Arizona’s Rich Rodriguez says execution killed Wildcats in Oregon’s red zone
I don’t know if the NCAA keeps track of this statistic but Arizona may have set some kind of record for reaching the red zone six times Saturday and coming away with zero points. It led to its 49-0...
View ArticlePac-12 gets six teams ranked for first time since 2002 but No. 18 Stanford...
Yes, Colorado picked a lousy time to join the Pac-12. In its second year in the league, Colorado finds itself in a conference with six teams in the top 25. That’s the first time the league’s had that...
View ArticlePac-12 Roundup: Six Seconds of Hell drill one ingredient to Washington’s...
A look around the Pac-12 Conference Tuesday morning: Washington – Emphasis on tackling and “Six Seconds of Hell” drill paying off for improved defense. Huskies’ defense has gone from giving up 453.3...
View ArticleArizona State defensive end Will Sutton impresses Colorado coach Jon Embree most
Colorado doesn’t play again until Oct. 11 when Arizona State visits, but coach Jon Embree already has his point of emphasis. Junior defensive end Will Sutton is having a terrific year, topped by eight...
View ArticleCal coach Jeff Tedford not concerned about heat on him or his 1-4 Golden Bears
California coach Jeff Tedford is feeling the heat. His Golden Bears are 1-4 after going 12-13 the previous two years. They haven’t won a bowl game in four years. In his 11th season, he never built on...
View ArticleWashington defensive coordinator Justin Wilcox having huge impact on Huskies’...
Remember the name Justin Wilcox. He’s one of the hottest assistants in the country. How hot? He has given Washington’s defense a pulse. Under previous coordinator, Nick Holt, the Huskies basically...
View ArticlePac-12 Roundup: Utes enter Thursday’s showdown against USC with plenty left...
A look around the Pac-12 Conference Thursday morning: Utah – Utes (2-2, 0-1) still have plenty to prove in Pac-12 as they entertain 13th-ranked USC Thursday night at 7. Utah is only 2-5 vs. Top 25...
View ArticleColorado Buffs vs. Southern Cal game time set for Oct. 20 in Los Angeles
Colorado’s Oct. 20 game at Southern California will kick off at 4 p.m. mountain time, the league announced Monday, and the game will be on the Pac-12 Network. This is the Buffaloes’ first conference...
View ArticleColorado Buffs worked on tackling and protecting the ball during bye week
Colorado coach Jon Embree said his 1-4 Buffaloes spent their bye week working on what has hurt them the most: tackling. “We got after it,” Embree said on Tuesday’s Pac-12 Conference coaches call. “It...
View ArticleColorado coach Jon Embree likes Thursday night games, here’s why
Colorado hosts Arizona State Thursday night, a nice chance for a 1-4 team to play on national TV. That’s one reason Buffaloes coach Jon Embree likes Thursday night games. “I like it because we didn’t...
View ArticleOregon State won’t do much different with backup Cody Vaz at quarterback
Oregon State couldn’t have picked a worse time to lose its starting quarterback. Sean Mannion, up until Saturday the No. 2-ranked passer in the league, had knee surgery Monday and is out indefinitely....
View ArticlePac-12 Roundup: Defensive end Junior Onyeali returning home for Arizona State...
A look around the Pac-12 Conference Wednesday morning: Arizona State – Mullen High grad Junior Onyeali returns to play in Colorado for the first time in three years when the Sun Devils visit Folsom...
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Colorado QB Webb cites D-line speed and quickness as Pac-12 signature
The Denver Post/ Andy CrossCU quarterback Jordan Webb, can't escape the pursuit of Cory James, gets sacked in the second quarter during the Rocky Mountain Showdown. BOULDER — For an online story, I...
View ArticlePac-12 Roundup: Oregon game has similarities to Arizona State’s epic 1996...
A look around the Pac-12 Conference Thursday morning: Arizona State — Arizona Republic columnist Bob Young says Thursday night’s home game with second-ranked Oregon has similarities to 1996 upset of...
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Top TB Thomas Tyner reconfirms commitment to Oregon
Bruce Ely, The Oregonian via The Associated PressThomas Tyner pauses during football practice in Beaverton, Ore., on Aug. 20, 2012. There are two things I hate doing in this business: transcribing...
View ArticlePac-12 Roundup: Kyle Whittingham, Mike Leach are the odd couple of the Pac-12
A look around the Pac-12 Conference Wednesday morning: Utah – Utes coach Kyle Whittingham and Washington State’s Mike Leach are best friends who couldn’t be more different on the field and off....
View ArticleArizona’s potential loss of QB Matt Scott may not be big break for Colorado
BOULDER — You’d think Colorado may get a break if Arizona star quarterback Matt Scott doesn’t play Saturday due to a concussion. But Buffaloes coach Jon Embree isn’t sure playing backup B.J. Denker...
View ArticlePac-12 Roundup: Arizona backup B.J. Denker will “likely be under center” vs....
A look around the Pac-12 Conference Wednesday morning: Arizona — Backup B.J. Denker is preparing like a starter in case Matt Scott (concussion) can’t go against Colorado. He’ll “likely be under...
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Jeff Tedford seems like a good fit for Colorado, but are Buffs good for him?
Former Cal coach Jeff Tedford. (Getty Images) BOULDER — California fired coach Jeff Tedford Tuesday morning, leaving him available for Colorado to lure over as offensive coordinator. University sources...
View ArticleColorado’s Tad Boyle just isn’t a fit for UCLA coaching job
Listen to talk radio around Denver and Colorado basketball coach Tad Boyle could be condo hunting in Venice Beach any minute now. The debate isn’t whether he’ll be considered for the UCLA job. It’s...
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