Cal, Stanford football programs at crossroads: Our to-do list for the new campus leaders

Cal's new chancellor, Richard Lyons, begins his term on July 1. Stanford's incoming president, Jonathan Levin, takes over one month later. — Their move into the ACC this summer comes amid an internecine legal fight with the top football brands, Clemson and Florida State, attempting to void the grant-of-rights contract that holds the schools together. — The existential legal threats facing the NCAA that have spurred the SEC and Big Ten to fill the leadership void and map a future for the industry that looks nothing like the past.