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WATCH: Dorian Thompson-Robinson becomes UCLA all-time passing touchdown leader with 70-yard strike

20200517_134556by:Justin Rudolph•10/08/22
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The UCLA Bruins are making their case for the best team in the Pac-12 conference and possibly one of the better teams in college football this season. And in Saturday’s game against the No.11 Utah Utes, the Bruins have been laying it on their rival. Their offense, led by Dorian Thompson-Robinson, has been on fire all day and has continued into the fourth quarter with this 70-yard touchdown strike by the senior quarterback.

After picking up an intentional grounding on the play before, UCLA was backed up into a second-and-19 from their own 30-yard line. Trying to get the yards back bit by bit, Thompson-Robinson finds wide receiver Logan Loya coming across the middle on a crossing route. With nobody around Loya, he turns on the afterburners and races down the left sideline for the 70-yard touchdown.

The exciting touchdown pitch, catch, and run can be seen in the video below.

Not only did that play extend the Bruins’ lead, but it also made Thompson-Robinson the Bruins’ all-time leader in passing touchdowns.

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Pac-12 media rights hit open market after exclusive negotiating window closes

The media rights for the Pac-12 conference are soon to be open for all bidders. According to recent reports, the Pac-12’s exclusive negotiating window with incumbent powerhouse networks ESPN and Fox Sports has ended without a deal with either company. With both sides failing to come to an agreement, the conference can now take its complete set of media rights to the open market.

However, there is cause for concern. Right now, there isn’t a proper timeline for when the Pac-12 will be able to finalize a deal with any media company. Their current contract is set to expire in 2023-24, and Even though there is interest from digital companies such as Amazon and Apple, the most substantial interest in the conference still comes from their two previous partners, ESPN and Fox.

The previous deal the Pac-12 had was a 12-year deal worth 250 million annually and was considered a groundbreaking deal at the time. However, since then, the conference has lost some of its glow in the sports media world. That comes after losing USC and UCLA to the Big Ten conference.

The PAC 12 is expected to keep negotiations going into early 2023 if no deal can be reached before then. There is a substantial amount of money at stake here, but most important is the well-being and future of the conference. Pac-12 executives, I’m trying to make sure the conference will remain strong despite the absence of the two Los Angeles teams.