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Conference realignment has redefined 'travel ball'

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The Pac-12's demise is a reminder that student-athlete welfare is seldom the top priority in big-time college athletics.

The pursuit of TV money almost always comes first , even if that means vaporizing regional rivalries.

Stanford and Cal will travel more than 33,700 miles by the end of the 2024-25 season , further than any other fall sports program in college.

Big Ten newcomers USC and UCLA will fly charter on legs of at least four women’s volleyball road trips this season .

Stanford will continue to charter selectively in the ACC just like it did previously in the Pac-12.

Washington players practice in the morning this season and take classes that start at 11 a.m. PT or later.

The University of Hawaii has a long history of overcoming regular 2,500-mile flights across time zones.

Hawaii players are required to go to bed by 11 p.m. PT during conference road trips.

Stanford coach Brian Hambly is cautiously optimistic that travel will be a good learning year.

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