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News From the 2018 Pac-12 Football Media Days in Hollywood
July 25, 2018 | Football
Buffs picked fifth in North Division of Pac-12 preseason poll; Pac-12 Networks announce enhanced coverage plans for upcoming college football season
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. – As the 2018 season unofficially kicks off Wednesday at the Pac-12 Football Media Days, there was no shortage of news coming from the Loews Hollywood Hotel.
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The 2018 Pac-12 Conference preseason media poll was released Wednesday morning, which slotted the University of Colorado to finish fifth in the South Division race. The Buffaloes did receive one first-place vote in the poll.
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Washington was chosen as the favorite to win the 2018 Pac-12 title in a vote of 42 media members who cover the conference. The Huskies received 37 votes to earn the preseason nod over defending Pac-12 Champion USC. The Huskies garnered 40 first-place votes to hold down the top spot in the Pac-12 North Division, while USC tallied 22 first-place votes to edge out UTAH (14 first-place votes) to win the South Division.
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2018 Pac-12 Preseason Media Poll
South Division (first-place votes in parentheses)
1. USC (22) - 225
2. Utah (14) - 209
3. Arizona (3) - 178
4. UCLA (2) - 116
5. Colorado (1) - 80
6. Arizona State - 72
North Division
1. Washington (40) - 249
2. Stanford (1) - 198
3. Oregon (1) - 178
4. California - 108
5. Washington State - 95
6. Oregon State - 45
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Pac-12 Networks Ramp Up College Football Coverage in 2018
The TV entity of the conference, the Pac-12 Networks, laid out its coverage plans for the upcoming season and its enhanced efforts to provide more content across more platforms in covering the conference's 12 universities. In total, Pac-12 Networks will air 34 live games, including 13 over the first three weeks and finishing strong with 11 in the month of November.
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The Networks also rolled out new programing coming up this fall, along with new and more convenient ways for the fans to follow their favorite teams. The highlights:
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• "The Pregame" – For the first time ever, Pac-12 Networks will take its signature Saturday show on the road all season long. Each Saturday, beginning with the second week of the season, the hour-long program will kick start the day's live coverage from a different Pac-12 campus as the show will make stops at all 12 universities all season long.
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Also, as for the first time ever, as part of "The Pregame" tour across all 12 campuses, on-site coverage for Pac-12 Networks will begin Wednesday of that week with content appearing across the network's linear, digital and social media channels every day, leading up to "the Pregame" on Saturday.
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• "Football in 60" returns, with an added bonus of on-demand now being available for the fan's viewing pleasure. As with past years, each week Pac-12 Networks will re-air each of the previous week's Pac-12 football games in an action-packed and hour long package. Each "Football in 60" episode will now be available on-demand on the Pac-12 Now app and at Pac-12.com.
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The Networks will produce quick recaps for all Pac-12 football games in a short-form fashion for its digital and social media channels, with one 60-second recap for each Pac-12 team every week.
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• "Inside Pac-12 Football" – Returning this season with a new nightly home every Tuesday evening, "Inside Pac-12 Football" is your spot for all football analysis on Pac-12 Networks. It will start with a pair of episodes covering Pac-12 Football Media Days, while regular episodes begin Tuesday, Aug. 28 as part of the kickoff week of the season.
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• "The Drive" – Pac-12 Networks will return its award-winning series with a new format as it continues to cover all 12 programs from an in-depth prospective. This season of "The Drive" will focus on key storylines from all 12 programs, with short-form features debuting across Pac-12 Networks digital and social media platforms.
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On Pac-12 Network, five compilation episodes will air through the season, featuring the most compelling storylines from various teams per episode and covering all 12 institutions across four half-hour shows, starting with a special hour-long season previews on Aug. 27.
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The 2018 Pac-12 Conference preseason media poll was released Wednesday morning, which slotted the University of Colorado to finish fifth in the South Division race. The Buffaloes did receive one first-place vote in the poll.
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Washington was chosen as the favorite to win the 2018 Pac-12 title in a vote of 42 media members who cover the conference. The Huskies received 37 votes to earn the preseason nod over defending Pac-12 Champion USC. The Huskies garnered 40 first-place votes to hold down the top spot in the Pac-12 North Division, while USC tallied 22 first-place votes to edge out UTAH (14 first-place votes) to win the South Division.
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2018 Pac-12 Preseason Media Poll
South Division (first-place votes in parentheses)
1. USC (22) - 225
2. Utah (14) - 209
3. Arizona (3) - 178
4. UCLA (2) - 116
5. Colorado (1) - 80
6. Arizona State - 72
North Division
1. Washington (40) - 249
2. Stanford (1) - 198
3. Oregon (1) - 178
4. California - 108
5. Washington State - 95
6. Oregon State - 45
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Pac-12 Networks Ramp Up College Football Coverage in 2018
The TV entity of the conference, the Pac-12 Networks, laid out its coverage plans for the upcoming season and its enhanced efforts to provide more content across more platforms in covering the conference's 12 universities. In total, Pac-12 Networks will air 34 live games, including 13 over the first three weeks and finishing strong with 11 in the month of November.
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The Networks also rolled out new programing coming up this fall, along with new and more convenient ways for the fans to follow their favorite teams. The highlights:
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• "The Pregame" – For the first time ever, Pac-12 Networks will take its signature Saturday show on the road all season long. Each Saturday, beginning with the second week of the season, the hour-long program will kick start the day's live coverage from a different Pac-12 campus as the show will make stops at all 12 universities all season long.
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Also, as for the first time ever, as part of "The Pregame" tour across all 12 campuses, on-site coverage for Pac-12 Networks will begin Wednesday of that week with content appearing across the network's linear, digital and social media channels every day, leading up to "the Pregame" on Saturday.
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• "Football in 60" returns, with an added bonus of on-demand now being available for the fan's viewing pleasure. As with past years, each week Pac-12 Networks will re-air each of the previous week's Pac-12 football games in an action-packed and hour long package. Each "Football in 60" episode will now be available on-demand on the Pac-12 Now app and at Pac-12.com.
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The Networks will produce quick recaps for all Pac-12 football games in a short-form fashion for its digital and social media channels, with one 60-second recap for each Pac-12 team every week.
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• "Inside Pac-12 Football" – Returning this season with a new nightly home every Tuesday evening, "Inside Pac-12 Football" is your spot for all football analysis on Pac-12 Networks. It will start with a pair of episodes covering Pac-12 Football Media Days, while regular episodes begin Tuesday, Aug. 28 as part of the kickoff week of the season.
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• "The Drive" – Pac-12 Networks will return its award-winning series with a new format as it continues to cover all 12 programs from an in-depth prospective. This season of "The Drive" will focus on key storylines from all 12 programs, with short-form features debuting across Pac-12 Networks digital and social media platforms.
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On Pac-12 Network, five compilation episodes will air through the season, featuring the most compelling storylines from various teams per episode and covering all 12 institutions across four half-hour shows, starting with a special hour-long season previews on Aug. 27.
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