SoCal cornerback updates recruitment - Colorado [$$] (Rivals)

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Lunch links: RichRod & Co. cowboy up

Source: Pac-12 Football Blog

Dinner Out is a go. Arizona's "Hard Edge" video has gone viral. ASU coaches weigh in on what makes a good recruiter. Cal is scrambling to pay off stadium debts. Should Colorado look in state for the model of a good AD? There weren't many, but here are a few of the gut-wrenching moments of the Chip Kelly era. Athlon's take on Oregon State. A case for Stanford to win the BCS championship. The Big Ten Network is pumped for UCLA vs. Nebraska in Week 3.

Media day lineup set

Source: Pac-12 Football Blog

Last week, Ted gave you the rundown of which Pac-12 players will be attending media day on July 26. Now the on-stage lineup has been set. We'll be there to bring you each team's summary "On stage..." post like we did last year, as well as "Seen and Heard" posts, a multi-story notebook and plenty of videos. We can't make any promises that the entire Google-web won't collapse and Utah's "On Stage" post won't disappear like it did last year (Ted still feels really bad about that one), but he told me he's going to slip the IT guy at Sony Studios a $20 just in case.

Athlon projects all-league team(s)

Source: Pac-12 Football Blog

It's getting to be that time when we can officially start transitioning from the offseason to the preseason. And with the preseason comes preseason teams. Or in the case of Athlon Sports, the projection of the 2013 all-league team. You can be sure Ted and I will put our colossal melons together at some point and put out a preseason team. But we like to keep you waiting. In the meantime, Athlon released all three levels of its 2013 All-Pac-12 projected team.

Video: On the spot -- Arizona State

Source: Pac-12 Football Blog

A boost in wide receiver play could add an explosive dimension to Arizona State's offense.

Las Vegas product liking Colorado - Colorado [$$] (Rivals)

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Aspillaga Leaving CU Tennis, Named Head Coach At SFA

Source: All Buffs

Category: Tennis

First head coaching job awaits for former CU Associate Head Coach Roberto Aspillaga.


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Poll: Who is No. 2 behind the SEC?

Source: Pac-12 Football Blog

The debate rages. Who is No. 2? We know who the real No. 2 is, but we're just looking at college football (and yes, I realize that is the second Austin Powers reference of the day). If you believe Phil Steele, then it's the Big 12. If you believe the majority of the folks who leave their comments below, it's the Pac-12. Any argument that doesn't have the SEC No. 1 simply isn't valid. For all the ribbing and schadenfreude that occurs on this blog in regards to the SEC, it is still the elite conference in college football until proven otherwise.

Brooks: Wood Finding Summer Comfort Level At QB

Source: Buffaloes Official Site

It's not entirely accurate to say this is Connor Wood's offense. But if it's not, the Buffs might be in more of a bind than forecasters predict.

Team rushing returning: Pac-12 North

Source: Pac-12 Football Blog

Ted spent much of the past two weeks looking at individuals from the league who are coming back. But what about from a team standpoint? As is always the case, we have to say goodbye to some folks who have graduated, departed early, transferred or simply chose to follow another path in life. What's left in the pantry? Today we're going to take a look at what each team has coming back in terms of yards, attempts and touchdowns in the run game. Earlier today we looked at the South.

Aspillaga Named Head Coach At SFA

Source: Buffaloes Official Site

First head coaching job awaits for former CU Associate Head Coach Roberto Aspillaga.

Aspillaga Leaving CU Tennis, Named Head Coach At SFA

Source: Buffaloes Official Site

First head coaching job awaits for former CU Associate Head Coach Roberto Aspillaga.

ESPN 300 released

Source: Pac-12 Football Blog

The ESPN 150+150 -- we'll call it the ESPN 300 to avoid confusion -- has been released. Here's the link to the commitment scorecard. USC currently sits at 16th in the team rankings, with Washington, Stanford and Arizona all ranked in the top 25. The current teams with ESPN 300 commitments are: USC (3): Jordan Poland (OT, La Jolla, Calif.), Tashon Smallwood (DT, Fresno, Calif.), Toa Lobendahn (OG, La Habra, Calif.) Washington (2): Rashead Johnson (Ath, Long Beach, Calif.

Abatemarco Leaving CU, Joins LMU Coaching Staff

Source: Buffaloes Official Site

CU's Tom Abatemarco is leaving the men's basketball staff to become an assistant coach at Loyola Marymount University, announced Monday.

Lunch links: Heisman hopes for Carey?

Source: Pac-12 Football Blog

The Lannisters send their regards. Now that all chargers have been dropped against Ka'Deem Carey, how does the running back rate nationally? Neat story about how Todd Graham and his coaches are making a difference in the lives of kids without fathers. A Father's Day reminder of Sonny Dykes' roots. Since 2006, Colorado's athletic department has paid out $9 million in severance. (If you say it like Dr. Evil, it's not quite as bad). The Ducks picked up a commit from a long snapper.

