Pac-12 Networks: Broadcast schedule for spring football games (plus channel...
Taking a quick break from March Madness to pass along the broadcast schedule for Pac-12 spring games on the Pac12Nets. All 12 will be broadcast live. You’ll notice a bit of overlap — there are 12 games...
View ArticleNFL Draft: Pac-12 notes, facts and projections
We’re approximately five hours from the start of the first round, which means we’re about 55 hours from the conclusion of the seventh round. (Why not just make it a week-long event: One round a day,...
View ArticlePac-12 football: NFL Draft picks and victory totals for the past five years
* Tuesday on the Hotline: The top 15 Pac-12 draft prospects for 2014 … As expected, the draft did not go exactly as expected for the Pac-12. But the end result was generally in line with forecasts for...
View ArticleNFL Draft 2014: Top Pac-12 prospects
* Updated at 9:24 a.m. … So much can change between now and April ’14 that this exercise has a significant futility factor. But it helps provide a framework for the personnel we’ll see next season. For...
View ArticlePac-12 football: Highlights from the coaches teleconference
*** Here’s the first in a series of Hotline posts looking at Pac-12 football as we transition from spring practice to the long offseason. (Teams don’t start training camp until the first weekend in...
View ArticlePac-12 football: Quarterback Comfort Levels
* Here’s the second in a series of post-spring items examining various aspects of Pac-12 football. The next — my never-too-early all-conference team projections — should get posted later this week or...
View ArticlePac-12 football: Projecting the 2013 all-conference teams (UPDATED)
*** 11:45 a.m. update: Yes, I screwed up the Nickell Robey selection. Completely forgot that he declared for the draft. (He didn’t get picked, which might be why I forgot he even declared.) Total...
View ArticlePac-12 football: The 2013 non-conference schedule (and how it compares to the...
Non-conference scheduling will carry even more significance — at least, let’s hope that’s the case — when the College Football Playoff kicks in following the 2014 regular season. But it’s a part of the...
View ArticlePac-12 revenue soars: School-by-school breakdown, Scott’s compensation and more
‘Twas a good year financially for the Pac-12 in 2011-12 — certainly a much better year than those that came before (although not as good as those about to come!). The conference has released its tax...
View ArticlePac-12 football: Projections for the 2013 division races
* Latest in series of post-spring practice items that includes highlights from the coaches teleconference, an examination of quarterback comfort levels, my picks for the first- and second-team...
View ArticlePac-12 football: Previewing ESPN, Fox and Pac12Nets early-season broadcast...
The Pac-12 is expected to release its early-season broadcast schedule this week. It will include TV assignments and kickoff times, which are of particular interest to fans eager to make travel...
View ArticlePac-12 football: Picks of the Week (with an eye to Oklahoma and Louisville)
Last week, the Hotline examined the potential impact of an Ohio State victory over Northwestern on the Pac-12′s prospects for sending a one-loss team to the national championship (for the first time in...
View ArticlePac-12 football wrap: Quality depth, blowouts, matchup matters and more
Just submitted my ballot for Pac-12 players of the week. Offense: Oregon QB Marcus Mariota. Defense: OSU CB Rashaad Reynolds. Special teams: Utah K Andy Phillips. To the week that was … Theme of the...
View ArticlePac-12 football: Mid-season awards and all-conference team
The mid-season all-conference team does not include Marqise Lee or De’Anthony Thomas, and it’s still pretty darn strong. The conference is loaded at receiver, tailback, quarterback … not to mention...
View ArticlePac-12 football: Picks of the Week and the implications of Stanford-UCLA and...
Our weekly look at games that could affect the Pac-12′s ability to send a one-loss team into the BCS championship game has taken on heightened significance now that, courtesy of the unapologetic Utes,...
View ArticlePac-12 football: Picks of the Week, plus thoughts on Arizona State and...
Insta-reaction to Arizona State’s 53-24 win over Washington: Same old Sun Devils, and same old Huskies. Not a good thing in either case: *** ASU proved once again that it’s a BCS-caliber team at home....
View ArticlePac-12 football wrap: Blowouts, wobbly performances, fake punts, bad fingers...
My votes for Pac-12 players of the week (winners will be announced this afternoon): Offense: Arizona’s B.J. Denker. Defense: Stanford’s Trent Murphy. Special teams: USC’s Andre Heidari. Also expecting...
View ArticlePac-12 football: Bowl projections
* Quick note on Oregon-Stanford, since it is the Pac-12 game of the year, after all. Following Monday’s practice, Cardinal coach David Shaw was asked about De’Anthony Thomas’ comment that the Ducks...
View ArticlePac-12 football: Bowl projections
The muddled middle remains, with five teams bunched together at 4-2/3-3 in league play. But the Rose Bowl race gained clarity after Stanford held off the Ducks. The Cardinal needs help to reach the...
View ArticlePac-12 football: Picks of the Week (Friday night in the Rose Bowl and a...
This stacks up as the best weekend of the season thus far, largely due to the fact that the bottom feeders, Cal and Colorado, are playing each other. The other five games match teams that 1) have...
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