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Oregon State coach Mike Riley is notoriously good-natured, even if that quality is measured against the general population and not only from within the grumpy realms of major college football coaches. He tends to maintain a sense of perspective about...

Week 2! Let it be better than week one. Follow the Pac-12 blog on Twitter. To the notes! Brenden from Portland writes: Do you get the general feel that PAC12 fans are happy that USC is back? I, for one, am hoping for them to pair up against ...

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Mike Leach is funny when you asked him which Pac-12 coach he'd like to take hunting. He's funny you ask him to compare his team leaders to famous military generals. He's funny when you ask him about his affection for pirates. Heck, Leach is funny -- ...

Welcome to the mailbag. Follow me on Twitter here. We have a note from a not-so-special guest this week to lead off. Ted Miller from Scottsdale, Ariz., writes: Hey, Ted! You and Kevin do a great job. Is it true that the Surgeon General found...

Chip Kelly is staying at Oregon. Oregon fans ... you can now breathe. By holding your breath, you turned purple and, well, you know that's not what you want to do. This has been confirmed by the general manager of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who ...

The general feeling after the regular season ended was Washington defensive coordinator Nick Holt was safe heading into 2012, barring, perhaps, an utter disaster in the Alamo Bowl against Baylor. Well, giving up 67 points and 777 yards was an utte...

The tumultuous career of cornerback Cliff Harris is over at Oregon. The school announced his dismissal from the team Monday for "a violation of team rules," though the press release didn't say whether it was something new or just a general accumul...

Football folks often talk about a team being "physical." Or playing "physically." Yet those are general terms that don't tell us much, other than suggesting a team can run the ball and stop the run because it's solid up front. You, of course, want...

What did we learn from Week 7 of Pac-12 action? Oregon can beat you a lot of different ways: Oregon didn't have its top two offensive stars on the field -- running back LaMichael James and quarterback Darron Thomas -- when it asserted itself in th...

Issues to consider heading into the seventh week of games. Thomas takes over: With RB LaMichael James out, QB Darron Thomas becomes the veteran presence inside a young Ducks offensive huddle. He's the guy everyone will look to. Arizona State's def...

Projecting the bowls based on the sixth week of games. Rose Bowl Game: Stanford vs. Big Ten Valero Alamo: Oregon vs. Big 12 Bridgepoint Education Holiday: Arizona State vs. Big 12 Hyundai Sun: Washington vs. ACC MAACO Las Vegas: California vs....

Can we talk about defense? No, not quarterbacks. They're great. The best in the nation. No, not running backs. They're great, too. Or tight ends or receivers or NFL-quality offensive linemen. The Pac-12 is fine on offense. Yes, defense. Let's t...

Here's my vote for our weekly top-25 power rankings. You should take all complaints to the guy sitting next to you with a book on his lap and noise reduction head phones on your next flight. 1. LSU 2. Alabama 3. Oklahoma 4. Wisconsin 5. Sta...

USC quarterback Matt Barkley, Washington State linebacker Alex Hoffman-Ellis and Arizona State wide receiver/kick returner Jamal Miles have been named Pac-12 Players of the Week. Here's what the official Pac-12 release had to say: Barkley, a juni...