19+ hour, 43+ min ago   (136+ words) The most expensive roster in the Big 12 Conference rolled into Corvallis on Saturday. The Texas Tech football operation pulled up to Reser Stadium like an 18-wheeler, with a long-haul $2 million left tackle, wideout bookends raking in $1 million each, a $1.8 million…...

6+ day, 17+ hour ago   (160+ words) I got asked some questions about Michigan’s last-second (literally) victory over Western Michigan. I also got asked about the Pac-12’s Week 1 performance, the biggest concern I have about Oregon football, an MLB umpire, Oregon State’s bowl hopes, Nike’s trajectory,…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (90+ words) EUGENE — It’s a new era. The kids get paid. What do I know? But if I’m the University of Oregon, the return on investment didn’t pencil out on Saturday at Autzen Stadium. No. 2-ranked team in America? It ended up…...

2+ week, 11+ hour ago   (338+ words) Portland State’s first game of the Chris Fisk era started with a bang — but landed with a thud. The Vikings were outstanding in a dominant and shocking first half against a nationally ranked team. PSU led UC Davis, 21-0, at halftime,…...

2+ week, 15+ hour ago   (173+ words) USC football doesn’t speak for the West Coast. The Trojans haven’t mattered in a while. And Stanford has never been a consistent draw. What I’m saying is that those two programs are not the prism through which college football passion…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (963+ words) I have some insight into Oregon State’s quarterback competition. Will the money matter? If it does, Maalik Murphy’s second-year revenue-share deal at OSU becomes an interesting data point. I have the goods there. Oregon Athletic Director Rob Mullens did some…...