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After vigorous debate and consulting all stakeholders, we've officially come up with a name for the Pac-12 blog mailbag. From here on out, it will be known as the Pac-12 blog mailbag. Simple, sophisticated. We considered two divisions for when Ted an...

Starters in, starters out. That's college football. Players' eligibility expires, and they leave for the rest of their lives, whether that includes the NFL or not. And they leave behind shoes of various sizes that need to be filled. Our concern...

Looks like the gang has started up a bracket challenge. Count me in. As always, follow the Pac-12 blog on Twitter. To the notes! Lucas in Tempe, Ariz., writes: Kevin, I noticed today that in your replacing impact players in the north poll yo...

Happy Friday. Former Arizona QB Matt Scott puts on a show at pro day. Arizona's "Stop it," girl on her newfound fame. Reviews on the new Sparky are mixed from Arizona State folks. DB Alden Darby is ready to lead. California is opening up to i...

It appears some players have stepped up during Stanford's first of two spring sessions, at least according to reports from the Stanford Daily -- here and here. First, Evan Crower, a 6-foot-5, junior quarterback, is taking advantage of the injury a...

A couple of new assistant coaching hires to fill you in on this morning. First at Stanford, David Shaw promoted Morgan Turner to tight ends coach. He replaces Ron Crook, who reportedly took the offensive line coaching job at West Virginia. Turn...

For everyone impersonating Trojan 1981 yesterday in the chat, here's the big reveal ... (drum roll) ... the real Trojan 1981 was actually running yesterday's chat! Mind = blown! You can read all of his brilliant answers here, or just check out the hi...

The Stanford Cardinal will have to find themselves a new Andrew Luck Director of Offense after Pep Hamilton, the former Andrew Luck Director of Offense, took the offensive coordinator job in Indianapolis to direct Andrew Luck on offense. But it's ...

Fun chat yesterday -- might have been one of the best ever. And I actually mean it this time. You can check out the full chat here or simply enjoy the De'Anthony Thomas-esque highlights. Marty (Manhattan, KS): Hey ducks....Hahahahaha. That is all....

And away we go ... Greg from Eldora, Iowa, writes: Hello Adam, on your BIG footprint article, the other states BIG teams needs to recruit are states that play high school spring ball, which I think is a much bigger reason than people think for SEC...

What does 2013 hold for the Pac-12? If you buy Mark Schlabach's early Top 25, then it looks like a pretty good start for the conference. Schlabach taps five Pac-12 teams in his 2013 Top 25 -- including two of the top three. Oregon checks in at No....

I must say, yesterday's chat was by far the best Pac-12 chat of the year. You can read the whole thing here or catch the highlights. Tim Gray (Palo Alto): Does Stanford finish in the top 5 in the BCS standings? Kevin Gemmell (2:03 PM): Very goo...

On Wednesday's show, Scott Van Pelt and Ryen Russillo discuss the statements made by teams in their bowl games, the NFL coaching carousel and more. Listen to the best highlights of the show below! Stanford coach David Shaw talks about the Cardinal'...

Lakers G Kobe Bryant talks about Los Angeles' slow start, his criticism of Dwight Howard, the impact of Steve Nash's return, his relationship with Mike D'Antoni and more. Bryant Stanford coach David Shaw weighs in on whether the intelligence of his...

Colin will be joined by ESPN NFL Insider Chris Mortensen (10:45 a.m. ET), the NFL Network's Michael Lombardi (11:15), Lakers G Kobe Bryant (12:15 p.m.) and Stanford coach David Shaw (12:30) on Wednesday. As always, email the show (theherd@espnradio....

David Shaw has exhibited a keen understanding of the art and science of being a head coach in his two seasons in charge at Stanford. It's the other elements inherent to big-time college coaching that seem to escape him. And that's what made him so successful in Palo Alto.