It’s Nov. 5 and the Pac-12 South race is exactly where it was before any football was played this season — wide open.



And not just open as in, “Oh, any team can win it this year (except, you know, that one team and that other one).” It’s open in that three weeks from the end of the season, there’s not just a small chance, but a real probability that the South could end in a six-way tie for the divisional title. And yes, there are only six teams in that division.



“You try to anticipate all potential tiebreak scenarios, and in most cases, it comes down to just two teams where the tiebreak procedures are pretty clear-cut in determining the champion or representative in the Pac-12 Football Championship Game,” said Pac-12 vice president of communications Dave Hirsch. “It’s a little overwhelming to imagine that a six-team tie is still possible with three weeks remaining.”



So, how exactly would that...