NFL combine: Former Pac-12 players shine in Indianapolis as first round takes shape

Ohio State’s draft prospects and 40-yard dash times were among the big winners at the NFL scouting combine last week. So, too, was a conference that no longer exists.

Players from former Pac-12 schools thrived in Indianapolis — to the point that the extinct version of the conference could cast a long shadow over the NFL draft next month in Pittsburgh.

As many as 10 prospects who played in the Pac-12 in the fall of 2023, the last season of competition, are candidates for the first round ...