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Pac-12 football: The 2016 non-conference schedules
(Credit: Associated Press) Our early preview of the 2016 season continues with a look at the non-conference schedules. (Previous items: order-of-finish projections and all-conference picks). And from...
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2016 NFL Draft: Winners (SEC, Ohio State) and losers (SEC, Ohio State) from...
(Credit: Getty Images) Let’s start with a quick thought on the top story here in the Bay Area: Cal quarterback Jared Goff, as expected, went No. 1 to the Rams. In the process, he became 1) the first...
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Pac-12 football: Ranking the 2016 schedules
The Hotline’s series looking ahead to the season continues (after a brief delay) with an examination of the schedules. We’re talking about the full-season schedules, not merely the non-conference...
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Pac-12 football preview: Top games of 2016
(Credit: Sportspress Northwest) *** Coming Thursday on the Hotline: Commissioner Larry Scott on the future of the Pac-12 Networks. Here’s the sixth installment of a series looking ahead to the 2016...
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My AP preseason top-25 ballot: Ohio State is No. 1
(Credit: Getty Images) The ballot below was submitted to the Associated Press last week. The release date for the AP’s preseason top-25 is Aug. 21, and I’ll update my ballot with the overall rankings...
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The AP top-25 preseason poll vs. my ballot: How they compare
The AP released its preseason top-25 poll Sunday morning. My ballot, posted on the Hotline 10 days ago, has been update below with the AP rankings for comparative purposes. I’ve kept the comments from...
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College football: Picks of the week
Best opening week in college football history? Yes, because of the combination of high-profile Saturday games and the Sunday night affair (Notre Dame at Texas). Sunday night of Labor Day weekend is...
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My AP top-25 football ballot: Alabama is the new No. 1, Texas and Wisconsin soar
(Credit: Austin American-Statesman) The first in-season ballot of 2016 is below. It plays off my preseason ballot, which was a projection of how everything will shake out, and makes adjustments based...
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My AP top-25 football ballot: Alabama remains No. 1
Highlights from the ballot … Week Two provided several thrilling finishes and surprising results, but there was little to warrant significant changes to the ballot. *** Two teams had byes: Stanford...
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Pac-12 picks of the week: Marquee games as the non-conference season winds down
(Credit: AP Photo) This is it: The final week of heavy non-conference action … and the final week to impress the selection committee on a sweeping scale. There are several choice opportunities for the...
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