College football Week 7 preview: Weekend of the Pac-12

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The summer of college football revolved around conference realignment as the landscape of the sport changed in a matter of weeks. 

And it all revolved around the Pac-12 as the storied conference disintegrated in front of our eyes. 

The Pac-12 conference logo on the field while the Arizona Wildcats huddle during a game against the UTEP Miners at Arizona Stadium Sept. 16, 2023, in Tucson, Ariz. (Chris Coduto/Getty Images)

In late July, Colorado announced its move to the Big 12 roughly one year after USC and UCLA made the move to the Big Ten in 2024 official. 

Shortly after the Buffaloes’ announcement, Arizona, Arizona State and Utah also made their move to the Big 12 while Oregon and Washington jumped to the Big Ten. 

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On Sept. 1, the ACC voted to admit Stanford, Cal and SMU, putting the schools committed to the Pac-12 after the 2023-24 seasons at just two — Washington State and Oregon State. 

It’s the end of the Pac-12 as fans know it, and yet the conference is the deepest in college football in 2023. 

The Pac-12 takes center stage in Week 7 as the top three Heisman favorites play in games with massive College Football Playoff implications. 

Let’s take a look at the games to be aware of in Week 7. 

It’s a massive matchup in the Pacific Northwest with ESPN’s "College Gameday" on site as the two schools face of for the first time as top 10 teams. 

"I think every one of our players know exactly what this game means to them personally in that room, and then also just to everybody that’s a Duck fan," Oregon coach Dan Lanning said. "And they want to win."

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