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The question concerns Arizona State quarterback Taylor Kelly: What's next for him after a strong starting debut as a sophomore? Both head coach Todd Graham and offensive coordinator Mike Norvell make the same observation in separate interviews. "I...

Two items appeared in my email over the past 24 hours, one representing a celebration of college football's old system and the other the brand spanking new. First, there's the four-team college football playoff, which will begin in 2014 and replac...

TEMPE, Ariz. -- Todd Graham is perturbed. Heads may roll. It's just a matter of time before Twitter will light up about the new crisis at Arizona State. Graham and the Sun Devils have gathered after a spring practice, awaiting their training table...

Welcome. I am he as you are he as you are me and this is the mailbag. Goo goo goo joob. (Kevin is the walrus). Follow the Pac-12 blog on Twitter. Notes please. Tyler from Phoenix, Ariz., writes: I know you and Kevin are pretty high on ...

SEC and Big 12 folks have been tweaking the Big Ten and Pac-12's love of the Rose Bowl of late. That made me grin because the primary motivation for those tweaks was jealousy. Don't buy that assessment? Well, then what do you make of this: The SEC...

I get paid to go to football games. It beats digging ditches for a living. Some games, however, are better than others, mostly because of the location and magnitude of the game. So here are my top-six game-day environments from 2011. 1. Rose Bo...

When the Oregon Ducks trudged off the Cowboys Stadium field after a 40-27 loss to LSU on Sept. 3, just about everyone counted them out. That was made real when they were poleaxed by pollsters, dropping from No. 3 to No. 13 and No. 14 in the AP and co...

Happy Friday. Follow me on Twitter. To the notes! Robert from Portland writes: There is always talk about who's the best player or qb or running back every year. Then at the end of the year there is the talk about who is more likely to do i...

UCLA and Texas enjoyed their series so much they've decided to sign a new game contract and upgrade their venue. The Bruins and Longhorns have agreed to play in Cowboys' Stadium in 2014, the LA Times reported. The date has been tentatively set for...

OREGON DUCKS Record: 4-1, 2-0 Oregon took a hard punch, but it's still standing. The Ducks opened with a 40-27 loss to LSU in Cowboys Stadium, which was undoubtedly deflating. A victory would have announced the Ducks as national title conten...

Ten issues to consider heading into the fourth week of games. Pressure Barkley: USC QB Matt Barkley comfortable in the pocket? That's not a good thing for a defense, particularly when he gets to find receiver Robert Woods. USC has allowed just two...

Oregon coach Chip Kelly recently groused about how hard it is to get elite teams to sign a home-and-home series with his Ducks. While money, as it often is in college football, is an issue, the biggest reason is teams don't want to get their butts ki...

ARLINGTON, Texas -- The weeks of hype -- and controversy -- are almost over. In 90 minutes, No. 3 Oregon and No. 4 LSU will start butting heads and we'll get some football answers instead of speculation. Oregon's high-tempo, spread option offense ...

ARLINGTON, Texas -- There are a lot of Ducks here. But there are a lot more Tigers who are going to fill up 80,000-seat Cowboys Stadium. If noise is a factor, it will be a factor in LSU's favor and at Oregon's expense. The good news is the game...

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Couple of quick thoughts as I get set up in Cowboys Stadium. This stadium is pretty amazing. Ducks fans who are here will be mesmerized by the scoreboard. It's really, really hot here. And I live in Scottsdale, Ariz. UCLA ...

Nobody likes sounding relentlessly redundant, but if the story doesn't change the story doesn't change. For all that Oregon has accomplished in two years under Chip Kelly, it has flopped against highly rated nonconference foes who have had extra t...