Edelman Selected As Co-Captain On Jr. Nat'l Team

Source: All Buffs

Category: Volleyball

University of Colorado setter Nicole Edelman has been named a co-captain on the USA Volleyball Women's Junior National Team (WJNT).


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Edelman Selected As Co-Captain On Jr. Nat'l Team

Source: Buffaloes Official Site

University of Colorado setter Nicole Edelman has been named a co-captain on the USA Volleyball Women's Junior National Team (WJNT).

Team rushing returning: Pac-12 South

Source: Pac-12 Football Blog

Ted spent much of the last two weeks looking at individuals from the league who are coming back. But what about from a team standpoint? As is always the case, we have to say goodbye to some folks who have graduated, departed early, transferred or simply chose to follow another path in life. What's left in the pantry? Today we're going to take a look at what each team has coming back in terms of yards, attempts and touchdowns in the run game. We'll start with the Pac-12 South.

CU's Steve Jones: The Comeback Champion

Source: All Buffs

Category: Men's Golf

With the U.S. Open just completed, CUBuffs.com profiles former Buffalo and 1996 U.S. Open champ Steve Jones.


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Video: On the spot -- California

Source: Pac-12 Football Blog

The quarterback position is on the spot for Cal and new coach Sonny Dykes.

Q&A: Center ready to run with Ralphie - Colorado [$$] (Rivals)

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Interim AD Ceal Barry opens up - Colorado [$$] (Rivals)

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Column: Abatemarco leaves CU better than he found it - Colorado (Rivals)

Source: Yahoo! NCAAB

Tom Abatemarco is leaving to accept an assistant coaching position with Loyola Marymount.

Mailbag: What's with toddler scholarships?

Source: Pac-12 Football Blog

It is a happy, happy Friday. I will be on vacation next week, but Kevin will be back after winning $4.7 million in Vegas playing blackjack. You should follow the Pac-12 blog on Twitter. To the mail! Alex from Corvallis writes: Have you heard about the 8th grader that got offered a scholarship to play football at UCLA? I've noticed that this is starting to become a trend in college football (Look at USC, Alabama, etc.). Why do you think teams are starting to become so interested in recruiting football players that have yet to play a snap of high school football?

Video: Kannell's top five running backs

Source: Pac-12 Football Blog

Danny Kanell counts down his top five running backs in college football, including Arizona's Ka'Deem Carey.

Trying to find the right balance - Colorado [$$] (Rivals)

Source: Yahoo! NCAAF

Pac-12 lunch links: Dykes gets his QB

Source: Pac-12 Football Blog

Happy Friday. Whatever happened to former Arizona safety Adam Hall? More on Arizona State staring down Notre Dame. California has landed a commitment from a quarterback. Not much news so far on Colorado's search for a new athletic director. Oregon's Scott Frost is an offensive coordinator to watch this season. This is a few days old, but it's interesting commentary on Oregon Sate's quarterback competition. Another excerpt from The Stanford Daily’s upcoming book, “Rags to Roses: The Rise of Stanford Football.

Something about Pac-12 recruits just like

Source: Pac-12 Football Blog

Recruiting is the lifeblood of every program in the country, and every conference has its own strengths and weaknesses when it comes to landing top prospects. We've spent a week examining the BCS conferences plus Notre Dame to find each's strength, the biggest obstacle each faces and the overall view of the conference. The final conference we'll look at is the Pac-12. Biggest obstacle: Defense, defense, defense. While this conference is never short on skill, weapons, quarterbacks and big-play offenses, finding playmakers on the defensive line is a whole lot tougher.

We Did It, You Guys! The Goal Has Been Met, But There's Plenty of Time Left.

Source: The Ralphie Report by Phil Fraser

It only too 3 days, so there's still almost the entire month to donate! Remember, $1,000 was our minimum goal. And no one likes the guy who does the bare minimum. Ever been driving behind a guy who insists on driving the speed limit? That guy's an a**hole, right? Right. So to keep you donating with no clear goal in sight, we're changing the rules. Remember this from the donation page? "For...

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Banker hopeful OSU will fill defensive voids

Source: Pac-12 Football Blog

If the Dictionary of Phrases needs a demonstration of what "cautiously optimistic" sounds like, they might want to chat with Mark Banker about his Oregon State defense. He makes a good case for optimism. And he's got reasons to be cautious. It must be first said that Banker probably feels a lot better than he did a year ago when Beavers fans were doubting him, despite a distinguished track record of consistent success, both on the field and in terms of transforming under-the-radar recruits into NFL draft choices.

The Attrition Files: Coach Tom Abatemarco

Source: All Buffs

The CU men's basketball coaching staff is finally seeing some attrition, but not in the way many had been expecting. While assistants Jean Prioleau and Mike Rohn are still waiting for that much deserved head coaching offer, Director of Player Development Tom

Buffs offer nation's top long snapper - Colorado [$$] (Rivals)

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Video: Pac-12 Official Visit

Source: Pac-12 Football Blog

Erik McKinney talks with Michele Steele about the trio of 2015 prospects Stanford offered Wednesday and the 2017 recruits to whom UCLA and USC offered scholarships this week.

