Pac-12 football 2022 preview: Projections for the North and South division races
The 2021 champions, Oregon and Utah, are well set to defend their titles.
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5. Cal: The team with the greatest chance to produce an upside surprise (based on these projections). Cal was 5-7 last season, with five losses by a touchdown or less. That suggests the difference between another mediocre season and a fulfillment of the Bears’ pre-pandemic promise likely will unfold on the margins: a red zone conversion here, a turnover there, and the avoidance of serious injury to a few key players. That said, the quarterback play — Jack Plummer, recently of Purdue, is our pick to win the job — must clear a baseline level of competency. And that’s hardly a guarantee.
