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The 2013 season will be the final year of the BCS era. And there was much rejoicing! So, what have been the Pac-12 highs and lows of this often confounding system? Thanks for asking! Best 1. USC drubs Oklahoma for the 2004 national title:...

Every game counts. But some games count more. Or tell us more. We're going through the Pac-12 and picking out one game that seems most important -- or potentially most revealing -- for each team from our vantage point today. And then we'll let ...

Arizona's biggest question heading into 2013 is at quarterback. Not only are the Wildcats replacing Matt Scott, who earned second-team All-Pac-12 honors and was sixth in the nation with 343.8 yards of total offense per game, but the options on hand t...

During the early afternoon on Saturday, one half of the Pac-12 blog was standing in line waiting to talk to Santa -- er, his kids, his kids were waiting to talk to Santa -- while the other half was watching that little bit of nuttiness going on betwe...

This past summer, the Pac-12 Conference asked 123 media members -- you know: a gaggle of the lovely and gifted -- to vote in the Pac-12 preseason media poll. That group of geniuses -- which included the Twin Lords of Awesomeness, Ted Miller & ...

Welcome to the mailbag. Follow the Pac-12 blog on Twitter by clicking here... no... here. To the notes! Steve from Eugene writes: So Ohio State can't go to a bowl game. Penn State can't go to a bowl game. Is it possible that the Rose Bowl wi...

After inspecting film of USC's 49-10 win against Hawaii, coach Lane Kiffin lamented some "normal first-game sloppiness" and was unhappy with his inconsistent offensive line play, which surprised him after the line was sharp in preseason camp. But ...

USC is ranked No. 1 in the Grantland Rice Super 16 Preseason Poll, which is voted on by members of the Football Writers Association of America. Oregon is fifth. LSU is second, Alabama third and Oklahoma fourth. Trojans QB Matt Barkley is offici...

This is the third in a series looking at potential dream and nightmare scenarios for all Pac-12 teams. Understand: These are not predictions. They are extreme scenarios and pieces of fiction. You can read last year's versions here. We're going ...

Here's an interesting story from Andrea Adelson about "copycat coaches." It's interesting not only because it's a good topic but also, for our purposes, because its central figure is new Arizona coach Rich Rodriguez, arguably the father of the modern...

USC is No. 1. In recruiting. Take that NCAA. It might not last because, due to NCAA scholarship limitations, the Trojans can only sign 18 players -- with three required to enroll early and count against the 2012 class -- but there is no questio...

ESPN Recruiting has completed its July update, and the big news is USC surging to No. 2 in the national recruiting rankings. Michigan is No. 1. As for the Pac-12, Washington is No. 21, Stanford is No. 24 and Oregon is 25th. The ESPN 150 and ESP...

Utah confirmed Tuesday that its rivalry series with BYU won't be played in 2014-15, meaning the Holy War shortly will take hiatus for the first time since 1946. Why? Part of it is the Utes believing its better to add a home-and-home series with Mi...

Best college football game in 2011? The correct answer is Stanford's 56-48 triple-overtime win over USC. But, as shocking as this surely is to all of us, it appears some benighted folks hold opinions that, gulp, differ from mine. I know: Absurd...

Happy Friday. Arizona State: Exploring the myth of the sleeping giant. Chatting with O-lineman Brice Schwab. California WR Keenan Allen feels good but is ready to get paid. Colorado news, notes and commentary. Is former Oregon RB LaMichael ...

ESPN Recruiting has updated its recruiting rankings, which you can see here. USC ranks eighth overall. Stanford is up one spot to 23rd and Oregon is 25th. Michigan is No. 1 in the top-25, which is dominated by the SEC and Big Ten. Obviously,...