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Courtney: What are the Ducks getting in Byron Cardwell?
> The speedy four-star running back recruit is a true home run threat, if allowed a crease

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With Byron Cardwell part of the fold, Oregon Ducks football will have no shortage of options at running back for the foreseeable future

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Miller: Week 10 Pac-12 Men’s Basketball Power Rankings
> Not many would have predicted OSU to take down USC and Oregon in the same week

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Pac-12 men’s basketball had an upside-down week, with teams perceived at the bottom upsetting those at the top.

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Miller: Week 9 Saturday Men’s Hoops Previews
> The cream rises in January, and a bad loss could pigeon-hole a First Round exit

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The countdown to the NCAA Tournament selection is on, and for Pac-12 men’s basketball teams at or near the bubble, there’s no time to lose.

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Courtney: Ducks follow Familiar Theme with DeRuyter Hire
> The DC elevated Cal from one of the nation’s worst defensive units to one of the Pac-12’s stingiest

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Last season’s loss in Berkeley had to be glaring for Cristobal, who saw his offense get completely de-fanged by Tim DeRuyter’s Cal defense.

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Mattice: Pac-12 Water Polo Teams set to Return to Action
> As a restart draws near, questions remain about the viability of the men's and women's seasons

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The threat of team outbreaks will arguably be more critical in determining the Pac-12’s success in water polo this season than performance.

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The Great Pac-12 Best Football Weather Ranking Debate
> Two of our senior writers have fun debating their rankings of the best gridiron climates

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Listen in as the two debate their respective best weather Pac-12 football program rankings and have some fun along the way.

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Miller: Week 9 Thursday Men’s Hoops Previews
> The Pac-12 is worryingly close to being relegated to just four teams in the Big Dance

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The first two games of the week in the Conference of Champions have turned the race for second place on its head.

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Gharib: USC Road Trip a Great Test of Pac-12 Title Hopes
> After losing at Oregon State, the Trojans face another tough challenge at Stanford

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hrough 14 games, USC has looked like the best team in the Pac-12—plain and simple. The Trojans are deep, they

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Miller: Week 9 Pac-12 Men’s Basketball Power Rankings
> The final stretch of the Conference race looms large in the eyes of the Selection Committee

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The Top 4 Pac-12 hoops teams have begun separating themselves from the middle and bottom of the Conference, earning AP Votes in the process.

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Miller: Week 8 Saturday Men’s Hoops Previews
> With February just around the corner, holding steady at home remains the key

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With four games on everyone’s favorite channel to bootleg, strap yourself in for a quality Saturday of West Coast basketball.

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Ritchie: Pac-12 Cross Country and Indoor Track Notebook
> The 2020-21 Conference cross country and indoor track seasons remain up in the air

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With the 2020-21 Pac-12 Cross Country Championship a mere seven weeks away, only one Pac-12 school has released a cross country schedule.

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Miller: Week 8 Thursday Men’s Hoops Previews
> Daytime games are becoming more common on the Conference schedule

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Conference play continues on Thursday with three mid-day start times and two matchups during traditional viewing hours.

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Vilardo: Week 8 Pac-12 Men’s Basketball Stat Notes
> Statistical notes on the season as a whole and on upcoming games

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For the season, Stanford’s Oscar da Silva is scoring a Pac-12-best 25 points per game, while also averaging 11 rebounds and three assists.

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Miller: Week 8 Pac-12 Men’s Basketball Power Rankings
> Five Conference teams are likely battling for seeds in this year’s Big Dance

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ith five teams from the Pac-12 likely to receive invitations to this year’s Big Dance, the fight among the Conference’s

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Jack Follman’s Updated Top 2021 Pac-12 NFL Prospects
> Eligible Conference players most likely to be taken high in the Draft

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The shortened season hasn’t given NFL prospects as much of a chance to show off as they maybe have in past years.

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Gharib: USC rolling but needs Ethan Anderson to contend
> The Trojans struggle at times on the offensive end, but the sophomore guard could ease the load

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Ethan Anderson, a strong and sturdy guard, is the floor general, an on-court coach, and the “point god” for the Trojans.

