Pac-10 Football News

Mere minutes after several future doctors and scientists rushed the Stanford Stadium field to celebrate their improbable win against the Oregon Ducks, a good friend of mine texts me, "The Pac-10 is beating each other up, not good for their rep." Not an all too uncommon statement by proverbial Pac-10 haters but this buddy happens to be a Cal ...

In its most recent trip to the Los Angeles Coliseum, as you might remember, Stanford pulled off an upset for the ages.

USC coach Pete Carroll calls defensive plays but leaves the offense to the coordinator.

The California Golden Bears enter the 2009-10 campaign with lofty expectations, and they will try to get started on a positive note when they entertain the Murray State Racers tonight in a Coaches vs.

That's right, there are now no longer any unbeaten teams in Pac-10 play. The Stanford Cardinal came out firing early, and dominated the first quarter of play.

UCLA quarterback Kevin Prince has been cleared to practice and is expected to play Saturday after showing no complications from a concussion.

Suspended running back LeGarrette Blount has been reinstated by Oregon . Blount will be available to play Saturday when the Ducks host Arizona State.

There is a definite sense of "here we go again" after Oregon's path to the Rose Bowl ran into a roadblock at Stanford and the written-off USC Trojans regained their balance to beat Arizona State.

The Oregon State Beavers and the California Golden Bears will clash this weekend in what figures to be a competitive Pac-10 contest.

The 12th-ranked USC Trojans needed just two big plays -- Will Harris' 55-yard interception return for a touchdown and Damian Williams' 75-yard score on a screen -- to hold off Arizona State, 14-9. The Trojans suffered an embarrassing 27-point setback to Oregon last week and nearly dropped two straight conference games before Harris ended ASU's ...

A magical touchdown run turned into a horrific nightmare in one of the scariest incidents in Cal football history.

A Kai Forbath field goal at the start of the fourth quarter proved to be the difference as the UCLA Bruins slipped by the Washington Huskies, 24-23, in Pac-10 Conference play at the Rose Bowl.

Jahvid Best took a direct snap in the second quarter, ran off the left tackle, and at the one yard line attempted to hurdle an Oregon State Beaver.

It's been nearly one week since the Oregon Ducks completely outplayed the USC Trojans.

The Arizona State Sun Devils hoped Southern California might have a letdown after a big victory over Oregon.

If the last-place Washington State Cougars need inspiration, all they have to do is look across the Arizona Stadium field on Saturday.

Stanford football's defense has taken a huge hit. Leading tackler Clinton Snyder has injured his knee and is out for the season.

Think that USC win made an impression on recruits? I talked to James Scales right after the game and this is what he told me: "I was talking to Chris McCain, he was texting me, hitting me up every five minutes, 'Did you see this play? Did you see that play?'" "It was a real good atmosphere," said Scales, who plans to visit Eugene for the Dec.

There is a glitch in the Matrix. The 2000 sports year is repeating itself in the year 2009.

Just three years ago, he was the offensive coordinator at New Hampshire, not exactly a typical laboratory for high-tech football.