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Rice: 2020 Fall Football Season Vital to Arizona State’s Ongoing Development
> Sun Devils hope to continue momentum of first two years under Herm Edwards

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No Pac-12 team has more to lose by not playing fall football than Arizona State, which hopes to continue its development under Herm Edwards.

Pac-12 Football

Dietlin: A Russian Hacker, USF, and Why the Irish are Postseason Losers
> Notre Dame's decades-long self-imposed bowl ban remains a conundrum

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Damn you Domers! I understand the aversion to my “experiment” covering your beloved team, but can’t we just all get

Pac-12 Men's Basketball

Scouting the Pac-12 Basketball Arenas: Colorado’s CU Events Center
> A look at the history, characteristics, and some key stats of each facility

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At nearly a mile in elevation, the raucous CU Events Center provides a home-court advantage among the best the Pac-12 hoops has to offer.

Pac-12 Football

Schoeler: Player Departures Proving Costly For Nick Rolovich’s Cougars
> Opt outs, transfers, and the Pac-12's response to the pandemic have made things difficult

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Washington State football now has the most players in the transfer portal of any team in the Pac-12, according to 247sports.

Pac-12 Football

Connon: Thompson-Robinson May be Pac-12’s Best & Most Underrated Quarterback
> Too often blamed for losses, DTR should be UCLA's top offensive weapon in 2020

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Though often underrated, UCLA’s Thompson-Robinson could easily be the best quarterback in the Pac-12 by season’s end.

Pac-12 Football

La Rue: Loyalty Alone Keeps NFL-Bound Duck Jevon Holland in Eugene
> The junior safety has more to gain by joining his fellow Oregon stars in declaring for the Draft

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Oregon’s Jevon Holland should preserve his Top 10 NFL Draft status and follow his Duck teammates in opting out of the 2020 Pac-12 season.

Pac-12 Football

2019 Pac-12 Football Season Rewind: Highlights and Summaries from Week 3
> Highlights of the biggest games with summaries and results of the others

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Week 3 of 2019 Pac-12 football saw three teams facing ranked opponents with Arizona State upsetting No. 18 Michigan State in East Lansing.

Pac-12 Men's Basketball

Scouting the Pac-12 Basketball Arenas: Utah’s John M. Huntsman Center
> A look at the history, characteristics, and some key stats of each facility

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With capacity of 15,000, the Huntsman Center is the largest college basketball arena in the Pac-12 and one of the largest on the West Coast.

Pac-12 Football

Ackerman: New Trojan Coaches Must Get More Out of Their Existing Talent
> Ceding L.A. to the Ducks is a problem, but the need to develop players is greater still

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Recruiting has not been the problem with USC football the last couple years. It’s been getting the most of the talent that the Trojans have.

Pac-12 Football

Martinez-Krams: Playing College Football Now Puts Entire Communities at Risk
> Unlike the NBA, the NCAA its has not taken the necessary safety precautions

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The Pac-12 should not join those leagues playing football, exposing cities to COVID-19, and generally flaunting the idea that the virus is not harmful.

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Jack Follman’s 2020 NBA Big Board Mock Draft
> The November 18 Draft will be held via videoconference from ESPN's studios

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Follman projects 10 Pac-12 Conference players to be selected in the first two rounds of the 2020 NBA Draft.

Pac-12 Football

Mathisen: Steve Emtman Easily the All-Time Greatest Husky Football Standout
> No other Washington player can match the defensive lineman's impressive accomplishments

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In 1990, Steve Emtman was name the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year and won the Morris Trophy, awarded to the best defensive lineman.

Pac-12 Mailbag Column Pac-12 Sports Law

Sports Law Mailbag: Sports Betting, Arizona Hoops Penalties, and NCAA Motives
> Plus questions on transgender athletes and COVID-19-related age discrimination

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In their second mailbag column, our College Sports Law columnists address questions pertaining to sports betting, NCAA violations, and more.

Pac-12 Football

Marks: Freshmen, New QB to Play Key Roles in Karl Dorrell’s Retooled Offense
> The Buffs will have plenty of offensive questions to answer when play resumes

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The first and biggest offensive hole to fill for the Colorado Buffs is at the quarterback position, following the departure of Steven Montez.

Pac-12 Football

Cefalu: Previewing and Predicting a Hypothetical Holy War
> Key losses might have made it difficult to win a 2020 matchup with BYU

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The Pac-12’s nonconference cancellations raised a burning question for Utah followers: What would have happened in this year’s Holy War?

