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Rod Gilmore examines the Stanford Cardinal's chances to win the BCS national championship. While the best team of the Jim Harbaugh-David Shaw era is well-positioned to make a run, some personnel issues remain.

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Our ESPN Stats & Info crew put together 100 numbers you should know with 100 days left before the season starts, and plenty of them are taking up residence in the Big 12. Colleague Mark Schlabach also has a fun column about the inevitable, brutal,...

Unlike last year, there is no quarterback competition at Stanford. But the recently released post-spring depth chart does reveal some potentially interesting developments to eye-ball heading into fall. Starting on offense -- there are only two run...

After vigorous debate and consulting all stakeholders, we've officially come up with a name for the Pac-12 blog mailbag. From here on out, it will be known as the Pac-12 blog mailbag. Simple, sophisticated. We considered two divisions for when Ted an...

Eric Decker and Jessie James say "I do" to a reality show, Jarvis Jones eats a sandwich likeness of his face, and Skylar Diggins signs up with Jay-Z, so there's plenty to savor in "The Buzz That Was."

The offseason is the season of lists. And here's another. Athlon Sports ranked the Pac-12 running backs, 1-20, and offered a breakdown of each player for your reading pleasure. It's a pretty solid list, with maybe one or two position flips. But...

There was a time not too long ago when Barry Sanders seemed destined for a reclusive life after football. He faxed a surprise retirement announcement to his hometown newspaper in 1999, fled to England and later spent time in arbitration with ...

Hall of Fame running back Barry Sanders beat out reigning NFL MVP Adrian Peterson of the Minnesota Vikings to land the coveted cover of "Madden NFL 25."

Here is your friendly reminder that Wednesday is the final day of voting for the all-NFC North "Madden 25" cover contest. Will it be Detroit Lions Hall of Fame running back Barry Sanders, representing the "Old School" bracket? Will it be Minnes...

Randall Cunningham wants the game taught the proper way, so he has joined USA Football's player safety initiative as one of its ambassadors.

Wonder what Barry Sanders' father, William Sanders, would say about the EA Sports Madden Cover Vote. It's down to Sanders (Old School) vs. Adrian Peterson (New School), with the newest Madden cover athlete being revealed on Wednesday live in New Y...

Colorado defensive end Chidera Uzo-Diribe doesn't want to be like Felix Hernandez or Brandon Jennings. Or Barry Sanders or Dick Butkus. He doesn't want to be a good player on a bad team. He doesn't want folks to feel sorry for him. He'd just like to ...

We wouldn't -- and couldn't -- have it any other way, could we? Of course. Of course, the Madden cover will feature an NFC North player for the second consecutive year. We just don't know which one yet. Former Detroit Lions tailback Barry Sande...

What started off with 65 NFL candidates is down to the final two. And what a final two it is, as two of the greatest running backs of all time -- in real life and in the world of virtual football -- square off for a shot at the "Madden 25" cover. ...

Reading the coverage... Houston Texans John McClain of the Houston Chronicle will be surprised if the Texans draft anything other than a wide receiver at No. 27 of the first round. Arian Foster is in the Final Four of the Madden cover contest....

The "Madden NFL 25" cover vote is down to the final four, and I've had the chance to talk to each of them about video games. So before you cast your vote and curse one of these poor players, check out what they had to say about the "Madden" series...