ESPN.com presents Pac-12 Ted Miller http://espn.go.com/blog/pac12 60 en-us Sun, 19 May 2013 20:03:17 webmaster@espn.go.com http://assets.espn.go.com/i/espn/teamlogos/lrg/trans/espn_dotcom_black.gif 110 110 Another healthy mailbag. Settle in. As always, follow the Pac-12 blog on Twitter. To the notes! Ex-Buff fan in Pac-12 dungeon writes: I am so sick of Colorado being the loser on the block. We were two points away from having ZERO wins last year. I was pumped about our new coach until I hear that he can't even hang on to the few good players we have. Not to mention we have? you guessed it ZERO quality recruits for 2014. Give it to me straight doc: how bad will this year be in terms of win total?]]> http://espn.go.com/blog/pac12/post/_/id/56877/mailbag-colorado-blues Fri, 17 May 2013 18:00:28 EDT 56877 All players are equal, but some players are more equal than others. That's the basis of our Most Important Player series. First off, quarterbacks are excluded to make things more interesting. It goes without saying, for example, that Oregon's Marcus Mariota is the Ducks' most important player. And most important doesn't necessarily have to be "best." An All-American's backup can be pretty darn good, too. Our most important guys are players who could swing a win total one way or the other, based on their living up to expectations.]]> http://espn.go.com/blog/pac12/post/_/id/56869/most-important-player-wsu-cougars Fri, 17 May 2013 16:00:57 EDT 56869 Happy Friday. As noted yesterday, Arizona's Jake Fischer was named to the Lott IMPACT watch list. Here's some more on the linebacker. A spring exit interview with ASU defensive line coach Jackie Shipp. In honor of the passing of Chuck Muncie, the San Jose Mercury News asks who is Cal's greatest running back? Details of the Webb-Lewis case continue to emerge. Chip Kelly bringing a "spark" to the Eagles. Oregon State loses a defensive tackle to a medical retirement.]]> http://espn.go.com/blog/pac12/post/_/id/56860/lunch-links-cals-greatest-rb Fri, 17 May 2013 14:30:45 EDT 56860 Continuing with his look at the top prospects for the 2014 draft by position, ESPN's Mel Kiper ranked the tight ends , outside linebackers and inside linebackers . The Pac-12 is well-represented at all three position groups. Three of the top five tight ends are from the Pac-12, headlined by Washington's Austin Seferian-Jenkins at No. 1. Oregon's Colt Lyerla is No. 2 on the list followed by USC's Xavier Grimble at No. 5. Kiper on Seferian-Jenkins: This is the definition of a matchup problem: a tight end with the size (6-foot-6, 265 pounds) to block and the hands and athleticism to be split out, where he can overwhelm smaller corners.]]> http://espn.go.com/blog/pac12/post/_/id/56851/ranking-the-te-lb-and-olb-2014-prospects Fri, 17 May 2013 12:00:32 EDT 56851 Erik McKinney and Phil Murphy preview today’s Elite 11 camp in San Francisco by discussing a few quarterbacks they’re looking forward to seeing. They also take a look at Sunday’s Nike Football Training Camp that is also in San Francisco.]]> http://espn.go.com/blog/pac12/post/_/id/56858/video-pac-12-official-visit-3 Fri, 17 May 2013 11:00:10 EDT 56858 The Huskies have good experience and depth across the offensive line.]]> http://espn.go.com/blog/pac12/post/_/id/56848/video-one-good-thing-washington Fri, 17 May 2013 09:00:58 EDT 56848 The recent selections of Will Sutton, Shayne Skov, Anthony Barr and Devon Kennard in our "Most Important Player" series has given rise to a very interesting question posed to me in the mailbag. As always, mailbags come out Friday afternoons, but Jerry in San Jose offered this: Kevin, we know Stanford has the best front seven in the league. Which team has the next best? I won't be answering this question in tomorrow's mailbag for a very simple reason.]]> http://espn.go.com/blog/pac12/post/_/id/56839/poll-pac-12s-best-front-seven Thu, 16 May 2013 19:00:32 EDT 56839 All players are equal, but some players are more equal than others. That's the basis of our Most Important Player series. First off, quarterbacks are excluded to make things more interesting. It goes without saying, for example, that Oregon's Marcus Mariota is the Ducks' most important player. And most important doesn't necessarily have to be "best." An All-American's backup can be pretty darn good, too. Our most important guys are players who could swing a win total one way or the other, based on their living up to expectations.]]> http://espn.go.com/blog/pac12/post/_/id/56827/most-important-player-washington-huskies Thu, 16 May 2013 17:30:22 EDT 56827 The Lott IMPACT Trophy watch list for 2013 has been announced and the Pac-12 is well-represented. Of the 42 players on the watch list, 11 hail from the Pac-12 with a wide range of players from all levels of defense. The award, named in honor of USC and San Francisco 49ers great Ronnie Lott, goes to the country's Defensive IMPACT Player of the Year (IMPACT stands for Integrity, Maturity, Performance, Academics, Community and Tenacity) and, per its website "is unique because it represents the first trophy to give equal weight to personal character as well as athletic performance from a defensive college player and is the first national college football award based on the West Coast.]]> http://espn.go.com/blog/pac12/post/_/id/56832/lott-impact-watch-list-announced Thu, 16 May 2013 16:00:59 EDT 56832 I just want to tell you both good luck. We're all counting on you. BYU's offensive coordinator gets a strong endorsement from Rich Rodriguez. Arizona State is still fighting to get the Notre Dame game in Tempe. Brady Hoke rumored to arbitrate. Cal hired a new strength and conditioning coach. Colorado's defensive linemen are trimming up. Five of the most influential Oregon plays of the past 10 seasons. The Oregon State spring tour continues with USC.]]> http://espn.go.com/blog/pac12/post/_/id/56819/lunch-links-who-replaces-john-white Thu, 16 May 2013 14:30:36 EDT 56819