New teams, new Pac-12, new era: Three major changes to know ahead of the 2026 college football season
![Florida head coach Billy Napier watches warm ups before an NCAA football game in Gainesville, FL on Saturday, October 4, 2025. [Alan Youngblood/Gainesville Sun]](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_crop,w_2678,h_1506,x_0,y_0/c_fill,w_1080,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2F194%2F01k803fncxe4f25ks7bm.jpg "Florida head coach Billy Napier watches warm ups before an NCAA football game in Gainesville, FL on Saturday, October 4, 2025. [Alan Youngblood/Gainesville Sun]")
![Dec 1, 2023; Las Vegas, NV, USA; A general overall view as Washington Huskies quarterback Michael Penix Jr. (9)] throws the ball at midfield on the Pac-12 Conference logo against the Oregon Ducks in the first half at Allegiant Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_crop,w_8001,h_4500,x_0,y_454/c_fill,w_1080,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/images%2FImagnImages%2Fmmsport%2F194%2F01jxv54gx9ke51n3vesj.jpg "Dec 1, 2023; Las Vegas, NV, USA; A general overall view as Washington Huskies quarterback Michael Penix Jr. (9)] throws the ball at midfield on the Pac-12 Conference logo against the Oregon Ducks in the first half at Allegiant Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images")
