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Season is beginning to take shape

Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com

The 2009 season began to make sense Saturday, as poseurs were exposed and the top teams began to show their true identities, writes Ivan Maisel.

Story | Conversation | October 03, 2009

John McKay Conference: USC rules

Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com

The John McKay Conference is a blend of scrappiness and can-do. And once again, USC rises to the top.

Story | Conversation | August 06, 2009

Breaking the huddle on SEC defenses, schedule changes

Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com

League Of Extraordinary Defenders Teams on the West Coast always have loved to throw the ball. The Big 12 has become a treasure trove of quarterbacks ...

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

Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com

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

Story | Conversation | August 18, 2008

Under center: Gridiron Bash, license plates, financial aid

Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com

...of Garrity, an event promoter who lettered in football at Syracuse in 1986, and his friend, former Cal All-American running back Chuck Muncie. The two of them had been searching for a way to...

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Difficult schedule will test Sun Devils' newfound faith

Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com

After suffering through a soap-opera season in 2006, Rudy Carpenter and Arizona State are basking in the warmth of a red-hot 7-0 start in 2007.

Story | Conversation | October 25, 2007

Revenge golden for Bears in season opener

Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com

After being embarrassed in Knoxville in 2006, Cal was redeemed on Saturday, thanks to a 45-31 dismantling of the Vols. Revenge is sweet, writes Ivan Maisel.

Story | Conversation | September 01, 2007

Game analysis of Tennessee-California

Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com

ESPN.com senior writer Ivan Maisel provides instant analysis from the Tennessee-California game.

Story | Conversation | September 01, 2007

Cal players have revenge on mind even if Tedford doesn't

Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com

Cal coach Jeff Tedford isn't using revenge as a motivational tactic for their game against Tennessee. The players, however, are a different story, writes Ivan Maisel.

Story | Conversation | August 30, 2007

Pac-10 beginning to respond to USC's dominance

Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com

Besides USC, the Pac-10 hasn't been taken seriously in a long time, but the game is cyclical. If there's a conference answer to what's next, it's the Pac-10, writes Ivan Maisel.

Story | Conversation | February 16, 2007

Just For Argument's Sake …

Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com

Is Michigan-Ohio State the best rivalry game? Will Bobby Bowden recover? Know how to run the QB sneak? Ivan Maisel knows.

Story | Conversation | November 14, 2006

Cal offense piling up points, yuks

Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com

Coming to you live from the Cal Bears' offense, it's the Comedy Huddle. Your host for this unique show inside a show is quarterback Nate Longshore.

Story | Conversation | November 03, 2006

Lynch lets his production speak for itself

Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com

Marshawn Lynch's legs and hands make him a versatile weapon, but you won't hear the Cal RB say that or much of anything, writes Ivan Maisel.

Story | Conversation | August 16, 2006

Buckeyes, Sooners lead post-spring Top 25

Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com

Is Ohio State the favorite in 2006? Or is it OU or Notre Dame? What about Texas? Ivan Maisel has the answer in his post-spring Top 25.

Story | Conversation | May 18, 2006

Ayoob next in line of great Tedford QBs

Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com

Cal coaches are working with him like he's never played QB. But Joe Ayoob is ready to be the next great Cal QB.

Story | Conversation | April 05, 2005