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ESPN.com's NFL draft experts are well into their preseason evaluation of draft eligible players, and there is a lot of early love for the Pac-12, which could produce as many as eight to 10 first-round picks. Consider this evaluation of the top-thr...

Tight end looks like a solid position heading into 2011, which wasn't the case in 2010. So where does everyone stand? Let's check it out. Great shape Stanford: An embarrassment of riches at the position, even though 2010 official starter Kon...

The 2011 NFL draft is over, which means it's time to look at who the Pac-12's top senior prospects in 2012 likely will be. First of all, plenty of top non-seniors from the conference might -- or are likely to -- enter the draft, including Stanford...

LOS ANGELES -- One of the coachspeak quotes that often raises an eyebrow from the media is the ole, "We're young" declaration. Sometimes it's true, of course. But even so, it seems like a ready-made excuse. But when USC coach Lane Kiffin throws it...

Spring is supposed to be a time of renewal and hope, but USC coach Lane Kiffin seemed to be suffering a prolonged case of the winter blahs Monday. And for good reason. He said 20 players -- many of them projected starters or key contributors -- won't...

A Pac-10 QB is atop Mel Kiper's "Big Board," but it's no longer Washington's Jake Locker. It's Stanford's Andrew Luck. Here's what Kiper has to say about Locker's terrible game vs. Nebraska: Still, it's hard to ignore the dreadful showing Jake...

Welcome to the review of the weakest position in the Pac-10. And that was going to be the case even before Washington gave Kavario Middleton the boot. Middleton, by the way, was named preseason first-team All-Pac-10 by Phil Steele, even though he ...

The notion that USC merely reloads talent ad infinitum despite the departure of a bevy of starters was cast into doubt this season, and it will be tested further -- unexpectedly -- in the Emerald Bowl on Saturday. With starting running back Joe Mc...

LOS ANGELES -- Anthony McCoy (ankle) won't start at tight end for USC. He'll be replaced by Rhett Ellison. That doesn't rule him out of playing, though. No. 2 tight end Blake Ayles (ankle/knee) is out. Also for USC, true freshman Devon Kenna...

Posted by ESPN.com's Ted Miller LOS ANGELES -- Matt Barkley's 4-yard dump to tight end Rhett Ellison becomes the first of what a lot of folks believe will be many career touchdown passes. USC has scored touchdowns on six consecutive possessions...

Posted by ESPN.com's Ted Miller LOS ANGELES -- USC coach Pete Carroll confirmed after practice that versatile fullback Stanley Havili won't play Thursday in the Rose Bowl Game presented by Citi due to academic ineligibility. Carroll said the issue is...