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Stanford will welcome another McCaffrey to its athletic program. Four-star athlete Christian McCaffrey (Highlands Ranch, Colo./Valor Christian), the top-ranked player in Colorado, verbally committed to play for the Cardinal on Thursday morning. Mc...

Blog | May 02, 2013

The 2013 NFL draft was odd for the Pac-12. The Conference of Quarterbacks saw two of its own tumble precipitously, USC's Matt Barkley to the first pick of the fourth round, and Arizona's Matt Scott to undrafted. Meanwhile, four of its five first-r...

After all that mocking, the NFL gets around to beginning its real, live draft tonight at 8 p.m. ET (ESPN, NFL Network). As usual, the Pac-12 should be well-represented in the first round and throughout. As Kevin pointed out this week, as many as n...

For ESPN Watch List athlete Christian McCaffrey (Highlands Ranch, Colo./Valor Christian), there's literally no such thing as an off day. Spring break is included. Next week is spring break for McCaffrey, and the 6-foot, 193-pound athlete is planni...

Blog | March 17, 2013

Mel Kiper's Mock Draft 3.0 hit the Web yesterday with some risers and fallers from the Pac-12. Oregon outside linebacker Dion Jordan has moved into the No. 6 spot where Kiper predicts he'll go to the Cleveland Browns. Writes Kiper: The Browns...

Welcome to Eight in the Box, an NFL Nation feature that will appear each Friday during the offseason. This week's topic: Who should be the primary target (including trades) for each team when free agency begins? Denver Broncos: Glover Quin, S, Tex...

We will be perfect in every aspect of the game. You drop a pass, you run a mile. You miss a blocking assignment, you run a mile. You fumble the football, and I will break my foot off in your John Brown hind parts and then you will run a mile. Perfect...

No big debate today. Instead, your Pac-12 bloggers thought it would be fun to look back fondly on the favorite games they covered in person during the 2012 season. Kevin Gemmell: In January 2009, I covered the San Diego Chargers' wild-card playoff...

Todd McShay's first mock draft for 2013 features defensive linemen everywhere and more than a few surprises at other positions.

Story | Conversation | December 12, 2012

DENVER -- The Denver Broncos and San Diego Chargers both got good injury news Sunday. San Diego starting running back Ryan Mathews is active. So is standout Denver pass-rusher Elvis Dumervil. They were both questionable. Mathews had a neck injury ...

With the name and the bloodline, 2014 Christian McCaffrey (Highlands Ranch, Colo./Valor Christian) is expected to be a big-time athlete. His father is former NFL star Ed McCaffrey, an All-American receiver at Stanford before going on to win a Supe...

Blog | June 21, 2012

Andrew Luck is focused on his new job and will let others contend with the business of football.

Indianapolis Colts fans will have to wait to get new snapshots of Andrew Luck. As his class finishes at Stanford, he can't officially rejoin the team until June 8, and his minicamp participation June 12-14 will be much heralded. Making it even tou...

Andrew Luck already has a blueprint for his month away from the Colts.

We know it will be tough for Baylor to replace Robert Griffin III. Same with Stanford and Andrew Luck. But, as Travis Haney writes, there are a number of less heralded draft prospects whose replacements will be crucial to top college programs.

Blog | Conversation | April 30, 2012

The only surprise to me during the first three rounds of the NFL draft was California punter Bryan Anger getting picked early in the third round. Punters don't get picked in the third round very often, but Anger is a special punter who can change ...