Trojans’ Coach Helton: “It Was Not a Good Day For Us.”

Mark Saltveit History

The Oregon Ducks destroyed the Trojans 48-28 in bitterly cold, sunny weather today at a packed Autzen. RB Royce Freeman ran wild for 147 yards, but USC’s players and coaches had one explanation for the reason why: Oregon quarterback Vernon Adams, Jr. The Eastern Washington transfer threw for 313 yards, completing 14 of 17 passes for 4 TDs and an interception …

USC to Win Pac-12? Not Happening

Mike Merrell FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

Mike Merrell’s Three-and-Out In the 2012 preseason poll, the media picked what turned out to be the 7-6 University of Southern California Trojans as the top team in the land. It took three years to recover from being burned by their compulsive love for USC, but like a battered wife who can’t figure out that her prince just isn’t all that …

ESPN’s Kevin Gemmel Ranked Oregon’s QBs Fifth in Pac-12

Max Thornberry FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

Considering the fact that no one knows how the quarterback situation is going to play out in 2015 for the defending Pac-12 champion, Oregon Ducks — it is impressive that Kevin Gemmel of ESPN.com ranked Oregon as fifth in the conference at the position. With match-ups against all four quarterbacks ahead of them, an intriguing battle within arguably the strongest conference in the country …

Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Finalists

Tyler Robinson FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

Three of the five finalists for the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award are come out of the PAC 12. USC’s Cody Kessler and UClA’s Brett Hundley join Hesiman front runner Marcus Mariota as potential recipients of the Golden Arm award. The other two finalists are Baylor’s Bryce Petty and Mississippi State’s Dak Prescott. Here’s a quick rundown of each quarterback: Cody Kessler: 69.7 …

Top 5 Pac-12 Quarterbacks

Pat Pannu FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

Heading into Week 6 of college football, we are almost halfway through the season and the quarterback situation in the Pac-12 has only gotten more intense as the season has progressed. During the off-season, it was being declared all over that the Pac-12 was living up to its name as the “Conference of Quarterbacks.” Let’s take a look at the five …

College Fantasy Football Week 2: Halliday a Dud, Ajayi a Stud

Caleb Couturie FishWrap, FishWrap Archive

Stanford: bested. Michigan State: handled. Ohio State: surprised (they miss Braxton). What a week of college football! In a bye week that had immediate Heisman favorite Todd Gurley of Georgia watching from his couch, I, along with many, thought this might be a boring week of college football. Well, now, don’t I feel stupid? Besides the Oregon and MSU game, …