It wasn’t long ago the Pac-12 was hurting for quality quarterback talent. But in 2023, the conference boasts the reigning Heisman Trophy winner in USC’s Caleb Williams, and next season, there could be four or five legit contenders for that coveted honor.
Athlon Sports went ahead and ranked the 12 projected starting quarterbacks that will lead the Conference of Champions in its last season in its current form. Both USC and UCLA are slated to bolt for the Big Ten in 2024.
Given the fact the Pac-12 will be vastly different very soon, 2023 could be the most competitive season in quite some time and elite quarterback play is a huge factor.
Besides Williams, Michael Penix, Bo Nix, Cameron Rising, and even Clemson transfer DJ Uiagalelei, who will be at Oregon State, could all claim a reason for going to New York after the regular season.