1+ hour, 29+ 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…...

17+ hour, 13+ min ago   (83+ words) Bald Faced Truth by John Canzano Canzano: Oregon Ducks sink in Stillwater Takeaways from the upset loss to Oklahoma State. Oklahoma State shocked No. 6-ranked Oregon, 39-31, on Saturday in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The Ducks have some glaring issues. I have thoughts…...

5+ day, 23+ 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, 15+ hour 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…...

1+ week, 18+ hour ago   (27+ words) Oregon State showed up in JaMarcus Shephard’s debut Bald Faced Truth by John Canzano Houston beat Oregon State, 33-20, in the debut of Beavers’ coach JaMarcus Shephard....

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (137+ words) The Monday Mailbag includes questions about the Pac-12’s football hopes, USC’s attendance meltdown (and the subsequent PR misfire), the Oregon Ducks, Chris Farley, the name of the Columbia River, and more. Is Oregon really worthy of being ranked the…...

1+ week, 6+ day 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,…...

1+ week, 6+ day 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, 1+ 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…...