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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...

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...

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...

Here are three keys for tonight's Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl: 1. Johnathan Franklin versus Lache Seastrunk: Baylor's defense is bad, but it's better against the run than the pass. When we type "better," we mean less terrible. The Bears giv...

Not every top player picked the NFL over staying in school. Getting another shot at the Heisman Trophy and a better spot in the draft are among the reasons some elite players are back.

Three Pac-12 quarterbacks are on the 34-man watch list for the Davey O'Brien Award, which is given annually to the nation's top quarterback. You can see the entire list here. And here are the Pac-12 QBs on the list. Matt Barkley, USC Keit...

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...

Former Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck is one of the five ESPYS nominees for Male College Athlete of the Year, and you can vote for him here. Heck, you can vote for someone else, if you wish. Luck is up against former Baylor quarterback Robert Gr...

Both ESPN draft gurus, Mel Kiper and Todd McShay, believe the Pac-12 will produce the top overall pick in the NFL draft for a second consecutive year next spring. They, however, don't agree on who it will be. McShay probably surprised some last we...

Which QB should go No. 1 overall in the NFL draft on April 26? Forget the NFL scouts and GMs: You decide whether Stanford's Andrew Luck or Baylor's Robert Griffin III looks better at his pro day in front of salivating NFL personnel men. You can...

Some former Pac-12 players impressed. Others didn't. Here are some notes from the NFL combine. Let's start at quarterback. And let's start at the top. While former Baylor quarterback Robert Griffin III put up stunning numbers at the combine, Andre...

Stanford's recent success just about Andrew Luck? That's just silly talk. If ESPN NFL draft guru Todd McShay is on target with his mock 2012 NFL draft, plenty of evidence to the contrary will be produced on draft day. McShay projects that Luck w...

The Senior Bowl offers a prospect a chance to move up NFL draft charts, and many scouts and GMs are looking at the QB pecking order behind Stanford's Andrew Luck and Baylor's Robert Griffin III. That's where Arizona's Nick Foles has a chance to land....

The Heisman Pundit breaks down the 2012 Heisman Trophy race, and Pac-12 candidates come in at Nos. 1 and 5. Here's what the Pundit had to say: 1. Matt Barkley, USC - Barkley returns for his senior year as the front runner for the 2012 Heisman. He...

Woke up thinking about Oregon quarterback Darron Thomas' surprising decision to enter the NFL draft. We wrote last night it was a "terrible," decision, and based on things at present, it would be difficult to argue that it was a good decision. ...

These are final power rankings of 2011-12. They look back and measure the totality of the season. We're looking ahead with the next power rankings later Tuesday. And, by the way, if you don't like where you ended up in the power rankings ... yo...