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Jack Follman’s Early Pac-12 Power Rankings for 2021
> A very early look at the teams and all-conference players expected to return next season

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The Ducks get the top spot going into 2021 as they have a young roster that proved they could win a Pac-12 football championship last year.

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Miller: Week 7 Saturday Men’s Hoops Previews
> The Bruins can stay atop the Pac-12 standings with a win over Arizona

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With a full slate of games spaced evenly over the day, it’s will be like Christmas morning for die-hard Pac-12 basketball fans.

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Miller: Week 7 Thursday Men’s Hoops Previews
> Fans will be treated to two Quad 1 matchups in Oregon-Colorado and USC-Arizona

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The Oregon-Colorado and USC-Arizona tilts are important games for the Regular Season Pac-12 Basketbnall Championship race.

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Root: Falling to Arizona was best loss possible for 8-0 WSU
> Playing the Wildcats tough showed the Cougars are a legitimate threat this season

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WSU’s Noah Williams stepped up offensively against Arizona without giving up his consistent production on the defensive end.

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Schoeler: Cougar Football Lessons Learned in 2020
> Nick Rolovich’s first-year turnaround was compounded by injuries and the pandemic

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It was a challenging, up-and-down season for the Washington State football, given the pandemic, a coaching change, and injuries.

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Gharib: Why USC Men’s Basketball will Shock the Pac-12
> Even with only six returning players, the Trojans are not to be ignored

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With multiple players taller than 6-7, this is an extremely agile and versatile defensive USC men’s basketball squad.

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Vilardo: Week 7 Pac-12 Men’s Basketball Stat Notes
> Statistical notes on the season as a whole and on and upcoming games

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ith 2020 Pac-12 football in the rearview mirror, this column switches its focus to men’s basketball. Each week, I’ll bring

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Miller: Week 6 Pac-12 Men’s Hoops in Review
> The two teams with the longest home winning streaks continued their dominance

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If the Selection Show were held today, only Oregon, UCLA, Stanford, and Colorado would feel comfortable, with USC squarely on the bubble.

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Miller: Final 2020 Pac-12 Football Power Rankings
> Assessing the teams beyond the quirks, cancellations, and opt-outs of a shortened season

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Colorado will face Texas in the the Alamo Bowl, and Oregon will square off against Iowa State in the Fiesta Bowl.

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Courtney: Postmortem Takeaways from Oregon’s Loss to Iowa State
> In many ways, the game was a snapshot of the Duck football season as a whole

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2020 Oregon football fell woefully short of the expectations that followed the team coming off a magnificent 2019 campaign.

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Miller: Week 6 Saturday Pac-12 Men’s Basketball Previews
> The winner of the Oregon-Stanford matchup could emerge as the Conference favorite

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At the end of the season, the teams that are able to sweep on the road invariably secure the all-important byes in the Pac-12 Tournament.

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Root: How WSU can Maintain its Momentum into 2021
> The Cougars continue to fly under the radar despite starting 8-0

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Five things WSU must do to have a chance of entering the national conversation or earn an NCAA tournament invitation.

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Doss: Week 5 in Pac-12 Women’s Basketball—Best vs. Best
> All four teams ranked in the top 10 in preseason will be in action against each other

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The biggest surprise early in Pac-12 women’s hoops has been the strong play of the Cougars.

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Courtney: Burning questions for Oregon entering Fiesta Bowl vs. Iowa State
> There has been no indication from the UO coaching staff as to who will start at quarterback

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Oregon’s road to Glendale has been filled with twists and turns and obstacles that only 2020 could provide.

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Vilardo: Statistical Preview of Oregon-Iowa State Fiesta Bowl
> The Ducks have won five straight games against ranked opponents

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t will be a first-time affair in the 2020 Fiesta Bowl as Oregon and Iowa State have never before met.

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Miller: Early Hoops Review and Thursday Game Previews
> Pac-12 hoops is not perceived by the national media as strongly as it was last season

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Assuming the Pac-12 picks up six bids to the NCAA Tournament, the teams currently on the bubble are Arizona State and Washington State.

