Pac-12 Football Blog

  1. Pac-12 Needs to Follow UCLA's Lead and Schedule More High Profile Teams

    Pac -12 teams should start paying more attention to UCLA's scheduling philosophy. It may improve the league's image. UCLA has played Tennessee, Kansas State and Texas twice in the past five years...

    Lisa Horne Written by Lisa Horne about 2 days ago 1,262 reads 15 comments

  2. No Drama at USC This Year? That's Up to Lane Kiffin

    Lane Kiffin has thought about being a high school football coach. He wasn't serious about that career path, according to the Associated Press' Ralph D. Russo : I wonder if there's something to that peace of mind...

    Lisa Horne Written by Lisa Horne about 4 days ago 2,239 reads 32 comments

  3. Pac-12 Football Post-Spring Wide Receiver Rankings

    Receivers bring out the best in college football fans. They bring us to our feet when a deep ball is thrown and bring us to our knees when the ball is caught. Or dropped...

    Lisa Horne Written by Lisa Horne about 10 days ago 12,298 reads 6 comments

  4. College Football Playoff Fallout: Will USC, UCLA and ND Schedule FCS Schools?

    They are the only remaining FBS teams to have never scheduled an FCS team. And they have done so with pride. It is mentioned in the schools' media guides. It's talked about among their fans in an almost reverent tone...

    Lisa Horne Written by Lisa Horne about 11 days ago 7,283 reads 75 comments

  5. Pac-12 Football Post-Spring Quarterback Rankings

    Who is the best quarterback in the Pac-12? Some teams have not named their starter, so the quarterbacks on those teams will be placed at the back of the pack for now...

    Lisa Horne Written by Lisa Horne about 12 days ago 7,273 reads 24 comments

  6. USC Football: Is Lane Kiffin out If Trojans Lose to UCLA, Notre Dame in 2013?

    When USC lost to Notre Dame and UCLA last year, head coach Lane Kiffin 's job was thought to be in immediate peril, but USC athletic director Pat Haden spared him the pink slip...

    Lisa Horne Written by Lisa Horne about 16 days ago 6,209 reads 72 comments

  7. What Did We Learn in the Pac-12 After Spring Football?

    Pac-12 football has concluded all of its spring games and now the questions surface leading up to fall camp...

    Lisa Horne Written by Lisa Horne about 16 days ago 2,118 reads 3 comments

  8. As Leagues Play with Their Schedules, Should Pac-12 and Big 12 Go to 8 Games?

    With the College Football Playoff only a year-and-a-half away, conferences that have a nine-game conference model might want to take a second look at their scheduling practices...

    Lisa Horne Written by Lisa Horne about 17 days ago 2,318 reads 8 comments

  9. USC Football Already Under the Gun with 19-Point Spread vs. Hawaii in Opener

    Some way-too-early offshore betting lines have been released for the first week of college football and USC is a heavy favorite over Hawaii ...

    Lisa Horne Written by Lisa Horne about 17 days ago 5,049 reads 9 comments

  10. How the Injury Retirement of Josh Nunes Affects Stanford QB Depth

    Stanford announced Monday that quarterback Josh Nunes has retired from the football program after completely tearing his right chest muscle during an offseason workout in February, according to an Associated Press report...

    Lisa Horne Written by Lisa Horne about 18 days ago 2,051 reads 3 comments

  11. UCLA Football: Defense Shows Marked Improvement in Spring Game

    Pasadena, Calif— While the offense didn't offer any surprises in Saturday’s UCLA spring football game, the defense showed much improvement. The play of the secondary was a huge surprise...

    Lisa Horne Written by Lisa Horne about 20 days ago 10,970 reads 0 comments

  12. The Insider's Guide to Oregon Football's Offense

    Speed kills in football. But how, exactly, does it kill? Sometimes simplicity is the best formula, and Oregon has that philosophy down to a science. The Ducks really don't run a complicated offense, but they do run it almost flawlessly...

    Lisa Horne Written by Lisa Horne about 25 days ago 8,963 reads 10 comments

  13. What UCLA Fans Should Expect from the Bruins' Spring Football Game

    College football fans usually have high expectations every spring, but Bruin fans should have even higher expectations than normal when they converge on the Rose Bowl this Saturday for UCLA's spring game...

    Lisa Horne Written by Lisa Horne about 26 days ago 1,938 reads 2 comments

  14. Why Washington Will Be a Player in Football This Year

    Who let the dogs out? Steve Sarkisian and his Washington Huskies did over spring practice. Sort of. While defense dominated Saturday's spring game, there's a good reason for ...

    Lisa Horne Written by Lisa Horne about 26 days ago 2,585 reads 11 comments

  15. Pac-12 Football's Dark-Horse Heisman Candidates for 2013

    We are a little less than eight months away from the 2013 Heisman Trophy award presentation. Texas A&M quarterback Johhny Manziel, the 2012 winner, will certainly be a front-runner, ...

    Lisa Horne Written by Lisa Horne about 27 days ago 7,220 reads 16 comments