*** Instant reaction to Pac-12 developments on and off the field (commentary on men’s basketball coming Monday in our weekly recap). For a subscription to the Hotline newsletter, go here. … … 1. The new DC at USC. One month after firing Clancy Pendergast, USC has a new defensive coordinator: Todd Orlando. We’ll believe it’s an upgrade when we see proof that it’s an upgrade. Pendergast had decades of experience as a coordinator in the NFL and the Power Five. Orlando has three years of experience as a Power Five coordinator — all of them at Texas and none of them impressive. In fact, in one key area, Orlando’s defenses in Austin were worse than Pendergast’s defenses in L.A.