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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- There is a school of thought, now apparently subscribed to by a handful of desperate NFL teams, that if that uber-suave, hirsute gentleman from those wildly entertaining Dos Equis beer commercials revealed his true identity, he w...

Our assignment is to pose a best-case and a worst-case scenario for every Pac-12 bowl team. So here goes. Arizona Gildan New Mexico Bowl, Albuquerque, N.M., Dec. 15: Arizona (7-5) vs. Nevada (7-5), 1 p.m. ET, ESPN Best case: Arizona rolls...

If you missed my Thursday chat, you can read it in its entirety here. But here's a smattering of brilliance! Matt (Los Angeles) Ted, Do you think SC can get back to a championship level next year? Ted Miller (3:01 PM) I think USC should be c...

Happy Friday. Follow the Pac-12 blog on Twitter here. To the notes. Stephan from Shanghai, China, writes: A lot is being made about the possibility of Chip Kelly heading for the NFL next year. This past off season, he was in talks with Tampa...

Alabama was up 38-7 over Mississippi State, but coach Nick Saban -- veins bulging, spittle flying and words pummeling -- was giving a backup player his own personal Crimson Tide. I had three thoughts: 1. That is beautiful; 2. Chip Kelly would appr...

Today we ranked the Pac-12 coaching jobs -- an inexact science to say the least. ESPN.com's Mark Schlabach took another angle: Underrated coaching jobs. And he tapped two from the Pac-12: Stanford and Washington. Here's what he had to say: S...

ESPN's Adam Schefter is reporting the Tampa Bay Buccaneers "have identified Oregon head coach Chip Kelly as the main target of its search for a new head coach and the two sides are involved in active contract discussions." Schefter reported Kelly ...

What need we fear who knows it when none can call our power to account? Yet who would have thought the old man to have had so much blood in him? California falls to Texas in the Holiday Bowl. A 5-0 turnover deficit made it ugly. Oregon offensiv...

I never thought it was such a bad little tree. It's not bad at all, really. Maybe it just needs a little love. New Arizona coach Rich Rodriguez makes a savvy move that should help in-state recruiting. Arizona State's players say they are excite...

No! No! I want an Official Red Ryder Carbine-Action Two-Hundred-Shot Range Model Air Rifle! Rich Rodriguez and Todd Graham go way back, so the Arizona-ASU rivalry just got more interesting. The Wildcats are eyeballing some QBs. Paola Boivin's e...

Jim L. Mora, a two-time NFL head coach with almost no college experience, is UCLA's new football coach, according to ESPNLosAngeles.com. And UCLA made the official announcement a short time later. Mora, 50, is currently an analyst for the NFL N...

Rick Neuheisel spent the last few weeks tirelessly lobbying to keep his job at UCLA, displaying the "relentless optimism" that he has often cited as a foundation for success. On Monday, less than hour after his termination was announced, a subdued...

Happy Friday. Lead me on Twitter! To the notes! John from Los Angeles writes: What, in your opinion, do you think, has made the SEC the preeminent conference in the country? I remember the good old days when Washington, Colorado, UCLA, and U...

Happy Friday. Anyone else eager to end the worst offseason in the history of college football and start talking about games again? Thought so. Follow me on Twitter. To the notes. Roger from Oregon writes: I am a high school student in ...

Every team has hope heading into the offseason. And every team has concerns. Ergo, we're going to run through the conference and look at the chief matters -- on the up and downside -- for each Pac-12 team. Next up: Utah Biggest reason for...

Happy Friday. First of all, there are many questions about the Pac-12 network. I share your questions because there are no answers yet. At least officially. Pac-12 Media Enterprises will operate the network. But that's about as far as things go...