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California is following a disappointing season with what might be the best recruiting class it's ever had. Touted defensive end Brennan Scarlett (Portland, Ore./Central Catholic) has picked Cal over Stanford, Notre Dame, UCLA and USC. "I had th...

The offenses are in control as Notre Dame leads Stanford 24-20 at halftime. The big names -- Andrew Luck, Toby Gerhart, Golden Tate, Jimmy Clausen -- have all made their plays, as expected. The biggest surprise might be this: Stanford owns the ...

The college football season is over. So here are Kevin and Ted's final Top 25 votes for the ESPN.com power rankings. Here's Kevin's ballot: 1. Alabama 2. Oregon 3. Ohio State 4. Notre Dame 5. Georgia 6. Stanford 7. Texas A&M 8. Clemson...

You can see ESPN.com's final regular-season power rankings here. So how did we vote? Here's Kevin's 1. Notre Dame 2. Ohio State 3. Alabama 4. Oregon 5. Florida 6. Kansas State 7. Stanford 8. Georgia 9. LSU 10. Texas A&M 11. South...

You can review ESPN.com's power rankings here. And our ballots? Here's Kevin's: 1. Notre Dame 2. Ohio State 3. Alabama 4. Oregon 5. Georgia 6. Florida 7. Kansas State 8. Stanford 9. LSU 10. Texas A&M 11. South Carolina 12. Oklah...

You can review ESPN.com's power rankings here. And our ballots? Here's Kevin's: 1. Notre Dame 2. Ohio State 3. Alabama 4. Oregon 5. Georgia 6. Kansas State 7. Florida State 8. Clemson 9. Florida 10. Stanford 11. LSU 12. Texas A&...

Oregon's home loss to Stanford dropped the Ducks to No. 5 in the BCS standings. Notre Dame is No. 1, Alabama is No. 2 and Georgia is No. 3. That means if Notre Dame beats USC on Saturday, it almost certainly will play the SEC champion for the n...

Yes, Stanford scored a touchdown and should have been a PAT away from tying Notre Dame and forcing a second overtime, according to Mike Pereira, former NFL vice president of officiating and current rules analyst at Fox Sports. It doesn't matter, o...

Stanford running back Stepfan Taylor and Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o were named Walter Camp National Players of the Week on Sunday. Here's a funny thing: Everybody thought Te'o was going to USC before he pulled a signing-day surprise. Think h...

Here's a look at what the Pac-12's top Heisman Trophy candidates did over the weekend. Andrew Luck, QB, Stanford: Luck completed 20 of 30 passes for 233 yards with four touchdowns and one interception in the 28-14 win over Notre Dame. He ranks fif...

EUGENE, Ore. -- Stanford was without leading receiver Ryan Whalen last weekend at Notre Dame due to an elbow injury. Perhaps that was a factor in why the Cardinal's passing wasn't sharp. Whalen is warming up with his teammates, sporting a bulky bl...

Stanford coach Jim Harbaugh revealed Notre Dame used an interesting strategy in the second half against Cardinal fullback Owen Marecic. The Fighting Irish defenders cut him. Harbaugh said that as Marecic would hit the line of scrimmage looking ...

That Stanford can dominate without quarterback Andrew Luck dominating suggests the Cardinal is legit. Stanford slowly but surely ground down homestanding Notre Dame 37-14 on Saturday. Ground down? Try 44 carries for 166 yards. That's just 3.8 p...

Maybe the Stanford defense is for real? The Cardinal turned in a workmanlike first-half performance at Notre Dame and lead 16-6. The big news? Andrew Luck threw his first interception -- off a tipped pass from his own player -- though he also t...

Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly was doing a great job Tuesday, saying nice things about Stanford and coach Jim Harbaugh. He called Harbaugh "a very good football coach" and "passionate." But then he made a joke. "I don't think he's the best Harbau...

A day after Stanford beat Notre Dame to finish its best season since 2001 at 8-4, quarterback Andrew Luck called Tavita Pritchard. The redshirt freshman sensation, who had displaced Pritchard from the starting lineup, handed the ball off over the pho...