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Bye week analysis: South Division
Ted MillerLet'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...
Blog | May 21, 2013 -
Five Pac-12 centers on Rimington list
Ted MillerThe Rimington Trophy committee has released its 44-man 2013 spring watch list, and five Pac-12 centers made the cut. The SEC leads the way with nine players, while the Mountain West Conference also has five on the list. You can review the entire li...
Blog | May 21, 2013 -
Stacking up nonconference scheduling
Ted MillerAll Pac-12 fans and observers should be focused on two items when it comes to the new four-team playoff that will begin in 2014: 1. The makeup of the selection committee; 2. The announced importance that selection committee will put on strength of sc...
Blog | May 21, 2013 -
Video: One Good Thing -- USC Trojans
Kevin GemmellUSC's new defensive scheme for the 2013 season should maximize the talent the Trojans have in the front seven....
Blog | May 21, 2013 -
NCAA softball tournament -- Mike White turns Oregon Ducks around
Graham HaysFor years, Oregon's softball squad seemed content with its bucolic surroundings and subpar record, but coach Mike White and pitcher Jessica Moore have keyed a turnaround.
Story | Conversation | May 21, 2013 -
100-days checklist: Pac-12
Ted MillerHere are five things the Pac-12, its players and its teams need to focus on with 100 days until the 2013 season begins. 1. Oregon needs to put the NCAA in its rearview mirror: Oregon and former coach Chip Kelly appeared before the NCAA's committee...
Blog | May 21, 2013 -
Scott is the highest paid commissioner
Ted MillerIf we all go out to dinner with Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott this weekend, he's buying. The Wall Street Journal reported Monday that Scott is the highest paid college conference commissioner, earning more than $3 million last year. The WSJ r...
Blog | May 20, 2013 -
Recalling stupid things from last preseason
Ted MillerI'm sure many of you have seen my story (and video!) "Wrongs of Spring," which touches on a subject that is close to all of your hearts: The Pac-12 blog being wrong, wrong, wrong! WRONG! Now, most of the wrong things that I write in the blog ca...
Blog | May 20, 2013 -
Rough weekend for top pitchers
Christopher CrawfordFor every major collegiate conference but the Pac-12 -- who don't currently have a conference tournament -- it was the last regular season weekend of the year, and one of the last opportunities for players to show off their skillsets in front of scou...
Blog | May 20, 2013
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Lunch links: Cougs OLB Mayes in trouble
Ted MillerI love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. I love it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords and harmonies. Arizona's backup RB Daniel Jenkins won't transfer to Washington State, as was previously announced. ...
Blog | May 20, 2013 -
Kiper ranks DTs, O-linemen for 2014 draft
Kevin GemmellWrapping up his position-by-position look at the top prospects for the 2014 NFL draft, ESPN's Mel Kiper Jr. broke down the top offensive linemen and defensive tackles. While none of the Pac-12's offensive linemen rank in the top five overall , whe...
Blog | May 20, 2013 -
Video: One Good Thing -- Utah Utes
Kevin GemmellThe Utah Utes spent this spring trying to define their offensive identity....
Blog | May 20, 2013 -
QBs the story in college football this fall
Mackenzie Kraemer, ESPN Stats & InfoThe 2013 college football season could showcase one of the best college quarterback classes ever. Here are five reasons why: 1. BEST TEAMS IN 2012 RETURN THEIR QUARTERBACKS Each of the top six teams in last season's final AP poll returns its lead...
Blog | May 20, 2013 -
3-point shot: Preparing Carson for the NBA
Andy Katz1. Arizona State's Jahii Carson would have been one of the top point guards at the NBA pre-draft combine in Chicago last week. Instead, Carson, who is a second-year freshman after being ineligible in his first season, is returning to school and will ...
Blog | May 20, 2013 -
Mailbag: Colorado blues
Kevin GemmellAnother healthy mailbag. Settle in. As always, follow the Pac-12 blog on Twitter. To the notes! Ex-Buff fan in Pac-12 dungeon writes: I am so sick of Colorado being the loser on the block. We were two points away from having ZERO wins last y...
Blog | May 17, 2013 -
Most important player: WSU Cougars
Kevin GemmellAll players are equal, but some players are more equal than others. That's the basis of our Most Important Player series. First off, quarterbacks are excluded to make things more interesting. It goes without saying, for example, that Oregon's Marc...
Blog | May 17, 2013