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Pac-12 football 2018 season preview: Breakout stars, biggest games, predictions

By Charles Rahrig V

PALO ALTO, CA - NOVEMBER 18: Bryce Love #20 of the Stanford Cardinal runs with the ball against the California Golden Bears at Stanford Stadium on November 18, 2017 in Palo Alto, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
PALO ALTO, CA - NOVEMBER 18: Bryce Love #20 of the Stanford Cardinal runs with the ball against the California Golden Bears at Stanford Stadium on November 18, 2017 in Palo Alto, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) /
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GLENDALE, AZ – DECEMBER 30: Washington Huskies quarterback Jake Browning (3) throws the ball during the Fiesta Bowl game between the Penn State Nittany Lions and Washington Huskies on December 30, 2017, at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, AZ. Penn State Nittany Lions defeated the Washington Huskies 35-28. (Photo by Jacob Snow/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

Conference Champion: Washington Huskies

At the end of the day, the Washington Huskies are by far the best team in the conference right. USC has a bright future ahead of them and Stanford and Oregon can’t be discounted, but the Huskies are primed to win now.

Chris Petersen has built a phenomenal roster in Seattle and the Huskies could very well wind up back in the College Football Playoff. They have the best defense in the conference and the most experienced quarterback.

They have a head coach that has been in every big-game situation. They have all the tools necessary to run away with the conference and if they can come away with a perfect season or just one loss at most, they’ll be in the College Football Playoff.

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It’s hard to say who they will face from the Pac-12 South, as there are teams bunched up at the top with USC, Utah and Arizona all in the mix. Still, none of those teams are ready to compete with what the Huskies have going for them in 2018.

The Pac-12 needs a champion that’s going to carry them for a while and Petersen’s building a powerhouse. The reign of the Huskies is beginning and it’s on the rest of the conference to catch up with them.