Mel's Personnel Points

Mel looks at who helped, and hurt, their draft standing this weekend.

Story | Conversation | September 07, 2009

FBO: Pac-10 is still on the run

Football Outsiders examines 2009 in the Pac-10 conference and finds that the trend of great RBs -- O.J. Simpson, Steven Jackson, Reggie Bush -- is almost sure to continue with Jahvid Best, LaGarrett Blount and a trio of USC tailbacks.

Story | Conversation | August 24, 2009

ESPN The Magazine previews: Pac-10

ESPN The Magazine's August 24 issue contains previews of every conference in college football. This is the Pac-10 preview.

Story | Conversation | August 11, 2009

USC, Arizona finish season strong; Oregon, Cal falter

Oregon and Cal started off on fire, rocketing up the rankings. But injuries and inconsistency sent them spiriling while USC finished strong for another Pac-10 title. Here is a look at the Pac-10's regular season, team-by-team.

Story | Conversation | December 12, 2007

Higher seeds should prevail in title games

From LSU-Tennessee to Oklahoma-Missouri, Bruce Feldman makes his picks for Week 14.

Story | Conversation | November 29, 2007

Which team tops two-loss heap?

If a two-loss team sneaks into the BCS title game, there's going to be plenty of debate as to which team belongs at the top of the heap, writes Brad Edwards.

Story | Conversation | November 25, 2007

Scouts Inc: USC at Arizona State

Story | November 20, 2007

LSU, Kansas only ones assured of anything if each wins out

Six teams still have BCS title-game aspirations, but LSU and Kansas will meet for the championship if each team wins out, writes Brad Edwards.

Story | Conversation | November 18, 2007

BCS might not be decided until last day of regular season

It's down to five teams with a realistic chance at the BCS title game. That means the participants might not be decided until the last day of the regular season, writes Brad Edwards.

Story | Conversation | November 11, 2007

Stoops will be back next season at Arizona

Will Mike Stoops return to Arizona? What about UCLA coach Karl Dorrell? We find some answers in the Pac-10 notebook.

Story | Conversation | November 07, 2007

Kansas could make the leap; Oregon likely needs help

LSU is in the driver's seat for the No. 2 spot in the BCS standings but it might be possible for Kansas to leapfrog the Tigers by winning out, writes Brad Edwards.

Story | Conversation | November 04, 2007

Boeckman leading Ohio State's offense

Ohio State's Todd Boeckman showed plenty of poise against Penn State, thanks in large part to OL Alex Boone neutralizing DE Maurice Evans, writes Todd McShay in his weekly stock report.

Story | Conversation | October 29, 2007

Hard to pick against Virginia Tech on a Thursday night

From Virginia Tech-BC to Oregon-USC, Bruce Feldman makes his picks for Week 9.

Story | Conversation | October 25, 2007

Overachieving Stanford dealing with injury woes

There are two showdowns in the Pac-10 this weekend: USC at Oregon and Cal at Arizona State. But there's a lot more going on in the conference, writes Ted Miller.

Story | Conversation | October 24, 2007

While offense gets attention, Ducks' defense plays surprisingly well

From Oregon's strong defense to USC's injury woes to Ty Willingham's job status, the Pac-10 is covered here.

Story | Conversation | October 17, 2007