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A Game for the Ages That Really Wasn't

GLENDALE, Ariz. – For the umpteenth time Monday night, but this time with the game tied and just over two minutes left, Auburn from its own 40 on first down called for Cam Newton to run an inside zone read to the right side. He handed off to Michael Dyer, and five yards later Oregon's Eddie Pleasant wrapped up Dyer...

Tucson Tragedy Hangs Over BCS Finale

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – For once, maybe it was a good thing that this edition of college football's arranged marriage disguised as a national championship was scheduled to kickoff in Glendale, Ariz., Monday night, roughly a month after the regular season concluded. Accidentally, it may provide a moment's diversion for...

Broken System, Not Cam Newton, to Blame

Cam Newton, the college player, is not the problem. Cecil Newton, his dad, is not the problem. Kenny Rogers, the rogue agent, is not the problem. John Bond, the former player turned whistleblower, is not the problem. They all are merely symptoms of what is the real problem: the continued marriage of the amateur ideal...

Oregon Finally Wins a Pac-10 Game

It takes a lot of work, effort and luck to go winless for the year in a conference. It means dropping heated rivalry games. It means not being able to win at home. It means the team is beyond bad, but also unlucky. Oregon has been all of that this year. Finally, though, the Ducks broke through by beating Stanford...

First Half LiveBlog: USC at Oregon

USC at Oregon | 1st Half | 2nd Half It's a Fox Sports Weekend, if you are a Pac Ten fan, as four of the five conference games are being broadcast on the NewsCorp-owned cable networks, bookended by the USC Trojans' visit to Autzen Stadium and the...