Pac-12's effort to rehab reputation of officials faces test in CFP championship game

LOS ANGELES - In his travels across the country, Fox Sports officiating analyst Mike Pereira has noticed two things.

Regardless of region, college football officials get lambasted everywhere: "If I'm in SEC territory, the SEC officials are getting blasted in the media. If I'm in ACC territory, the ACC guys are getting blasted. Same way in the Big Ten. Same way in the Big 12. Same way in the Pac-12."

But no matter where he goes, the officials from one league get derided the most.

"The one noticeable difference to me," Pereira said, "is the perception the Pac-12 (officials) are the worst."

Unfair or not, unwarranted or