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Pac-12 Football Interviews: Lane Kiffin, Kenjon Barner And More

druben — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 19:59:12 -0000

SB Nation covered Pac-12 Media Day and interviewed a number of notable conference players, coaches, administrators and REAL LIFE SB NATION BLOGGERS one-on-one. Unfortunately, Mike Leach waited until after cameras were rolling to talk about his time as a middle school substitute teacher. Damn it all.

(Also, here's the first batch of exclusive videos, with Leach, Chip Kelly, Jim Mora, and Keenan Allen.)

Oregon RB Kenjon Barner discusses his decision to stay in Eugene, who he expects to have an impact on the team this season and head coach Chip Kelly's delightful film-watching hot tub.

Oregon LB Michael Clay, on the improvement of the Ducks' defense, his leadership role and his all-important bowling skills.

Arizona State coach Todd Graham, on making the transition to Tempe, how he's begun to mold the team he inherited and the controversy surrounding his departure from Pitt after just one season.

USC coach Lane Kiffin, on the team's position battles, the depth of the Pac-12 and the high expectations this season.

Washington State QB Jeff Tuel, on the changes in WSU's coaching staff, working in a new offense and developing an on-field relationship with his wide receivers.

Arizona quarterback Matt Scott, on the Wildcats' new uptempo offense, added responsibility and the challenges ahead in 2012.

Arizona LB Jack Fischer, on the Wildcats' new coaching staff, new defensive coordinator Jeff Casteel's 3-3-5 defense and prolific Pac-12 offenses.

Utah head coach Kyle Whittingham, on the school's transition into the Pac-12, the strengths and weaknesses of the Utes and what he thinks about new conference coaching additions.

Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott, on Penn State sanctions, the culture of college football and the NCAA's enforcement process.

President of Pac-12 Enterprises Gary Stevenson talks about the launch of the Pac-12 Network, the conference's digital distribution and the evolution of proprietary networks.

David Gerhart of Ralphie Report, to discuss Colorado WR Paul Richardson, the Buffs' QB battle and 2012 expectations. Also, flannel sleeves are expertly rolled.

California Golden Blogs' Sean Fitzhugh discusses an underrated 2012 Cal, the Golden Bears' depth at running back and their schedule for the upcoming season.

Pac-12 QB Rankings: Washington's Keith Price, WSU's Jeff Tuel Amongst The Best According to Athlon Sports

Shmuckreport — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 00:01:35 -0000

Ted Miller and Kevin Gemmell of ESPN's Pac-12 blog have been busy this during the college football offseason with a number of different posts and tidbits on numerous subjects in and around the Pac-12. One of which is the creation of 'top 10' lists, such as the Top 10 Quarterbacks of the Pac-12 created by Athlon Sports, who feel the Northwest region will have the richest QB talent in the conference next season.

Washington's Keith Price and Washington State's Jeff Tuel were seen as two of the top three QB's in the Pac-12, behind only USC's Matt Barkley. Oregon's State's Sean Mannion and Oregon's Bryan Bennett were right behind them four the fourth and fifth spots on the list respectfully.

Below is the complete lis in full, and you can check out Athlon Sports' commentary on all 10 of these guys here.

Matt Barkley, USC
Keith Price, Washington
Jeff Tuel, Washington State
Sean Mannion, Oregon State
Bryan Bennett, Oregon
Zach Maynard, Cal
Brett Nottingham, Stanford
Kevin Prince, UCLA
Jordan Wynn, Utah
Matt Scott, Arizona
Mike Bercovici, Arizona State
Connor Wood, Colorado

For more on the Huskies, head over to UW Dawg Pound. For the Cougars side of life, make sure you check out Coug Center.

Arizona's (No) Football Weekend

Shaun Al-Shatti — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 16:30:27 -0000

I'm on to their tricks.

Stringing me along, week after week, providing me with non-stop ridiculous football action. Biding their time, waiting until I get hooked on the warm, fuzzy feeling that comes with spending a weekend on the couch, hanging with my pals Sparky and Big Red.

Then, right when I'm at the peak of addiction, those meddlesome kids have to go and take it all away from me. With the overly-intriguing ~~Max Halls~~ Cardinals and the always-perplexing Sun Devils staying in the fridge this weekend, all that is left is a lukewarm serving of Arizona Wildcat football.

On with the picks!

Arizona -23.5 @ Washington State

I'm not really sure what to say about this game. Since 2008 Washington State is a combined 4-27 ('08: 2-11, '09: 1-11, '10: 1-5). Four wins. Arizona already has four wins this season.

That really says it all.

Just to give you some perspective, here are some examples of the 27 teams that the Cougars have lost to: ‘08 Baylor, ‘08 UCLA, ‘08 Hawaii, ‘09 Hawaii, ‘09 Arizona State, ‘09 Notre Dame, ‘10 Southern Methodist. Not exactly squads that set the world on fire. To add insult to injury, Washington State barely avoided embarrassment in the second game of the season, needing a 16 point fourth-quarter comeback to defeat Big Sky darlings Montana State.

Now that 23.5 point spread is starting to make sense.

Really, I can't understand how Arizona lost against Oregon State last week. Up until the last seconds ticked off the clock, I still believed the Wildcats were going to win. I guess living on the edge for three weeks in a row finally caught up to Mike Stoops' gang. If only Arizona was able to play the first three-and-a-half quarters like they play the last five minutes of the fourth every Saturday; they probably would go undefeated.

The Wildcat defense has to be frustrated with the way they performed against Ryan Katz and the Beaver passing game. There's almost no way they get picked apart like that two weeks in a row. Look for them to take out a week's worth of frustration on Jeff Tuel and the Cougar offense.

This one ends in a blowout.

Intern Prediction: Arizona 45, Washington State 17

Last week's record: 1-2

Total record: 7-4