Dots: AD Scott Woodward reportedly off to Texas A&M

The Huskies apparently lose an athletic director, assistants play musical chairs, and Pac-12 conference play kicks into full swing.

By Jesse Kennemer Jan 7, 2016, 9:14am PST

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Football Dots

According to widespread reports, Athletic Director Scott Woodward has elected to join his old colleague Michael Young in leaving the University of Washington for Texas A&M. The university is honestly on a roll in terms of hiring lately, with HC Chris Petersen and President Ana Mari Cauce both looking (in my humble opinion) like clear upgrades, so I'm fairly confident that a suitable replacement can be found if he is indeed leaving.

Speaking of A&M, UCLA has now seen OC Noel Mazzone poached by the Aggies.

The ESPN Pac-12 staff recollects some of the under appreciated moments of the Pac-12 season. No mention of UW, but still some good stuff.

It's being reported that USC will hire Clancy Pendergast as defensive coordinator. You may remember him serving in that exact same capacity in 2013.

Basketball Dots

Another Oregon basketball recruit has elected to transfer, this time a four-star true freshman named Trevor Manuel. It really is amazing that Oregon can constantly turn over the roster and consistently make the tournament. Altman is like a dark sorcerer.

A few years ago, Pac-12 basketball was pretty much the laughing stock of the so-called power conference, a concept which holds far more weight in football than basketball. Now, after the first week or so of conference play, the Pac-12 boasts eight teams in the top-50 in terms of RPI. And no, Washington is not one of the eight, and they still look mighty dangerous.

The young and talented Cal Bears lost to Oregon 68-65 for their Pac-12 loss of the season. It looks like this conference will once again devour itself during Pac-12 play before unleashing a bunch of underrated teams come tourney time.