Plenty for Locker to consider

Scouts Inc.'s Todd McShay looks at the NFL draft buzz being generated around the country as scouts finish the evaluation process.

Story | Conversation | November 20, 2009

USC needs to adjust to improved Pac-10

...elite? "National championship? Rose Bowl? No? OK. What's next for us to fight for?" safety Taylor Mays said. "If we don't fight back from this, and we keep going downhill, that's...

Baldwin could be top 2011 receiver prospect

Scouts Inc. was in attendance for Pittsburgh's 27-22 win over Notre Dame, which served as a national coming-out party for Panthers sophomore WR Jonath...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 16, 2009

The rise of the Cardinal, the fall of USC

Observations from Saturday: Stanford's ascension in the Pac-10 this season is almost as stunning as USC's fall. Almost. The Cardinal doesn't look li...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 15, 2009

USC finds itself out of the conversation

LOS ANGELES -- Taylor Mays sat before the media in full pads. USC's All-American safety answered questions in a...

Gerhart fuels Stanford's throttling of No. 9 USC

Toby Gerhart rushed for 178 yards and three touchdowns, and Stanford emphatically followed up its historic 2007 upset at the Coliseum while essentially ending Southern California's reign atop the Pac-10 with a 55-21 win Saturday.

Stanford running back Toby Gerhart (7) scores a touchdown as Southern California's Taylor Mays attempts to make the tackle during the first half of a NCAA college football game in...

Acho, Suh, McCoy among eight Lott semifinalists

...Newport Beach, Calif., which sponsors the award. Other semifinalists include Tennessee safety Eric Berry, USC safety Taylor Mays, Alabama linebacker Rolando McClain, TCU defensive end Jerry Hughes and South Carolina defensive end Eric Norwood...

Three of the league's best

...Patrick Peterson and Florida cornerback Joe Haden. The other semifinalists for the Lott Trophy are safety Taylor Mays (USC), defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh (Nebraska), defensive tackle Gerald McCoy (Oklahoma), defensive end Sam Acho (Texas...

Mays a Lott Trophy semifinalist

Posted by ESPN.com's Ted Miller USC safety Taylor Mays is one of eight semifinalists for the Lott Trophy. The other semifinalists are: safety Eric Berry...

Make-or-break underclassmen

Scouts Inc.'s Todd McShay looks at the underclassmen who will make or break the top of the draft board and updates Scouts Inc.'s rankings of the top 32 NFL prospects.

Story | Conversation | November 06, 2009

Behind the Big Board

Mel Kiper Jr. breaks down the movements on his Nov. 4, 2009 Big Board -- specifically the rise of Carlos Dunlap and the fall of Taylor Mays.

Story | Conversation | November 04, 2009

Mays and Prince are Bednarik Award semifinalists

...Bednarik Award, which is given annually to the top defensive player in college football: USC safety Taylor Mays and UCLA defensive tackle Brian Price. Here's the complete list. Pat Angerer, University of Iowa...

Three Big 12 DBs among Thorpe Award semifinalists

...Sr., Toledo Perrish Cox, Sr., Oklahoma State Joe Haden, Jr., Florida Brandon Harris, So., Miami (FL) Taylor Mays, Sr., USC Tyler Sash, So., Iowa Darrell Stuckey, Sr., Kansas Earl Thomas, So., Texas Alterraun Verner...