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5 reasons Pac-12 football will be better than ACC in 2019

By Dante Pryor

(Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
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PASADENA, CA – OCTOBER 26: Kyle Whittingham the head coach of the Utah Utes walks off the field at half time with UCLA Bruins at the Rose Bowl on October 26, 2018 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by John McCoy/Getty Images)
PASADENA, CA – OCTOBER 26: Kyle Whittingham the head coach of the Utah Utes walks off the field at half time with UCLA Bruins at the Rose Bowl on October 26, 2018 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by John McCoy/Getty Images) /

1. The rise of Utah

Much like their former Mountain West rival (TCU), Utah has been very successful in its transition from a Group of Five program to a Power Five program.

Since joining the Pac-12 in 2011, the Utes have had only two losing seasons, played for the conference championship last season and have won at least nine games four times.

In a division where a true second team hasn’t emerged, and USC hasn’t separated itself from the pack since the Pete Carroll era, Utah has emerged as a legitimate No. 2 team and threat to win the Pac-12 South every year.

Syracuse had a banner year last season winning 10 games, but the Orange haven’t had the sustained success to legitimately call them the No. 2 team in their conference or even the division.

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What Kyle Wittingham has done at Utah is place them as a legit rival to USC in the South, and a team that can compete for the conference championship. They should contend again with all the players they have coming back from injury as well.

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