Pac-12 Football

Rice: Jayden Daniels Means More to His Team than any Other QB in the Country
> The ASU sophomore may not win the Heisman, but his collegiate and NFL future looks bright

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ASU quarterback Jayden Daniels is the biggest difference-maker not only in the Pac-12 but in all of college football, and here’s why.

Pac-12 Football

Schoeler: Just Put WSU’s Max Borghi on the All-Pac-12 First Team Right Now
> It isn't difficult to make a case for Borghi as the Conference's best running back

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Max Borghi may not be a household name for Pac-12 fans right now, but that is about to change, as soon as players step back on the field.

Pac-12 Football

Dietlin: The Greatness of ‘The Four Horsemen’ is Long Gone for Notre Dame
> And for what it's worth, the Fighting Irish beat lowly Duke last Saturday

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While the ND defense is senior heavy and stout, the offense lacks a proven commodity at receiver, and has depth issues at running back.

Pac-12 Conference Business

Perez: Mixing Gambling and College Sports a Disaster Waiting to Happen
> Colorado's betting partnership with PointsBet opens a Pandora's Box of potential problems

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The University of Colorado’s betting partnership with PointsBet opens a Pandora’s Box of potential problems for the Pac-12.

Pac-12 Football

2019 Pac-12 Football Season Rewind: Highlights and Summaries from Week 2
> Highlights of the biggest games with summaries and results of the others

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ecent developments given Pac-12 fans hope that football might return sooner than expected, though a start date has not yet

Pac-12 Football

What happens when a rogue USC writer decides to cover Notre Dame?
> No one knows for sure, but our Mik Dietlin is determined to give it a try

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The Notre Dame/USC rivalry goes back almost 100 years, fittingly fox trotting to life during the Roaring 20’s.

Serious Fun

The Great Pac-12 Fight Songs Debate
> Two of our senior writers debate and defend their rankings of the top school anthems

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You’ll find all Pac-12 Conference fight songs ranked and embedded with some historical notes you may find surprising.

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2020 List of Current Pac-12 Players in the NFL
> Including players on practice squads, injured reserve, suspended & opt-outs

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Compete list of current Pac-12 players in the NFL, including players on practice squads, injured reserve, suspended & opt-outs

Oregon tight end Spencer Webb goes up high for a touchdown catch against Auburn.

Pac-12 Football

2019 Pac-12 Football Season Rewind: Highlights and Summaries from Week 1
> Highlights of the biggest games with summaries and results of the others

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The recent announcement of a partnership with Quidel Corporation for rapid testing has given Pac-12 fans hope that football might return sooner than expected.

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Follman: 2021 Pac-12 NFL Draft and Transfer Watch for the SW/Mountain Region
> Which draft-eligible players will declare, which will stay, and which will transfer?

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Here are the Pac-12 players from the Southwest/Mountain Region with big decisions to make among those eligible for the 2021 NFL Draft.

Pac-12 Mailbag Column Pac-12 Sports Law

Sports Law Mailbag: What’s driving disputes between Under Armour & Cal, UCLA?
> Plus Pac-12's Title IX pandemic position, Big Ten parents suit, eligibility issues, and more

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Our College Sports Law columnists answer questions on sports apparel contracts, Title IX, eligibility issues, and player suspensions.

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Follman: 2021 Pac-12 NFL Draft and Transfer Watch for the California Region
> Which draft-eligible players will declare, which will stay, and which will transfer?

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Here are the Pac-12 players from the California Region with big decisions to make among those eligible for the 2021 NFL Draft.

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Follman: 2021 Pac-12 NFL Draft and Transfer Watch for the Northwest Region
> Which draft-eligible players will declare, which will stay, and which will transfer?

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Here are the players from the Northwest Region (Oregon, OSU, Washington & WSU) with big decisions to make among those eligible for the 2021 NFL Draft.

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Miller Mailbag: Weather Games, COVID-19 & Recruiting, UA Media Bias, and More
> The pandemic continues to wreak havoc with fall and winter Pac-12 sports

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Dane Miller addresses winter Pac-12 football weather, Arizona media bias, the effects of COVID-19 on recruiting, and the delay of basketball.

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Miller: Lute Olson Redefined Tucson as a Basketball Family
> No one in the area was immune to the impact of the legendary coach who changed countless lives

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Families and strangers alike come together in Tucson to watch Arizona play basketball because of what Lute created.

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Dietlin Mailbag: The Fate of ‘The Cat,’ USC’s Oregon Problem & NCAA Hypocrisy
> Our featured columnist addresses questions on the Trojans & all of college sports

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In his first mailbag answer column, our Mik Dietlin holds nothing back, addressing questions in his uniquely offbeat and irreverent voice.

