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Andrew Luck and Stanford Emerge Victorious Against Matt Barkley, USC Trojans

Sayre Bedinger — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 15:46:07 +0000

It was truly a Saturday night to remember.

The USC Trojans had a seven point lead on Andrew Luck and the Stanford Cardinal, and the way their defense had been pressuring the quarterback, it seemed like a win was within reach.

Not so fast, my friends.

Stanford got a huge penalty called in their favor, setting them up with fantastic field position and a chance to tie the game. It was the running game that has given the Cardinal their truly unstoppable offense all season, and of course it was Stepfan Taylor who rumbled into the end zone from two yards out on a huge drive by the Cardinal to tie the game at 34.

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Stanford vs. USC Pits Two of the Draft’s Top Quarterback Prospects

Sayre Bedinger — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 17:06:49 +0000

Finally, Andrew Luck will face his first real test of the season.

The Stanford Cardinal are set to travel to Los Angeles to take on the USC Trojans on ABC in prime time, one of the first times this season that Stanford will be truly tested.

USC is 6-1 and fresh off of a victory against Notre Dame on the road, and they boast arguably the nation’s top passing duo with Matt Barkley and sophomore receiver Robert Woods. The two have hooked up 72 times this season, eight for touchdowns including a couple of highlight reel plays against the Irish.

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Matt Barkley Scouting Report, QB, USC

Jesse Bartolis — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 11:51:19 +0000

Matt Barkley of USC is battling Landry Jones to be the second QB taken in the top 5

This Matt Barkley Scouting. Enjoy. All of our other scouting reports

Measurables:

6’2 220 pounds

Stats

2010:

62.6 completion percentage. 7.40 yards per pass attempt, 26 tds and 12 INT.

PROS: Will come in and be a leader of an NFL locker room, great personality, strong arm, improved accuracy, good athlete, former top HS prospect, hard worker, three-year starter at one of the country’s most prestigious football universities, Pac 10 academic All Conference honorable mention, runs a pro-style offense at USC. Strong arm, plays in a pro style offense. Good feel in the pocket. Durable, has yet to miss a start. Plus at reading coverages, will continue to improve going through his progressions. Has excellent ball placement…has some wheels…good size…can throw the ball on the run

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Russ Lande Comes out with Newest 2012 NFL Mock Draft, Major Surprises

Jesse Bartolis — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 18:30:47 +0000

In Lande's latest mock, Barkely is not selected. Omission or does he think lowly of Barkley? Picture source: (The off the benchworld.com)

The 2012 N.F.L. draft approaches by the day. Each week we’ll be looking around at all the of the 2012 NFL mock drafts out there that from different draftniks or even well paid analysts. We’ll also constantly update and write new 2012 NFL mock drafts for the site as well. Today we’ll take a look at Russ Lande’s 2012 NFL mock draft.

The always controversial Russ Lande is out with his latest mock draft. Lande is a former N.F.L. scout who worked with the Cleveland Browns and now is the head of the scouting department for Sporting News. Lande has been lauded by some as a opinionated outside the box analyst who calls prospects the way he sees it and criticized by many others as a guy who is just trying to make waves. I’ll let you decide for yourselves. I think the truth lies somewhere in between. ither way, Lande’s mocks are always interesting. I remember one year he had Athyba Rubin mocked into the first round in his final mock draft, which didn’t happen. I think he was drafted by the Browns in the 7th round.

His newest 2012 NFL mock draft came out five days ago and there are some major, major whoppers.

