USC is No. 1

...other Pac-10 team in the poll is Arizona State, tied with BYU for 16th. The Big 12...

Opening the mailbag (and it was full)

...Bears victory over Oregon and starts against Oregon State; 3. Dennis Dixon doesn't crumple to the ground against Arizona. That's three losses by teams ranked No...

...game with the Arizona State Sun Devils on October 10...

...12 of the Arizona State Sun Devils on October 11...

USC blanks ASU, increases win streak to nine over Sun Devils

Mark Sanchez passed for one touchdown and ran for another, and the Southern California defense dominated Arizona State as the eighth-ranked Trojans beat the Sun Devils 28-0 on Saturday.

ASU's Carpenter, USC's Sanchez in doubt; Sullivan, Mustain might start

Danny Sullivan vs. Mitch Mustain? That might be the quarterback matchup Saturday when Arizona State faces Southern California at the Los Angeles Coliseum.

No structural damage found in Sanchez's fragile left knee

Doctors found no structural damage to Mark Sanchez's left knee, but the USC quarterback will sit out practice Monday.

BCS disaster looming? Maybe, but it won't involve Ohio State

...quarter pole of the season. USC looks more dominant than ever, albeit against rebuilding Virginia and Ohio State, which has laid more eggs than the Easter bunny. The race to the SEC championship game looks...

Three weeks in, three teams stand out

...a potent Missouri offense. And of those three, USC stands on its own plane after making Ohio State look like Ohio State can look when it plays the big boys: slow, weak, soft and overmatched...

Breaking the huddle on a new season, neutral sites and a key hidden stat

...Big House. Appalachian State took its spread...quarterback for the Sun Devils. Oh, check that...for No. 15 Arizona State now, and...

...22 USC v Arizona State November 22, 2007...the Arizona State Sun Devils at Sun Devil...

Pac-10 team recruiting needs for Class of 2009

What positions should Pac-10 teams be targeting in this year's recruiting class? Scouts Inc.'s Steve Muench takes a hard look at each depth chart.

Offensive questions won't stop USC from winning the Pac-10 -- again

After gazing into the crystal ball, Ivan Maisel reveals his five predictions for the Pac-10 in 2008.

These coaches leave no doubt as to who is in charge

College football's alpha-male coaches have good looks, booming voices and very deep pockets. From Notre Dame to Ohio State to USC, football coaches tend to rule the roost, writes Mark Schlabach.

What's hot (and not) for 2008

SEC? Still hot. Notre Dame? Warming up. ACC? Not so much. What else is hot (and not) for the 2008 college football season? Mark Schlabach has the answers.