Award finalist.

Prior to the postponement of the Big Ten and Pac-12, the projected top-10 2020 NFL Draft selection decided to opt out of the 2020 college football season due to COVID-19 concerns.  In this decision, Parsons also announced he would take this next year to prepare for the 2021 NFL Draft.

Players we’ll miss most from the Big 10 and Pac-12: Oregon S Jevon Holland

Ranking the 10 football players we will miss watching the most from the Big 10 and Pac-12: No. 4 Oregon S Jevon Holland.

The Big Ten announced its decision Tuesday to postpone fall sports. Minutes after, the Pac-12 made the decision to postpone its season as well.

With two of the Power Five conferences not playing, the entire college football season is now up in the air. The SEC, ACC and Big 12 still have plans to have their conference-only seasons, but there are a number of players, coaches and teams that college football fans will miss watching dearly.

The No. 4 player we will miss watching most this year from the Big Ten and Pac-12 is Oregon junior safety Jevon Holland.

Holland is a very versatile safety for Oregon.  He splits time between defense and special teams, where he was the Ducks’ usual punt and kick returner.

Holland has range and great cover skills for the safety position.  He has done an excellent job adjusting and covering slot receivers and tight ends when needed.  Holland also has good size and speed for a safety, standing at 6-foot-1, 200 pounds.

Holland was the anchor to the Oregon secondary, racking up 108 total tackles (71 solo), 9 interceptions and a touchdown in just two seasons with the Ducks.  He was one of three returning FBS players with four or more interceptions in each of the last two years.  Holland is also tied for third among active FBS players with nine career interceptions.  Holland was a Jim Thorpe Award finalist in 2019 as a sophomore and was projected to be a second round NFL Draft selection following the 2020 season.