With the spring session of college football in the Pac-12 coming to a close, we certainly have no shortage of storylines across the conference.
The biggest storylines include new hires at two of the premier programs in the Pac 12 with Dan Lanning leaving Georgia to take over the Ducks team. USC went big game hunting when they brought Lincoln Riley over from Oklahoma.
Both Washington schools made changes at head coach. Jake Dickert was promoted from interim head coach to officially becoming head coach and removing the interim tag.
The Utah Utes got over the hump and finally won a conference championship for the first time since they left the Mountain West Conference. Can Kyle Whittingham pull it off again in 2022? Or will the Ducks or Trojans reclaim the Pac-12 throne?
We preview the upcoming season with every team’s biggest question ahead of the 2022 campaign.
Pac-12 North: California Golden Bears
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Can Jack Plummer be the guy at Berkeley?
Former Purdue quarterback Jack Plummer traveled west to California to earn a shot as a starting quarterback. The Golden Bears lost last year’s starter, Chase Garbers, after five years on campus. Plummer couldn’t overcome Aidan O’Connell in West Lafayette and now will take aim at being the guy for Cal. The big question is can Plummer help the team climb out of the doldrums of the Pac-12 North. – Patrick Conn, Regional Editor
Pac-12 North: Oregon Ducks
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Does Dan Lanning have the coaching chops in Year 1?
There are a number of things you could have listed for Oregon’s biggest question in 2022. Who will the starting QB be, and how successful will they make the team? Will Oregon’s defense stay healthy enough to be dominant under the new coaching staff? Will Kenny Dillingham’s new offense provide the spark that’s been missing since Chip Kelly’s departure? However, none of those things will matter if Dan Lanning, a first-year head coach, is in over…