CU's Steve Jones: The Comeback Champion

Source: Buffaloes Official Site

With the U.S. Open underway this week, CUBuffs.com profiles former Buffalo and 1996 U.S. Open champ Steve Jones.

Video: On the spot -- Colorado

Source: Pac-12 Football Blog

Who's on the spot at Colorado? Everybody. Because everybody needs to be on the same page for the Buffaloes to inch forward to respectability.

Ihenacho drawing plenty of looks - Colorado [$$] (Rivals)

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Little movement in hiring of new CU Buffs athletic director

Source: All Buffs

By Brian Howell Buffzone.com

Colorado chancellor Philip DiStefano said last month that the process of finding a new athletic director would take a while.

Originally posted by Daily Camera
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Colorado basketball to lose assistant coach Tom Abatemarco

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By Tom Kensler
The Denver Post

Tom Abatemarco, a member of Colorado's men's basketball coaching staff for each of the three years that Tad Boyle has been head coach, accepted an offer Thursday to be an assistant coach at Loyola Marymount.

Originally posted by Daily Camera
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Over 200 Turn Out For Successful Girls Basketball Camps

Source: Buffaloes Official Site

The Colorado women's basketball team welcomed in over 200 youngsters for the 2013 Girls Individual Camps this week.

Austin Selected to BIP/USA Development China Tour

Source: Buffaloes Official Site

Alexis Austin has been selected to the BIP/USA Development Team which will play in China along with the Pac-12 Volleyball All-Star Team June 15-28.

A ranking of Pac-12 Stadiums

Source: Pac-12 Football Blog

Every year during the preseason, we rank things -- best this, best that. It's highly subjective. And fans seem to like it. We know that because it makes so many of you apoplectic at our bias and stupidity. Athlon Sports has ranked the Pac-12 stadiums. Here's its completely defensible list. Auzten Stadium, Oregon Husky Stadium, Washington Rose Bowl, UCLA LA Coliseum, USC Folsom Field, Colorado Memorial Stadium, California Sun Devil Stadium, Arizona State Reser Stadium, Oregon State Stanford Stadium, Stanford Arizona Stadium, Arizona Rice-Eccles Stadium, Utah Martin Stadium, Washington State The thing about ranking stadiums is there's a lot that goes into it.

Seven-footer sees stock skyrocket - Colorado [$$] (Rivals)

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FB Schedule Preview: Central Arkansas - Colorado [$$] (Rivals)

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Are USC Trojans a national sleeper in 2013?

Source: Pac-12 Football Blog

USC, in terms of national championships, Heisman Trophy winners, All-Americans, great traditions and NFL success, might be the nation's preeminent program, apologies to Alabama and Notre Dame. So calling the Trojans "sleepers" seems, well, odd. But after last season's disaster, which included USC becoming the first preseason AP No. 1 to finish unranked and with six losses, a run at the nation's top-10 isn't being widely projected. Most folks believe coach Lane Kiffin is simply fighting to keep his job.

RR Radio: Looking Ahead to 2013-14 Colorado Basketball

Source: The Ralphie Report by Jon Woods

Season 3 of Ralphie Report Radio is here with a ton of discussion on the state of the athletic department, the search for the next athletic director and a tons of preview coverage on Tad Boyle's Buffaloes. For season 3 we are going to try and keep the episodes closer to a half hour and we are hoping to bring in some funa and unique guests every week. Since we wanted to talk basketball this week...

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Casting a wide net in recruiting - Colorado [$$] (Rivals)

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Links: Reasons for Coug optimism

Source: Pac-12 Football Blog

Arizona offers a QB who is committed to Miami. Arizona State did the right thing standing up to Notre Dame. Checking in with California safety Avery Sebastian. Colorado's APR numbers are good. Oregon blog Addicted to Quack posts its All-American ballot. Beat writer Cliff Kirkpatrick's No. 1 Oregon State memory, and I agree that the Sun Bowl hospitality is among the best in the business. Former Stanford tight end talks about playing for former Oregon coach Chip Kelly.

Allen excited about his offers - Colorado [$$] (Rivals)

Source: Yahoo! NCAAF

Pac-12 players attending media day

Source: Pac-12 Football Blog

The official start to the countdown to the Pac-12 College Football Season begins for most media folks at media day (for the Pac-12 blog, there is no start or finish line, just one continuous super-marathon of joy). This year Pac-12 media day is Friday, July 26 at the Sony Studios Lot in Culver City, Calif. The Pac-12 coaches will be in Bristol, Conn., talking to ESPN folks the two days before the LA event, and yours truly will also be there, making himself profoundly annoying.

Video: Kanell's Top 5 wide receivers

Source: Pac-12 Football Blog

Danny Kanell counts down his top five wide receivers.