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On Jan. 4, Oregon, fresh off its second consecutive BCS bowl victory, was at an all-time high. Then, while riding that wave of emotion, it watched Chip Kelly transformed into Hamlet -- "To go or not to go, that is the question..." Kelly was certai...

Our countdown of the top 25 players in 2012 continues. You can see our preseason top 25 here. No. 8: Stepfan Taylor, RB, Stanford 2012 numbers: Taylor rushed for 1,530 yards, averaging 4.8 yards per carry and scoring 13 touchdowns. He also c...

Our pre-Fiesta Bowl chat was brief, but hopefully not woefully inadequate. If you wish to review it in its entirety, go here. Otherwise, here are some highlights: Markus (SF) If Stanford returns all the players who are on the fence about lea...

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- The Oregon Ducks donned new T-shirts after their 35-17 victory over Kansas State in the Totitos Fiesta Bowl. "Won the Day" those shirts said, obviously playing off the program's mantra under Chip Kelly: Win the day. Oregon certa...

While much is made about how Oregon coach Chip Kelly doesn't like the media, he's also often an interesting interview. Just don't ask him about injuries. Here are some highlights from his final Tostitos Fiesta Bowl news conference. One of the r...

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- The overwhelming sentiment at the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl is the game will be Chip Kelly's last as the Oregon head coach before he fills one of the seven new NFL vacancies. If that is so, the equally overwhelming sentiment is that o...

With just a week to prepare for the nation's best defense, USC's backup quarterback Max Wittek played pretty darn well. His performance was encouraging in a 22-13 loss to No. 1 Notre Dame on Nov. 24. With over a month of preparation for the Sun Bo...

Greetings. Welcome to the mailbag. Follow the Pac-12 blog on Twitter here. It's where the Pac-12 blog tweets, which is a sight to behold. Brian Mahuna from Portland writes: Do you think Oregon is on the cusp of having an elite group of receiver...

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...

The NCAA has rejected Oregon offensive lineman Kyle Long's appeal for another year of eligibility, the Eugene Register-Guard reported. That means Long, the son of NFL Hall of Famer Howie Long, will play his last game as a Duck against Kansas State...

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...

The 2012 Civil War between Oregon and Oregon State doesn't match the 2000 game, when both teams were ranked in the top 10 for the first time in the rivalry's history, or the 2009 game, when the winner-take-all stakes were a Pac-10 title and a Rose Bo...

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...

In advance, I hope everyone has a safe and enjoyable Memorial Day weekend. Please, remember to take a moment to think about what it's all about. And then have a great cook out. You can follow me on Twitter. To the notes. Scott from Honolu...

Our theme today, as part of our "Love to hate" week at ESPN.com, is "Left in the lurch." This is about coaches who bailed out on a Pac-12 program at an unexpected or awkward time. We're not including Urban Meyer leaving Utah for Florida or Jim Harbau...

EUGENE, Ore. -- While Oregon quarterback Darron Thomas' decision to enter the NFL draft a year early shocked many outside the football program, it didn't surprise many of those close to him, including his fellow Ducks quarterbacks. Thomas had brought...