It's a no-brainer for No. 1

Ranking the best and worst bowl games, those decisions were no-brainers. The games in between were the fun part.

Strong personalities leading teams down the stretch

Coaches Leading Hot Teams Over the past month, Stanford coach Jim Harbaugh has implored his team to focus on its remaining season like it was on a Sup...

...FOOTBALL: OCT 03 LSU at Georgia October 03, 2009: LSU running back Charles Scott (32) rushes and scores in the 4th quarter to go ahead in the LSU Tigers 20-13 victory over the Georgia...

It's all about the bottom line for top three

Forget Style So you're still not impressed with No. 1 Florida's sputtering offense? Or No. 2 Alabama's passing game? Or No. 3 Texas' slow starts? Al ...

Canfield, Oregon State dump Cal; Best suffers concussion

Sean Canfield threw for 342 yards and two touchdowns and ran for a score Saturday night in Oregon State's 31-14 victory over California (No. 20 BCS, No. 23 AP), which lost star tailback Jahvid Best to a concussion after he took a scary fall.

RB Gerhart rising, QB Clark falling

Todd McShay offers his Week 10 stock report, including five rising skill players and a pair of defenses that are sliding.

Story | Conversation | November 09, 2009

Riley throws three early TDs as Cal routs Washington State

Kevin Riley threw for touchdowns on his only three passes of the first quarter, Jahvid Best scored three touchdowns and California routed Washington State 49-17 Saturday.

Best's 93-yard TD run, 51-yard TD catch help Cal bounce back

Jahvid Best made a 93-yard touchdown run and caught a 51-yard scoring pass, and California got back on track after two tough losses with a dynamic first half in a 45-26 victory over UCLA on Saturday.

Miami's offense turns it around

Todd McShay offers his Week 5 stock report, including a Miami running back on the rise and a pair of struggling offenses.

Story | Conversation | October 05, 2009

Injured teammate motivates USC in victory over Cal

Taylor Mays and a dominating Southern California defense overshadowed any offensive deficiencies for the Trojans and overwhelmed Jahvid Best and the California offense.

Dash of lessons, forecasts and fibs

From September's lessons to October's forecasts to the coaches' corner, The Dash runs through it all.

TE Dickson impresses, QB Clark slides

Todd McShay offers his Week 4 stock report, including an Oregon tight end on the rise and quarterbacks who are are sliding.

Story | Conversation | September 28, 2009

Buying and selling season futures

Where Do We Stand? Where do you begin after another wild weekend in college football? Four teams ranked in the top 10 of The Associated Press Top 25...

Gators' world turned upside down with Tebow injury

Florida's Uncertain Future By Mark Schlabach, ESPN.com LEXINGTON, Ky. -- With No. 1 Florida finally hitting on all cylinders in Saturday night's SEC ...

Masoli tosses three TDs as Oregon runs over Cal

Jeremiah Masoli answered his doubters by throwing for 253 yards and three touchdowns in Oregon's 42-3 upset of sixth-ranked California on Saturday.