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Jack Follman’s 2020 Pac-12 Football All-Freshman Teams
> The players on this list figure to be the up-and-coming stars of next season and beyond

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Every player on Jack Follman’s Pac-12 All-Freshman teams made a significant contribution to his team in the shortened 2020 season.

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Courtney: The Case for (and against) Tyler Shough as Oregon’s Starting QB
> A string of poor performances have raised doubts about who should be the UO signal caller

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A major question surrounding the immediate future of who starts and stars at quarterback in Eugene has emerged.

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Miller: 2020 Pac-12 Alamo and Fiesta Bowl Previews
> Victories in both bowls could help improve the perception of the Conference

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No. 25 Oregon Ducks and Colorado Buffaloes will carry the Pac-12 Conference’s torch in this year’s postseason.

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Vilardo: A Statistical Preview of Colorado-Texas Alamo Bowl
> The Buffs and Longhorns, former Big 12 rivals, will meet for the 19th time

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The Colorado Buffs are 12-17 all-time in Bowl Games; they have lost their last three, and five of their last seven.

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Jack Follman’s Expanded 2020 All-Pac-12 Selections
> All-Conference teams four-deep with commentary for Players on the First and Second Teams

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very year, I compile an expanded All-Pac-12 with commentary for the first two teams and a bonus of a Third

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Mora: The Unthinkable Death of Utah’s Ty Jordan
> The sky was the limit for the 19-year-old Pac-12 Offensive Freshman of the Year

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Utah football fans knew Ty Jordan was special, but it didn’t get to Ty. He did everything for his mother, who passed away in August.

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

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Rice: Four Big Season-Ending Questions for ASU Football
> 2020 left Sun Devil fans with more question than they had when the season began

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his Arizona State football season was full of heartbreaking losses and masterful victories. The only problem is that we are

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Miller: Week 5 Pac-12 Men’s Basketball Previews
> Oregon-UCLA and Arizona-Colorado rivalries highlight this week's games

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UCLA and Oregon basketball continue their series while the Wildcats and Buffaloes take their distaste for each other to the next destination.

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Will Boise State Make a Play for Oregon DC Andy Avalos?
> The former Bronco assistant and player may be a favorite for the BSU job

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Many believe that Boise State will put Oregon defensive coordinator Andy Avalos high on their list of head coach prospects.

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SportsPac12 Players of the Week (Week 7)
> The top offensive, defensive, and freshman players as chosen by our senior football writers

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SportsPac12 Players of the Week are voted on by our senior football writers based on nominations from student broadcasters at Dash Sports TV.

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Jack Follman’s Updated CFB Top 25 (Postseason)
> Six Pac-12 teams remain in Follman's independent College Football rankings

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The USC Trojans have had their struggles, but their 16-point win at Utah looks like a nice Pac-12 football win right now.

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Mora: 2020 End-of-Season Grades for Utah Football
> With the season wrapped up, it's time to reflect on the good and the bad of 2020

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ow that the pandemic-shortened 2020 season is finally a wrap, it’s a time to reflect on both the good and

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Miller: Postseason Pac-12 Football Power Rankings
> For the second-straight year, the Oregon Ducks are Pac-12 Champions

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Colorado will face Texas in the the Alamo Bowl, and Oregon will square off against Iowa State in the Fiesta Bowl.

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Ackerman: USC was right to opt out of a bowl game
> Turning down an Alamo Bowl bid wasn't quitting; it just wasn’t worth it

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If the stakes were higher, USC wouldn’t think twice about playing the bowl game. But that’s precisely the point. The stakes aren’t higher.

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Courtney: Post Mortem Takeaways from Oregon’s Championship Win over USC
> Kayvon Thibodeaux and Oregon's defensive line harassed Trojans QB Kedon Slovis all night long

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With a ticket punched to a New Year’s Six bowl game, the Oregon Ducks renew their football reign atop the Pac-12 Conference.