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The debate over what to do with the 2004 BCS National Championship trophy was rehashed last week by a rejected appeal. With USC’s penalties remaining in place, the game of ‘keep away’ continues, as the crystal ball is tossed around in discussions that exclude the program that earned it. A year ago, it was proposed that the title be stripped and remain vacant for that calendar year.[...]

It didn’t take long for the rumor of a possible change in the USC football uniform to spread like a wildfire across Tuesday’s Internet. It was a fire that flamed with resentment and burned with more intensity once images were attached.

We know today that Scott Wolf’s original report wasn’t completely inaccurate, though it was a bit overblown. [...]

Offensive Tackle
Height: 6’5

Weight: 307 lbs
Hands: 11’
Projection: First Round

When it comes to the NFL Draft, USC is better known for its more recent haul of linebackers and quarterbacks. And historically, it is highlighted for big name runners flowing through the pipeline. [..]

What began as a rumor from the lips of ESPN’s Colin Cowherd on radio, has grown to SI.com identifying a school and Sports by Brooks reporting that NCAA investigators are en route to Oregon.

The topic of discussion will be a $25,000 payment from the athletic department to an entity by the name of Complete Scouting Services, and [...]

From 1978 to 2010, the Pac 10 was more than a conference. It was a symbol of stability, maintaining ten institutions without change for more than three decades. During the period, the college football landscape experienced multiple shifts and reformation, before settling with the alignments we see today.

For the purpose of this section, the [...]

Conference expansion was already foreseeable in 2005. The ACC’s poaching of Virginia Tech, Miami, and Boston College in the earlier part of the decade acted as a precursor of things to come. The Pac 10 eventually rolled with the realignment trend, adding Utah and Colorado to it’s membership this fall.

The increase by two required [...]

Auburn and Oregon brought the 2010 college football season to a close, and with it came a statistical end to the Pacific 10 conference. The Ducks were denied an opportunity to provide a championship bookend for a league that saw Southern California capture the crown for the inaugural year of 1978. But with one final game played, we receive one last digit,[...]

Jake Locker entered last season as nothing more than a gifted athlete with plenty of upside. By the end of September, he had attained national recognition and superstar status on a team with a no-name roster. With one victory over Pete Carroll’s Trojans, the faceless quarterback was catapulted into America’s living rooms. And as we sit just two days away from the rematch, Locker finds himself in a similar situation. [...]

The Heisman Trust announced on Wednesday that the 2005 Stiff Arm Trophy will be vacated. The decision leaves the award empty for that particular college football season, and denies Vince Young  the Suzette Charles path to obtain the valued hardware. The announcement came one day after Reggie Bush returned the merchandise, which also signified the [...]

The dog days of summer drudged with coaching change, conference expansion, and agent giveaways that led to program takeaways. The NCAA adopted a new “give a shit” attitude, and self serving BYU couldn’t give a shit about anyone. With the pigskin spinning end to end in the September sky, all the jabbering and bickering came to an end…