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Oregon's attempt to obtain a summary disposition from the NCAA for the investigation of its use of scout Willie Lyles has failed, which means the school will appear in front of the NCAA committee on infractions.

Stanford might not be the elite team this year that it was the previous two, but it has already played the role of spoiler this season. Can the Cardinal do it again against Oregon?

Is Oregon-USC about a passing of the guard? The one absolute history teaches us is there will be change. Nothing lasts forever. Empires fall. In ancient times, no one could conceive a world without Roman domination. Look at Italy now. USC has 1...

Wisconsin and Oregon came ever so close to bowl wins last year. So many factors help determine such a small difference.

OREGON DUCKS Record: 11-2, 8-1 Pac-12 A third consecutive conference title has Oregon flying higher than it's ever been as a program, and the Ducks show no signs of slowing down. Of course, to get their proper respect they need to avoid going 0...

When the Oregon Ducks trudged off the Cowboys Stadium field after a 40-27 loss to LSU on Sept. 3, just about everyone counted them out. That was made real when they were poleaxed by pollsters, dropping from No. 3 to No. 13 and No. 14 in the AP and co...

Oregon acknowledged Saturday that it has received a notice of inquiry from the NCAA concerning the Ducks' use of a football scouting service run by Willie Lyles, which makes official an investigation that was first reported last March.

Larry Scott has enacted monumental change since taking over as the Pac-12's commissioner over two years ago. But the question is can his conference stay competitive with the riches of the SEC?

Oregon quarterback Darron Thomas was a passenger in the car when Cliff Harris was pulled over for driving 118 mph in June, and the state patrolman asked Harris during the traffic stop, "Who's got the marijuana in the car?"

ESPN.com's Bruce Feldman takes a look at the big winners and losers this offseason, and two Pac-12 teams make his list. One in the good way, one in the bad way. Here's what Feldman says about Stanford, which he rates No. 1 among the rising team...

A quick, pre-media day mailbag (my Internet connection at Sky Harbor is not terribly reliable, so this is a rush job). By the way, you can follow me on Twitter, which could come in handy tomorrow. Or any day for the rest of your wonderful life, re...

Most folks believe that rivalry games are the best thing in college football. I don't disagree, but marquee nonconference games may be more fun. Oregon-Oregon State, USC-UCLA or Auburn-Alabama are great, but as a neutral observer -- which you most...

And that, I think, was the handle -- that sense of inevitable victory over the forces of Old and Evil. Not in any mean or military sense; we didn't need that. Our energy would simply prevail. There was no point in fighting -- on our side or theirs. W...

ESPN.com's Ryan McGee went in search of the "perfect 2011 schedule," which is made up of the "most scintillating matchups" of the 15 weeks of college football. Three feature Pac-12 teams. Here are those games with comments from McGee -- and me. ...

EUGENE, Ore. -- The United States of College Football Fans wanted a blockbuster, but Oregon said "whatever" and put on a lousy show. Boring! There was no drama in the Ducks' 60-13 vivisecting of UCLA. There was no suspenseful moment when you sat on t...