The Jon Embree era at Colorado is best described in two ways: brief and disastrous. The former Buffalo presided over four wins during his two years as head coach, but last season's 1-11 campaign was near epic in its futility. Colorado, which lost to an... Read more

Jeff Tedford had a nice run at California but he was let go at the conclusion of last season as the team tallied just 15 wins between 2010 and 2012. Taking Tedford's place is former Louisiana Tech front man Sonny Dykes. Dykes led the Bulldogs to 17 wins... Read more

The last four years of the Dennis Erickson era saw Arizona State win just 21 games (average of 5.3 wins per season) while also failing to crest the break even point. Todd Graham, much to the chagrin of Pitt fans, stepped in for Erickson last year and... Read more

Everyone knew Rick Neuheisel recruited some talented players to UCLA , but, for whatever the reason, he never got much out of them. Jim Mora did, though, as he presided over the Bruins first winning season since 2009 last year. UCLA, which finished 9-5... Read more

Utah's transition to the Pac 12 has been smoother than Colorado's conference shift; however, the Utes took a big step in the wrong direction last year. Utah finished up at 5-7, its worst ever mark under Kyle Whittingham , as it had a difficult... Read more

Rich Rodriguez was reviled at Michigan after guiding the program to 15 wins in three years, but the folks in Tucson are pretty happy with him after last season. Rodriguez took over an Arizona Wildcats team that finished 4-8 in 2011 and coaxed eight wins... Read more

Oregon State suffered through back to back down seasons in 2010 and 2011, winning five and three games, respectively. Nonetheless, the Beavers bounced back last year, finishing up at 9-4 after a narrow 27-31 loss to Texas in the Alamo Bowl. Oregon St... Read more

Nothing went according to plan for USC last season. The Trojans, with 16 starters back from a 10-2 squad, were expected to contend for the Pac 12 title and Matt Barkley was certain to win the Heisman Trophy before going on to be the first pick in the... Read more

Most pundits felt the loss of Andrew Luck would result in a step back for the Stanford football program last season, but those sentiments were proven wrong. The Cardinal posted an 11-2 regular season record and, thanks to a 17-14 overtime win in Eugene... Read more

Oregon won 12 games for a third consecutive year in 2012 as it finished the regular season with an 11-1 mark before knocking off Kansas State 35-17 in the Fiesta Bowl. The Ducks will look to continue that run this year, but they will do so with a new... Read more