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Mel Kiper ranks his top 25 prospects for the 2013 NFL draft. Manti Te'o falls out of the top 5 after a poor performance in the BCS Championship Game.

Story | Conversation | January 09, 2013

USC has had the Sun Bowl blues, as it has lost its only two trips to El Paso, falling to Michigan State in 1990 and TCU in 1998.

Story | Conversation | December 13, 2012

Todd McShay, Steve Muench and Kevin Weidl rank the top 25 underclassmen in the nation for the 2012 season.

Story | Conversation | December 13, 2012

The computers underrated Oregon through its first eight games of the season. After thrashing the USC Trojans, Gene Wojciechowski writes, the Ducks have earned an apology.

After Alabama plays LSU and Oregon plays USC on Saturday, the BCS race will either settle down or find itself in chaos.

Rod Gilmore writes that unrealistic expectations, a lack of depth and suspect coaching have undone USC. While a win Saturday versus Oregon could save the Trojans' BCS bowl hopes and season, a loss could spell an uncertain future in 2013 and beyond.

Story | Conversation | November 01, 2012

Mel Kiper and Todd McShay take on the BCS race, and also give a glimpse into their scouting for next week, with a look at top performances and what they're looking ahead to next week.

Story | Conversation | October 22, 2012

In his Week 3 takeaways column, Travis Haney writes that the Florida Gators were among the teams that improved a lot, while others took steps back and made the road to the BCS title game a lot tougher.

Blog | Conversation | September 16, 2012

Brock Huard writes that while Matt Barkley has more talent around him than past star QBs who have returned in the hopes of winning a BCS championship, there are significant obstacles in the way of a USC title run.

Story | Conversation | August 30, 2012

Travis Haney ranks the top 30 potential breakout players in college football for the 2012 season.

Blog | Conversation | August 29, 2012

Rod Gilmore explains why the USC Trojans shouldn't be ranked No. 1 to start the season, and how depth issues and concerns on defense could get in the way of their BCS championship hopes.

Story | Conversation | August 27, 2012

As Brett Forrest writes in ESPN The Magazine, nobody goes deep better than Robert Woods, Marqise Lee and their QB Matt Barkley, who opted to stick around for his senior season and USC's entry back into the BCS pool.

To listen to some experts, USC and LSU are favored to meet for the BCS title in six months. As long as we're having fun with way-too-early projections, let's break down that matchup.

Story | Conversation | July 06, 2012

After redshirting last season, Greg Townsend Jr., the son of former Raiders all-Pro defensive end Greg Townsend, is adjusting to being moved to defensive tackle.

Story | Conversation | March 22, 2012

Players have declared for the NFL draft. Recruits have signed their letters of intent. It's time to take a second look at the 2012 top 25.

Mark Schlabach offers a way-too-early look at the top 25 teams for the 2012 season.