Sonoran Hot Reads: Pac-12 reaches TV deal with Fox Sports Australia

DirecTV customers now need to move to Australia

College football officially started on Friday night here in the United States, or Saturday afternoon where it was actually played, Australia. Cal beat future Arizona opponent Hawai’i by a score of 51-31 in the game, but it also allowed the Pac-12 to make another international announcement. Fox Sports Australia will broadcast select football and men’s basketball games, plus ‘The Drive’ as part of the multi-year agreement. We’ve now officially reached a place where people in Australia have more Pac-12 access than people in the United States that subscribe to DirecTV

- Speaking of that game in Australia, how do you feel about two-foot hot dogs that come with their own carrying cases?

- BYU will not have very many coaches in the press box this year

- Tanner Mangum seemed prepared to not win the starting QB job over Taysom Hill. Hill instantly became a preseason Heisman candidate

- Bruce Feldman has Arizona finishing fourth in the South

- The latest hype video is out, plus you can relive the old ones too

- It’ll be interesting to see if Jarvis McCall can make an impact at safety this year

- If you buy a Taco Bell box, you can get 2-for-1 football tickets

Basketball

- The 2017 recruiting class has its first member. Corona Del Sol prospect Alex Barcello gave his verbal commitment while on a visit to Tucson

- U of A is featured in the new NBA 2K ad

Baseball

- Bobby Dalbec is hitting nearly .400 in pro ball, and is also keeping his strikeout numbers down

- Yankee fans would like to have Mark Melancon back

Other sports

- Jennie Finch has some words of advice for those that are trying to get noticed by college coaches

- Women’s soccer played No. 16 Texas Tech to a 2-2 draw in Lubbock. Senior Jaden DeGracie-Bailey recorded her 20th career assist, setting a new school record

- Volleyball lost to Kansas State 3-1 at a tournament in Hawaii to start the season

Tucson news

- If you’re going to Mt. Lemmon this weekend, watch out for bears

- Church Ave. will be closed at 6th St. for the next month

During #BearDown Day, our Bachelor of Science in Nursing students learn labor and delivery skills and #WearTheColors http://pic.twitter.com/QvOVHJQhPj

— UA Nursing (@UACON) August 26, 2016

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