College Football

Spencer McLaughlin is joined by ‘Locked on Trojans’ host Marc Culkin to assess how USC has performed through two weeks under Lincoln Riley.

The highs were high for Pac-12 football teams last weekend, but the outcomes were far from perfect for the Conference on the gridiron.

The three biggest Pac-12 games this weekend involve Oregon State, Arizona, and the first in-conference matchup featuring Stanford and USC.

Opportunities for Pac-12 football teams to pick up notable nonconference victories are plentiful in Week 2, but it will be a major challenge.

The reputation of Pac-12 football took a hit over the weekend with two losses (one a blowout) that the SEC handed to Utah and Oregon.

Now that Utah football has begun 0-1, losing to previously unranked Florida, the path to the CFB Playoff is much tougher for the Pac-12.

Both Oregon and Utah football came up short, and it was not what Pac-12 Commissioner George Kliavkoff wanted to see.

No. 7 Utah football could give the Pac-12’s reputation a big boost with a victory over Florida in Gainesville on Saturday. | USATSI

Regardless of who starts for Colorado football in Week 1, the Buffs will need solid quarterback play to be successful this season.

Arizona State and Colorado kick off the Pac-12 football season with nonconference games on Thursday and Friday.

ASU’s Herm Edwards is the betting favorite to be the first football coach fired, and a couple of other coaches aren’t too far behind.

Which of Michale Penix Jr., Cam Ward, Tanner McKee, Chance Nolan, or Bo Nix could help their teams get better this season?

Our Nick Bartlett answers occasional questions in a short, fun video. In this one, he addresses a query about Washington’s pursuit of Oregon.

With expectations higher than ever in Season Five with the Bruins, Chip Kelly will need to deliver on the field to maintain job security.

Will starting Michael Penix Jr. help Washington in 2022? How much success could they have as DeBoer tries to turn the program around?

The biggest question for Cal under Justin Wilcox in 2022 will be whether or not the offense can muster enough points to help the defense.

Cardinal football coach David Shaw may be coaching in 2022 to keep himself off the hot seat or worse if Stanford falls below .500 once again.

Oregon State football’s 2022 nonconference schedule is about as tough as it could be without featuring a Power 5 opponent.

Oregon fans are hoping that a new quarterback and head coach will allow the Ducks to be more competitive against Utah than last year.

Oregon football’s first game on September 3rd vs. Georgia is probably the toughest nonconference game of any Pac-12 school in 2022.