''The Drive'' is a television documentary franchise on the

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and men's

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within the

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are chronicled by ''The Drive: Pac-12 Football'' and ''The Drive: Pac-12 Basketball'', respectively, in a series of weekly 30-minute episodes. The football series debuted in 2013, while its basketball counterpart began in 2015.

Football

In its inaugural season in 2013, ''The Drive: Pac-12 Football'' featured the

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and the

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. In its second season, ''The Drive'' followed the

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, while 2015 had

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and

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. Starting in 2016, ''The Drive'' started to cover all 12 teams in the conference, just like its basketball counterpart, that started in 2015. The show is patterned after '' Hard Knocks'', an

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series with behind-the-scenes access to

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training camps. Production of ''The Drive'' is led by Pac-12 Networks’ Senior Coordinating Producer Michael Tolajian, who won two

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s as producer for

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and HBO’s ''

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''. His production team includes Jim Jorden, who helped launch ''Hard Knocks'' and has won 16 Emmys.

Basketball

After two seasons of football coverage, ''The Drive'' expanded into men's basketball in 2015. Unlike the football series, ''The Drive: Pac-12 Basketball'' covers all 12 teams in the conference. Eight episodes were scheduled for 2015, with two teams featured in each of the six initial shows, followed by coverage of the Pac-12 tournament.

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