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Let's take for granted that bye weeks are good things for college football teams. Rest is good, for one. It allows players with minor injuries to heal. And, one would think, extra prep time helps. It provides the potential for added wrinkles to th...

Optimism is an important part of the sporting experience. From fans to coaches to players, the vast majority espouse great hopes in advance of every season, even when bad things happen that seem to poleax those hopes. A player or coach is never go...

Stanford's post-spring depth chart was released Monday, and it revealed that sophomore quarterback Evan Crower is now Kevin Hogan's backup. A big reason for that was revealed that Josh Nunes, who started the first eight games of 2012 before being ...

The California running back talks about his knee injury and the Bears' new offense....

Colorado's most explosive player sat on the sidelines last fall stewing with a knee injury. He watched his teammates get stomped on a weekly basis. He heard the catcalls in the stands. He saw the smirks from opponents. It wasn't fun. "Excruciating...

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...

While much is made about how Oregon coach Chip Kelly doesn't like the media, he's also often an interesting interview. Just don't ask him about injuries. Here are some highlights from his final Tostitos Fiesta Bowl news conference. One of the r...

Happy Day After. Former Arizona QB Nick Foles sees his season end with an injury. Arizona State picks up a WR recruit. A chat with new California coach Sonny Dykes. If Colorado fans want better facilities for their team, they need to open t...

Washington State quarterback Jeff Tuel is ending his quest for a fifth season of eligibility and will enter the NFL draft this spring, Bud Withers of the Seattle Times reported. Tuel was trying to get an extra year after an injury-plagued 2011 sea...

It's a pretty good bet that Matt Scott will start at quarterback for Arizona at Utah on Saturday, at least according to the Wildcats' official injury report. Scott was listed as probable. He suffered a concussion two weeks ago at UCLA and didn't p...

In the immortal words of Jean Paul Sartre, "Au revoir, gopher." Here's a full list of Arizona's injury woes this season, woes that it has played through fairly well. Arizona State football is in a better place with Todd Graham. Money is a big...

If you don't like where you are in the power rankings, play better. See last week's power rankings here. 1. Oregon: With the Ducks' defense hit by an epidemic of injuries, it looked like California might muster a threat. Nope. And now we have t...

With California keeping things close and injuries piling up, it looked like Oregon might be in trouble early in the third quarter. It wasn't. The Ducks, as usual, rolled, this time winning 59-17. It was over when: It appeared Oregon quarterback Ma...

Happy Friday. Arizona's injury list is worrisome, even though Colorado is visiting. Arizona State defensive coordinator Paul Randolph talks about stopping USC. Allan Bridgford is almost certain to start at quarterback for California with Zach...

California is 3-7, has lost three games in a row, and coach Jeff Tedford -- have you heard? -- is on a decidedly hot seat. The Bears' starting quarterback, Zach Maynard, won't play Saturday because of a knee injury suffered last week against Washi...

If you don't like where you are in the power rankings, play better. See last week's power rankings here. 1. Oregon: It wasn't perfect, at least on defense, but that was a resounding statement at USC. There are some injury issues, particularly o...