The Pac-12, currently consisting of two teams, is on the brink of expansion that will provide a more stable future for Washington State and Oregon State and devastate its conference…
In one regard, the Pac-12 hasn’t splintered: All 12 schools are tied to the bowls affiliated with the conference in recent years. Exceptions are made for teams that qualify for the…
In one of the most surprising developments of the early season, Arizona State faces a major trap game this week at Texas State. Bad teams don’t encounter trap games. They are the…
One year after isolation became official, Oregon State athletic director Scott Barnes is long past the point of pleasantries and etiquette when it comes to the only topic that matters…
Expansion of the College Football Playoff is arguably the greatest competitive change in the sport’s history — more significant than the move from the Bowl Championship Series to the four-team…
Instant reaction to Week 2 developments across college football … 1. Big week in the PNW After the runt of the group survived yet another Saturday scare at Autzen Stadium,…
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Pac-12 ratings game The on-field results are merely half the story this season for Washington State and Oregon State. The TV ratings matter, too. They matter as much as wins…
Expansion of the College Football Playoff is arguably the greatest competitive change in the sport’s history — more significant than the move from the Bowl Championship Series to the four-team…
Our instant reaction to five weekend developments, with bonus items … 1. Dillingham, Devils deliver Here, there, everywhere — one close game followed another across the region and throughout the…
