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Oregon decided this week to release its formal notice of allegations from the NCAA concerning the Willie Lyles investigation, which it received Dec. 5. Yes, the school is notoriously tardy with releasing information to the media. The notice, re...

Wake up to find out that you are the eyes of the World but the heart has its beaches its homeland and thoughts of its own. Still more on Daniel Jenkins return to Arizona after a very short transfer to Washington State. Arizona State LB Carl ...

Jon Wilner of the San Jose Mercury News has been a busy bee this week, yet we somehow missed his update on the Pac-12's progress with its new bowl game negotiations, which included Wilner projecting a potential future lineup. It's an interesting a...

The 2013 season will be the final year of the BCS era. And there was much rejoicing! So, what have been the Pac-12 highs and lows of this often confounding system? Thanks for asking! Best 1. USC drubs Oklahoma for the 2004 national title:...

We analyzed and graded bye weeks for the South Division just two hours ago! So here we go with the North Division. California: Sept. 21 (before visit to Oregon) and Nov. 30 (last weekend of season) Skinny: We previously wrote that the "worst...

Let's take for granted that bye weeks are good things for college football teams. Rest is good, for one. It allows players with minor injuries to heal. And, one would think, extra prep time helps. It provides the potential for added wrinkles to th...

The Rimington Trophy committee has released its 44-man 2013 spring watch list, and five Pac-12 centers made the cut. The SEC leads the way with nine players, while the Mountain West Conference also has five on the list. You can review the entire li...

All Pac-12 fans and observers should be focused on two items when it comes to the new four-team playoff that will begin in 2014: 1. The makeup of the selection committee; 2. The announced importance that selection committee will put on strength of sc...

While it feels like Connor Wood is going to be Colorado's starting quarterback in 2013, due to a good spring as well as attrition at the position, the Buffaloes haven't quit looking for help behind center. The Buffs announced Monday the signing of...

Here are five things the Pac-12, its players and its teams need to focus on with 100 days until the 2013 season begins. 1. Oregon needs to put the NCAA in its rearview mirror: Oregon and former coach Chip Kelly appeared before the NCAA's committee...

If we all go out to dinner with Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott this weekend, he's buying. The Wall Street Journal reported Monday that Scott is the highest paid college conference commissioner, earning more than $3 million last year. The WSJ r...

I'm sure many of you have seen my story (and video!) "Wrongs of Spring," which touches on a subject that is close to all of your hearts: The Pac-12 blog being wrong, wrong, wrong! WRONG! Now, most of the wrong things that I write in the blog ca...

I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. I love it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords and harmonies. Arizona's backup RB Daniel Jenkins won't transfer to Washington State, as was previously announced. ...

Much of what you think you know in the college football preseason ends up being hooey, which is part of the fun.

Best spring game performance: USC WR Marqise Lee made like, well, Marqise Lee in the Trojans spring game, hauling in eight passes for 148 yards with touchdowns of 70 yards -- first play of the game, in fact -- five and 30 yards. The 2012 Biletnikoff ...

1. Quarterback competitions (mostly) unresolved: Arizona, California, Colorado, Oregon State and USC entered spring with straight-up QB competitions, and none arrived at any clarity at the position, though some seemed to hint at a front-runner. B.J. ...