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UCLA already beat USC on the field this past season. What if the Bruins follow that up by beating the Trojans on national signing day? Will that mean the, ahem, football monopoly in Los Angeles is officially over? Or maybe we should go this way...

We're looking at some of the top individual performances in the Pac-12 in 2012. Up next: Efficiency expert Who & against whom: Matt Barkley broke a number of Pac-12 records when USC whipped Colorado 50-6. The numbers: Barkley completed 1...

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...

Happy Friday. Follow the Pac-12 blog on Twitter here. To the notes. Stephan from Shanghai, China, writes: A lot is being made about the possibility of Chip Kelly heading for the NFL next year. This past off season, he was in talks with Tampa...

If you missed my chat on Thursday, you can read the transcript here. Here are some highlights. David Smith (University of Washington (Seattle)) Are the huskies overrated? Do they really belong in the top 25 or is this just a one week stay like ...

You know, Rick, I have many a friend in Casablanca, but somehow, just because you despise me, you are the only one I trust. Arizona will need its running game at Stanford. A look at how running back D.J. Foster ended up at Arizona State. Cali...

I'm just a big hairy American winning machine, you know? Arizona coach Rick Rodriguez and Oregon coach Chip Kelly should know each others' offenses. Arizona State's special teams weren't good against Missouri. Grading California's performance...

Our theme today, as part of our "Love to hate" week at ESPN.com, is "Left in the lurch." This is about coaches who bailed out on a Pac-12 program at an unexpected or awkward time. We're not including Urban Meyer leaving Utah for Florida or Jim Harbau...

Happy Friday. This is where you follow me on Twitter. To the notes. Dave from Birmingham writes: Not sure I get you. Why would you not want the four best teams to play in a playoff? That's what a playoff is about. I know there's a subjective...

The Pac-12 Networks announced Wednesday the hiring of Ronnie Lott, Rick Neuheisel and Summer Sanders as on-air personalities and the "faces" of the network, which is schedule to start broadcasting in August. A couple of quick notes: The networ...

Not unlike his pop -- "Playoffs? Playoffs?!" -- Jim Mora can be kind of a grump. Not in a "I hate the world" sort of way. More in a football coach-y way. Which is why I got a kick out of Jon Gold's description of Mora from spring practice No. 1 fo...

PORTLAND -- Louisville went one-and-done the past two years in the NCAA tournament, and coach Rick Pitino seemed just a bit defensive about it when he met with reporters on Wednesday. Ah, but it became clear after his Cardinals slipped past New Mexic...

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Previewing the Round of 32 games at the Rose Garden: No. 4 seed Indiana (26-8) vs. No. 12 VCU (29-6), 7:10 p.m. ET VCU coach Shaka Smart enjoys inspiring, insightful quotes, and he's leaning on one that is relevant to his 2011...

PORTLAND -- Let's take a look at the afternoon's games: No. 4 Louisville (26-9) vs. No. 13 Davidson (25-7) Rick Pitino isn't here to talk about the past. Or at least the recent past. Louisville's dapper head man has coached in five Final Fo...

Oregon coach Chip Kelly was baffled in a phone interview before the Rose Bowl. How the heck could little-old-him be important to a reporter? "The big story," he said conspiratorially,"is all these new coaches." Well, it's the big story now as t...

If you missed my Thursday chat, you can read the entire transcript here. After you read that, you can then read these highlights and wonder why certain parts got cut and what that reveals about me clearly having a bias for/against your team. Be...