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People who confuse brains and luck can get in a whole lot of trouble. Seeing through the game is not the same as winning the game. Former Arizona QB Matt Scott will get his chance in Jacksonville. Just because Arizona State didn't have any draf...

When something seemingly loud happens, we can't help but stare. The momentum of attention, which of course can be monetized by the media, creates a hungry void that is filled with endless analysis. The end-result is a suffusion of broad statements of...

After all that mocking, the NFL gets around to beginning its real, live draft tonight at 8 p.m. ET (ESPN, NFL Network). As usual, the Pac-12 should be well-represented in the first round and throughout. As Kevin pointed out this week, as many as n...

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...

ESPN draft guru Todd McShay has published his NFL mock draft 5.0, which includes analysis of several scenarios for each team , and he projects four Pac-12 players being selected in the first round. But that's not what's interesting. What's inte...

The hype machine works both ways. Take USC quarterback Matt Barkley. He went from "The Second Coming" to "The Biggest Loser" in just one football season, at least according to many fans. Neither estimation accurately describes Barkley. The reality...

In the end, bro, everybody breaks. It's biology. Arizona coach Rich Rodriguez is not happy and thinks he's been "too nice." Uh oh. Arizona State's talented offensive lineman Jamil Douglas is ready for the next step. What's the takeaway from C...

Arizona's scrimmage was a healthy one. Touted freshman LB Chans Cox may be out for the rest of spring practices. There was a special guest at California's weekend scrimmage. A report from Colorado's weekend scrimmage. Oregon enters spring fee...

ESPN3 will provide live coverage of three Pac-12 pro days this month, starting with Oregon today at 1:30 p.m. PT or 4:30 p.m. ET. Click here to watch. The Stanford pro day will be broadcast on March 21 at 11:15 a.m. PT or 2:15 p.m. ET. USC's pr...

The meat market that the NFL combine is always features drama. It tends to require some sorting through, and media opinions sometimes seem widely divergent. Or in disconcerting lockstep. So here are various takes on some of the Pac-12 players who ...

Jon Gruden's QB Camp is back -- Spider 2 wide banana! -- and former USC quarterback Matt Barkley is among the players who will be put through the ringer by Gruden. The series will begin April 4. Nine of the top quarterbacks in this spring's NFL...

Our countdown of the top 25 players in 2012 continues. You can see our preseason top 25 here. No. 8: Stepfan Taylor, RB, Stanford 2012 numbers: Taylor rushed for 1,530 yards, averaging 4.8 yards per carry and scoring 13 touchdowns. He also c...

Our countdown of the top 25 players in 2012 continues. You can see our preseason top 25 here. No. 12: Jordan Poyer, CB, Oregon State 2012 numbers: Poyer had 51 tackles, including five tackles for a loss and two sacks. He had seven intercepti...

Our assignment is to pose a best-case and a worst-case scenario for every Pac-12 bowl team. So here goes. Arizona Gildan New Mexico Bowl, Albuquerque, N.M., Dec. 15: Arizona (7-5) vs. Nevada (7-5), 1 p.m. ET, ESPN Best case: Arizona rolls...

Our question this afternoon: "What's next for USC?" Well, what's immediately next is the Trojans looking up at UCLA in the Pac-12 pecking order and Notre Dame in the national one. How 'ya like them apples, 'SC? UCLA is the likely pick to repeat...

Happy Friday... this is a big one, eh? Follow the Pac-12 blog on Twitter here. Nine out of 10 doctors recommend it, the 10th doctor being Dr. Evil. To the notes! Leif from San Francisco writes: Ted-I got home from work tonight and went throu...