PARITY: Pac-12 vs. American College Football PLAYOFF Outlook—Boise State G6 Playoff Favorite?

Mar 12, 2026

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The Pac-12 will have 8 football members going into 2026 when the schools formally join the conference on July 1st. Are they ahead of the American in the G6 rankings?

On today's episode of Locked On College Football, Spencer McLaughlin discusses the Big 10 asking for tampering investigations to be paused while they try and set uniform rules. Is the reality as bad as the optics?

Cal enters year 1 under Tosh Lupoi with a strong transfer portal class and one of the best QBs in the ACC in Jaron Keawe-Sagapolutele. Can they be a darkhorse title contender?

00:00 ACC, G6, and Playoff Talk

04:50 Pac-12 Contenders and Turnover

07:09 College Football Playoff Contenders

13:15 NCAA Transfer Tampering Concerns

15:56 NCAA Antitrust and Enforcement Challenges

18:15 College Sports: Fairness & Leadership

22:14 Miami's ACC Hopes & Cal's Opener

27:41 Cal's Upcoming ACC Road Games

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PARITY: Pac-12 vs. American College Football PLAYOFF Outlook—Boise State G6 Playoff Favorite?

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