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Books are useless! I only ever read one book, "To Kill A Mockingbird," and it gave me absolutely no insight on how to kill mockingbirds! Sure it taught me not to judge a man by the color of his skin...but what good does that do me? Former Arizona Q...

California, a week past the 11-year Jeff Tedford Era, is presently a program in limbo. It has a skeleton staff of five coaches trying to maintain a recruiting presence, while athletic director Sandy Barbour hopes she can manage a coaching search in t...

Our theme today, as part of our "Love to hate" week at ESPN.com, is "Left in the lurch." This is about coaches who bailed out on a Pac-12 program at an unexpected or awkward time. We're not including Urban Meyer leaving Utah for Florida or Jim Harbau...

Which college football programs develop the best, pro-ready quarterbacks? That's Brock Huard's question here. To answer it, he enlisted the help of former Oregon coach Mike Bellotti, ESPN Recruiting's Tom Luginbill and a former NFL passer Jesse P...

Pro Football Weekly released its 2011 All-NFL team this week, and it's got an extraordinary amount of Pac-12 flavor. How much flavor? How about the Offensive MVP (Aaron Rodgers), Defensive MVP (Terrell Suggs), and Coach of the Year (Jim Harbaugh)...

Jim Mora is quickly filling out his staff, and doing so impressively. Three hires have been confirmed: Adrian Klemm (offensive line, formerly at SMU), Demetrice Martin (defensive backs, formerly at Washington) and Steve Broussard (running backs, f...

Is it the "Stanford Andrew Lucks"? Or is it more accurate to call the nation's No. 7 team the "Andrew Lucks of Palo Alto"? Or perhaps just "Andrew Luck!!!!" Everyone knows who Andrew Luck is: the 2010 Heisman Trophy runner-up who would have been t...

A quick look at the two new coaches in the Pac-12: Colorado's Jon Embree and Stanford's David Shaw. Embree and Shaw share some similarities. Both are first-time head coaches. Both played for the program they now coach. Both coached in the NFL. Bot...

Mel Kiper has made two lists of top NFL prospects by positions: top seniors and and top juniors (or draft-eligible sophomores). As for the Pac-12 prospects on his lists, it appears the conference is stronger among juniors than seniors. Of course, ...

STANFORD, Calif. -- The media often falls for polite and polished and humble. It doesn't require a gaggle of publicists to know that a superstar athlete doing polite, polished and humble charms reporters and therefore the public. And, of course, it's...

Stanford has a secret: 2010 wasn't only about Andrew Luck. And, if things go according to plan, 2011 won't be either. It's not that Stanford doesn't recognize the benefit of having the best quarterback in the nation. It does. But the program's tra...

Happy Friday. Arizona got transfer quarterback Tom Savage from Rutgers after an endorsement from his former coach, Greg Schiano. More here. Colorado gets a commitment for its 2012 class. Oregon loses a promising running back to a transfer? We...

Jim Harbaugh led Stanford football out of the Pac-10 basement into the nation's elite. Now it's David Shaw's job to maintain that growth. Stanford announced Thursday that Shaw, the Cardinal's offensive coordinator since 2007, will replace Harbaugh...

Two major news items to cover quickly while distracted by this little football game. Oregon State running back Jacquizz Rodgers has announced he'll enter the NFL draft a year early. Chris Petersen announced he's not leaving Boise State for Stan...

Jim Harbaugh led Stanford to its best season in the modern era. Now he's off to a new challenge. Harbaugh has agreed to a five-year, $25 million contract to become the San Francisco 49ers' head coach, according to reports. It appears Stanford f...

Happy Friday. Arizona State punter Trevor Hankins' season isn't over. Nevada recalls its win against California. Oregon's undersized offensive line has not been beat this year. Oregon State's Alex Linnenkohl has been invited to an All-Star ...