Pac-12 Football Serious Fun

Jack Follman’s Simulated 2020 Pac-12 Football Season, Pt. 4
> The North Division race tightens as USC retains control of the South

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Big games in weeks 6 and 7 of our simulated season include Cal at USC, Stanford at Notre Dame, Utah at WSU, Oregon at Cal, and UW at Utah.

Pac-12 Football Serious Fun

Jack Follman’s Simulated 2020 Pac-12 Football Season, Pt. 3
> Conference play is in full swing in weeks 4 and 5 of Follman's simulated 2020 season

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Conference play is in full swing during weeks four and five of Follman’s simulated 2020 Pac-12 fall football season.

Pac-12 Football Serious Fun

Jack Follman’s Simulated 2020 Pac-12 Football Season, Pt. 2
> Follman's take on how the Conference games—as originally scheduled—would have played out

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Pac-12 play begins in this Week Two/Week Three simulated stretch with a pair of Conference tilts, both featuring Stanford.

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Top 2021 Pac-12 NFL Draft Prospects as of August 2020
> The Conference is loaded with pro prospects this season, even after a lost season

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August is the perfect time to check in with Jack Follman’s picks for the best NFL Pac-12 prospects eligible for the 2021 Draft.

Pac-12 Football Serious Fun

Jack Follman’s Simulated 2020 Pac-12 Football Season, Pt. 1
> Follman's take on how the Conference games—as originally scheduled—would have played out

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Part 1 of Jack Follman’s assessment of of how the 2020 Pac-12 fall football season would have gone, had it been played.

Olympic Sports Pac-12 Mailbag Column Track and Field

Ritchie Mailbag: Handicapping a Lost Cross Country Season
> Stanford and Oregon would have the favorites in championships that can't be rescheduled

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Stanford and Oregon would have the favorites in Pac-12 cross country championships that can’t be rescheduled.

Pac-12 Men's Basketball

Former Pac-12 Players in 2020 NBA Playoffs

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A total of 29 former Pac-12 basketball players currently appear on rosters of teams set to compete in the 2020 NBA Playoffs.

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The Football Gods are Angry, but Pac-12 did Right Thing
> Calls for 'courage' in the face of a coronavirus pandemic are irresponsible and insane

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To callously state that the sole motive for the Pac-12 postponing football was to avoid an avalanche of lawsuits is short-sighted.

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Miller: Pac-12 Coaches, Players & Fans Deserved Better
> The abrupt postponement left everyone confused, but teams must make the most of it

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The Conference’s abrupt postponement left everyone saddened and confused, but the teams must make the most of it.

Pac-12 Conference Business

Scott: Postponing fall sports an ‘extremely difficult and painful decision’
> All fall sports were put on hold & winter teams will not be allowed to compete until 2021

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Just hours after the Big Ten announced that fall sports would not be played, the Pac-12 took an even bigger step.

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Cleary Mailbag: Why Pat Bailey wasn’t retained as an assistant at OSU
> Plus questions about MLB Draft, last season's cancellations, and more

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James Cleary addresses some offseason changes in his first mailbag column, which touches on Pac-12 players in MLB, and more.

Pac-12 Football Serious Fun

The Great Pac-12 Running Back Ranking Debate of 2020
> Two of our senior writers defend and debate their ordered lists of the top Conference RBs

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SportsPac12 senior writers Nick Bartlett & Jack Follman debate their ordered lists of the top Conference running backs.

Pac-12 Football Serious Fun

The Great Pac-12 Quarterback Ranking Debate of 2020
> Two of our senior writers defend and debate their ordered lists of the top Conference QBs

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SportsPac12 senior writers Nick Bartlett & Jack Follman debate their ordered lists of the top Conference quarterbacks.

Pac-12 Football

2020 Preseason All-SportsPac12 Football Team
> Our choices for the Pac-12's best football players as selected by our three senior writers

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Our Senior Writers have selected the inaugural All-SportsPac12 team based on their collective votes on their all-region teams.

Pac-12 Football

Experienced Bears Poised to Contend for North Division Title
> With a wealth of returning starters, Cal can't be counted out of the Conference race

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Returning 18 starters, including the entire offense and seven on defense, California is one of the most experienced teams in the country.

Stats & Records

2020 Football Preseason Award Watch Lists

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It isn’t easy to keep up with all of the preseason award watch list selections, so we’ve done it for

Pac-12 Football

Youth Movement Key to Breakthrough Season for Wildcats
> Kevin Sumlin's future and the state of the program could depend on a winning season

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The 2020 college football season isn’t yet a certainty, but we continue our Pac-12 football previews with the Arizona Wildcats.