Five things you need to know as Week 1 kicks off.
1. Defining successWith so much attention on the twin duels in SEC country, we should not forget 2021.
In order for first-class victories to create an afterglow for the entire conference, there must be an underlying foundation of success across the board. Otherwise, the big-game victor is treated as an outlier among the mediocrity. For the Ducks, it’s all about gamesmanship: Coach Dan Lanning wants to keep Georgia guessing, but Bo Nix is the likely starter against the defending national champions.
All in all, seven teams will start quarterbacks acquired from the transfer portal in the 2021-22 offseason cycle: Washington, Washington State, Oregon, Cal, USC, Arizona and Arizona State.Five teams will rely on returnees: Oregon State , Stanford , Utah , UCLA and Colorado .