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Q: "We’ve heard about how the Pac-12’s nine-game conference schedule is a disadvantage. With UCLA and USC leaving, any talk of reducing this down to eight games at the same time? — @colbyreade

A: "Merton Hanks, the Pac-12’s supervisor of football, told me that the conference has “never wavered” in its desire to reduce to eight conference games. I think the Pac-12 will do it before the 2024 season. ...

"One of the biggest concerns about dropping from nine games to eight games is the cost of “buying” those non-conference home games. The smaller college programs are currently charging between $500,000 and $1 million to play Pac-12 teams. That number will rise with more demand."

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