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Say what you want about the flagging reputations of former USC quarterbacks, but at least they keep things interesting. One of the big questions for the 2013 NFL draft this week is the fate of Matt Barkley. Will he still get picked in the first ro...

Typically, every preseason features a handful of quarterback competitions, even if we sort of feel like we know who will ultimately emerge. Last fall, there was uncertainty at Arizona State, Colorado and Oregon. At the end of the 2010 season, i...

The next turn in the weaving road of Mitch Mustain's football career points north. Mustain, the touted prep All-American who transferred from Arkansas to USC but never broke through, has signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the CFL. Mustain w...

Washington released its post-spring depth chart on the same day that the new Pac-12 TV deal was being announced, so I didn't get a chance to comment on Keith Price earning top billing at quarterback over Nick Montana. But, of course, I want to com...

LOS ANGELES -- Last summer, four guys with a lot in common hung out in Manhattan and at the ESPN offices in Bristol, Conn. They had a good time. They traded war stories. But, no, Matt Barkley, Nick Foles, Jake Locker and Andrew Luck did not become go...

What about the night Makes you change From sweet to deranged? Arizona needs punter Kyle Dugandzic to come through. Arizona State cornerback Omar Bolden talks about his knee injury, the future. Some notes from practice. California coach Jeff...

Happy Friday. Another look at Arizona defensive end C.J. Parish, who is turning heads this spring. Arizona State is working extremely hard to create buzz -- and maintain secrecy -- around what most expect to be a change to the uniforms. The Sun...

When it came to basketball Gail was a loss, but we had our own version of one-on-one and she thought I was the bravest guy in the world. Which, of course, I am. By the way, I charged the entire vacation to Mr. Underhill's American Express Card. Want ...

Former USC quarterback Mitch Mustain was arrested late Tuesday night and held on a felony narcotics charge, Los Angeles Police Department spokesperson Bruce Borihanh confirmed Wednesday to ESPN Los Angeles. Mustain was arrested at 8 p.m. PT on Tue...

The SEC dominates college football, but the ACC and Pac-10 rock the NFL Pro Bowl. Wheeeee! As my esteemed colleague Heather Dinich pointed out in the ACC blog, the ACC led all conferences for the third consecutive year with 19 players selected ...

With QB Nick Foles out with a knee injury, Arizona mostly relied on its defense for a 24-7 victory at Washington State. The Wildcats held the Cougars to just 174 total yards. Foles apparently has a dislocated knee cap. Coach Mike Stoops said he...

"Philosophical" is not a term that often appears next to USC coach Lane Kiffin's name, but it accurately describes how he's responding to his Trojans "good news, bad news" performance at Hawaii last Thursday. The good news was his offense rolling ...

USC got a look at what its offense might look like without starting quarterback Matt Barkley during the spring game. The verdict? Not too shabby. With Barkley sidelined by a bruised hand, Mitch Mustain threw five touchdown passes while completing ...

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...

LOS ANGELES -- When Pete Carroll was hired at USC in December of 2000, Matt Barkley was 10 years old. While the shock of Carroll's departure to the Seattle Seahawks hit Trojans fans hard -- weren't they going to "win forever" together? -- imagine wha...

When Lane Kiffin bolted Tennessee for USC, it was the second biggest -- and most controversial -- story of the offseason. The biggest story, of course, was Pete Carroll leaving the Trojans for the Seattle Seahawks. Kiffin, 34, was mostly hammer...