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ESPN Insider Kevin Weidl's initial report from the Senior Bowl's North team's practice said UCLA's Johnathan Franklin is the class of the running backs, while Oregon State cornerback Jordan Poyer didn't start fast. Weidl said this about Franklin:...

ESPN Insider Travis Haney looks at programs with untapped potential that could break through into the nation's elite over the next few years, and he taps Arizona as a Pac-12 school that could move up in the national pecking order. Writes Han...

Brock Huard breaks down Oregon's national title prospects and then Brian Fremeau projects possible outcomes for the Ducks in this ESPN Insider article . Huard is high on the Ducks' defense and schedule. The chief concerns are depth and, well, USC....

Bruce Feldman provides a fuller picture of Oregon running back LaMichael James' offseason arrest on domestic violence charges. It's a great read that provides more depth into what actually happened versus initial reports. Got to be an ESPN Insider...

Colorado has a lot of problems, but Brian Fremeau of Football Outsiders, writing for ESPN.com, adds one that will be new to many: PFEI. One of Football Insiders metrics is called Fremeau Efficiency Index: [It] considers each of the nearly 20,000...

There's some good ESPN.com Insider content this week that Pac-12 fans might find of interest. Start with this: Washington fans, guess who said this?: "That team is good. They have a great coach. They're going to get it in gear and beat somebody b...

ESPN.com Insider KC Joyner thinks folks are over-hyping USC at the expense of Oregon, which he seems to view as the Pac-12 favorite. Or at least co-favorite. But he doesn't just assert. He supports his position with seven thoughtful reasons. H...

ESPN.com Insider Ryan Magee looks at five promising rebuilding jobs for 2012 , and he rates Washington State as a team "finally turning the proverbial corner." Here's what he writes as he predicts the Cougars will be heading to their first bowl ga...

Former Washington quarterback Brock Huard has a new ESPN.com Insider column and his first will be of interest in the conference of quarterbacks. It looks at specific areas where USC's Matt Barkley falls short of Stanford's Andrew Luck. But if there ...

ESPN.com's Bruce Feldman has ranked the top-10 "impact true freshmen," and USC receiver George Farmer ranks third. Here's what Feldman wrote about Farmer: 3. George Farmer, WR, USC Trojans: If, as many Trojans insiders insist, Farmer is even mor...

The Pac-10 blog loves nothing more than spirited debate, and I have a hunch this will inspire it. It's an ESPN.com Insiders story on how hard it is for Boise State to go undefeated vs. other BCS schools doing the same. The story actually tries to ...

Interesting look at Jake Locker's NFL draft prospects here, for all of you who are ESPN.com "Insiders." The article compares Locker with former Florida QB Tim Tebow. They share an impressive physical profile but little else. Tebow piled up wins in...

This is an ESPN.com Insider story on Washington quarterback Jake Locker. A lot has been written about Locker this spring but -- as can be expected from Bruce Feldman -- this effort includes many interesting tidbits that you don't get elsewhere. So...

If you're a Stanford fan or a Baltimore Ravens fan or a fan of learning what makes coaches tick, this story on the Harbaugh clan is a must-read. (You'll need an ESPN.com Insider subscription, or you can buy the May 3 issue of ESPN The Magazine. It...

USC offensive coordinator Jeremy Bates is a candidate for the same position with the Chicago Bears, according to ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter. There was intense speculation when USC's disappointing season ended that Bates might be headed back to...

Posted by ESPN.com's Ted Miller I had a long talk with an Oregon State insider at media day who thought that Lyle Moevao would be the Beavers' starting quarterback this fall. But as this report from the inimitable Paul Buker says, it's mo...