Conference Realignment

I thought the other day that it would be kinda cool if the Big 12 and the Pac-12 merged to be their own super-conference and low and behold, one of the West Coast media guys also suggested this. I’m not taking credit (because it’s not an original thought), but Jon is the one that broke the news of USC/UCLA going to the Big Ten so he might be more in the know than most people.

If you are the B12 eying the Four Corners, Ore and UW to form an 18-team league, why pass on two more schools that deliver the 6th biggest market in the country (which also gives access to Big Tech). At that point, with the Bay Area involved, it’s really a merger.

— Jon Wilner (@wilnerhotline) July 8, 2022

Desert News’ Brandon Judd does a nice job of recapping where things stand currently. I don’t think it’s too one-sided and does mention that the Iowa AD does not anticipate the shoe dropping with Notre Dame and these conferences don’t want to rush into any decisions, thus an immediately decision by the Four Corner schools may not happen as quickly as you think.

Football

Dave Campbell’s Texas Football’s Mike Craven is running down the top 50 players and at No. 50 is safety Dadrion Taylor-Demerson:

Taylor-Demerson is a ball-hawking safety with tremendous ball skills thanks to the years he spent playing running back prior to college. He was Texas Tech’s highest rated player in coverage last year with a score of 80.2. He graded out at 76 by Pro Football Focus, which was second on the team behind Eric Monroe (76.7). The senior is also a consistent force on kickoff coverage and punt block. Nicknamed “Rabbit”, Demerson-Taylor provides athleticism in the back end. He’s become a consistent presence in the secondary for a program that needs to improve on the defensive side of the football.

Basketball

De’Vion Harmon gets to know Aimaq Fardaws and Jaylon Tyson.

𝐎𝐔𝐓𝐒𝐈𝐃𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐀𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐀

It’s all about our players with @TheDH11, @FardawsAimaq and @jaylontyson featured in the first episode. pic.twitter.com/2TEzM1NYWM

— Texas Tech Basketball (@TexasTechMBB) July 8, 2022