Jon Moore’s article from earlier today, which discussed the lack of impact that Pac-12 wide receivers are having in the NFL, has had me thinking about possible explanations. One reason that may seem obvious to you, but which wasn’t immediately obvious to me is that the Pac-12 suffers from both a time zone and a geography problem. Most of the population of the U.S. lives east of the Rockies, which means that a good number of the recruits that play college football live in time zones that are a two or three hour difference. The amount of exposure that Pac-12 schools can have for these potential recruits is limited in some sense.
