Pac-12 Notes – March


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Pac-12 Notes – March

//posted 3.30.2013

Update: George Farmer out for the season … Auburn allegedly paid players; changed grades under Chizik

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January 31st Former Nebraska quarterback named offensive coordinator at Oregon Can’t get rid of this guy … From ESPN … Oregon has promoted former Nebraska quarterback Scott Frost to offensive coordinator under new coach Mark Helfrich. The move announced Thursday had been expected since Helfrich, the team’s former offensive coordinator, was made the Ducks’ head coach on Jan. 20. Frost will also serve as quarterbacks coach in his new role. The 38-year-old has been Oregon’s wide receivers coach for the past four seasons under coach Chip Kelly, who left the …

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February 27th CU the 9th-best coaching job in the Pac-12? Athlon has published (thanks to Ron Ward for finding this) a ranking of the coaching positions for all of the Division 1 schools. Colorado comes in at No. 50 overall, ninth in the Pac-12. Here’s what Athlon had to say about being a head coach in Boulder: 9. Colorado Pros: Colorado lacks the tradition of some of the Pac-12 powers, but this program has enjoyed strong pockets of success over the past 25 years. The Buffs won three Big Eight …

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Pac-12 Notes – December

//posted 12.29.2012

Oregon’s Chip Kelly evasive on NFL openings … USC falls to Georgia Tech in Sun Bowl, 21-7 … USC WR Robert Woods declares for NFL draft

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Pac-12 Notes – November

//posted 11.15.2012

November 30th Larry Scott: Pac-12 staying at 12 Larry Scott, on hand in Palo Alto for the Pac-12 championship game between UCLA and Stanford, gave his “State of the Conference” report Friday. While there will be other quotes of note later tonight, the first one which caught my eye, in terms of quoting, had to do with conference expansion. Other conferences are expanding and contracting so quickly that I, quite honestly, have a hard time keeping track (if you can name the members of the Big East for the 2013 …

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Pac-12 Notes – October

//posted 10.30.2012

Pac-12 Notes – October October 30th Colorado/Arizona game time set When you are no longer a draw, you are not ready for primetime … The time for the Colorado/Arizona game next weekend has been set. The Buffs’ final road game of the season will kickoff at 11:30 a.m., and will be nationally televised on FX. The remaining games on the Pac-12 schedule next weekend – Arizona State at USC; UCLA at Washington State; Oregon at Cal; Oregon State at Stanford; and Utah at Washington – will have to wait until …

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Pac-12 Notes – September

//posted 9.28.2012

Half of the Pac-12 teams are ranked in the latest AP poll … Larry Scott confirms discussions on 7th BCS bowl

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Pac-12 Notes – June/July, 2012 July 31st Penn State running back transferring to USC The highest profile Nittany Lion to date has defected, choosing USC. From ESPN … Penn State running back Silas Redd reportedly met with Penn State head coach Bill O’Brien this afternoon, letting his head coach know he was heading to Los Angeles. Redd is eligible to transfer immediately without sitting out a season after Penn State was hit with unprecedented sanctions two weeks ago, including a four-year bowl ban. Several Penn State players, including linebacker Michael …

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Pac-12 Notes – January

//posted 1.31.2012

National championship/Heisman trophy odds favor USC/Oregon … Big 12 schedule skews old rivalries

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August 31st Texas A&M says “adios” to the Big 12 After weeks of partial denials and convoluted press releases, Texas A&M has made it official. The Aggies are looking for a new conference. Texas A&M has notified the Big 12 that it plans to apply for membership to a new conference, and if accepted, it will end its membership with the Big 12 on June 30, 2012. “I have determined it is in the best interest of Texas A&M to make application to join another athletic conference,” Loftin, who was …

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April 30th Colorado held its own in 2011 NFL draft The Colorado Buffaloes more than held their own in comparison to the rest of the new Pac-12 this weekend. Only one new rival, USC, had more players selected in the first four rounds (four) than did Colorado (three). Cal and Stanford did catch the Buffs with their third picks in the fourth round, but the fact remains that, well through the midway point of the 2011 draft, Colorado was second alone in its new league in number of players drafted. …

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Seven of CU’s 2011 opponents have coaches on the “hot seat” list … DL Eric Richter one of strongest players in the NCAA

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