Mailbag: The rebuilt Pac-12’s complicated task, an ACC-Big 12 partnership, UNLV’s future, the House lawsuit impact on baseball and more

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Would it be wise for the Pac-12 to only have eight football-playing schools, so that each team will have a better shot at making the College Football Playoff? — @CelestialMosh

The membership issue reflects the five-dimensional chess unfolding within the rebuilt conference...