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Monday Musings: The Pac-12

E.C. Mercer — Mon, 23 May 2011 18:10:36 +0000

Living in Big Ten Country allows me to easily keep up to date on all that’s going on in that conference. So, I thought I’d delve into a realm that is less familiar to me, but no less intriguing. Now that the ~~Pac-10~~Pac-12 has added … [visit site to read more]

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Fansided Is Looking For Editors (and Writers) For Some of their College Blogs: Nebraska Cornhuskers and more

Jesse Bartolis — Tue, 17 May 2011 13:35:45 +0000

Fansided is looking for editors for a few of their college blogs (not JUST football related, but of course football related as well). Fansided is a younger version of SB Nation, with a 100+ team pages across all landscapes of sports (NBA, NFL, NHL, … [visit site to read more]

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An early 2012 NFL mock Draft

Ronny Hurd — Thu, 05 May 2011 17:41:41 +0000

Andrew Luck is already the consensus number 1 pick for the 2012 NFL Draft. couchfiresports.com

1. Buffalo Bills- Andrew Luck, Stanford, QB

Ryan Fitzpatrick had an impressive season last season, but he is not a franchise quarterback. Andrew Luck helped put Stanford back on the map maybe he can do the same with the Buffalo Bills.

2. Carolina Panthers- Justin Blackmon, Oklahoma State, WR

Even if Steve Smith is still in a Panther uniform by 2012 (Which I highly doubt) they would still need a target down field for franchise quarterback Cam Newton since Smith will be 33 in 2012 and other then him there is really no one else who can be a threat down field.

3. Washington Redskins- Matt Barkley, USC, QB

The Redskins can’t be so sure about John Beck being the starting quarterback this upcoming season. The guy has not played a regular season game since 2007 and he stunk. He is also 29 years old.

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Scouting Report: USC Offensive Tackle Tyron Smith

Eric Haigh — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 20:17:24 +0000

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When talking about certain draft prospects that have moved up and down draft boards the past couple of months, USC offensive tackle Tyron Smith should certainly be no exception to the discussion. A prospect that many analysts had in their top two as far as offensive tackles after the NFL season ended, some had some questions about him after he suddenly dropped out of the scouting combine in late February after only participating in the bench press. Many believed it had to do with a arthroscopic procedure done on one of his knees shortly before the combine that caused the knee to swell up. However, on March 30, he helped himself with good workouts at his pro day. He ran a 4.96 forty time along with 31 reps in the bench press. According to the National Football Post, he excelled in his positional drills as well. He is a full scouting report on Smith including his strengths and weaknesses.

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Updated Big Board: 2/02/11

jdove — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 16:04:37 +0000

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2011 NFL Mock Draft: 2nd Round

jdove — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 17:00:14 +0000

I really don’t get to involved with mocking past the 1st round but I wanted to give it a shot. Below is what I feel could happen on day two of the 2011 NFL draft.

33. New England Patriots (Via Carolina) – Mikel Leshoure, RB Illinois
- The Pats addressed the defense in round 1 and now they steal with Leshoure. He has the ability to be a true force in the Patriots offense.

34. Buffalo Bills – Colin Kaepernick, QB Nevada
- There are some offensive linemen still left on the board but Kaepernick represents a player with a ton of upside. His skill set fits exactly what Head Coach Chan Gailey looks for in a quarterback. The presence of Fitzpatrick will provide Kaepernick the time he needs to develop.

35. Cincinnati Bengals – Ryan Williams, RB Virginia Tech
- Benson is a free agent and even if he returns the Bengals need someone to give him rest.

36. Denver Broncos – Drake Nevis, DT LSU
- The Broncos defensive line is shaping up nicely with the additions of Bowers and now Nevis.

37. Cleveland Browns – Corey Liuget, DT Illinois
- The Browns are following Denver’s lead and adding Liuget will help with the pass rush.

38. Arizona Cardinals – Ben Ijalana, OT Villanova
- The Cardinals offensive line has been an issue and Ijalana has a lot of upside.

39. Tennessee Titans – Ryan Mallett, QB Arkansas
- It’s hard to believe Mallett falls to the 2nd round but here he is landing with a team I feel could pull the trigger on him in round 1.

40. Dallas Cowboys – Mike Pouncey, G/C Florida
- Dallas has issues across the offensive line and Pouncey is a versatile player that can play guard or center. I feel he has the athletic ability to possible bounce outside and play tackle.

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