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Canzano: The madness didn't stop in March

1 week ago | johncanzano.com | John Canzano

The juicy details of this pay-for-play college sports era have nothing on the old days. I covered Jerry Tarkanian’s teams for a few seasons. A star point guard, Tito Maddox, showed up to practice driving a new Cadillac Escalade one day. It was a lease, he said. The same went for his friend, Jeff Trepagnier, who was suiting up at USC.
Canzano: Monday Mailbag hits Pac-12, Blazers moves, Oregon-Tennessee plot, Beavers recruit, and more...

1 week ago | johncanzano.com | John Canzano

This week I received questions about the Pac-12’s expansion plan, ongoing media rights negotiations, the Trail Blazers, Oregon coach Dan Lanning’s involvement with the mess at Tennessee, the UO recruiting trajectory, a coveted Oregon State football recruit, and much more. I was asked about The Masters, Utah’s fluid status in the Big 12, Texas State’s bowl of soup, spring flowers, baseball, The CW football broadcasts, and more. Best mailbag ever? You tell me.
Canzano: What are the Trail Blazers and Chauncey Billups thinking?!?

1 week ago | johncanzano.com | John Canzano

Chauncey Billups ran into the arms of the Trail Blazers organization over the weekend. The Trail Blazers head coach agreed to a multi-year contract extension. I’ll tell you what I make of it. First, though, a quick story. In the winter of 2005, Darius Miles was a problem for Portland’s NBA franchise. The small forward had a beef with coach Maurice Cheeks. They got into it one day during a film session.
Canzano: Oregon State and Washington State close to TV deal for 2025

1 week ago | johncanzano.com | John Canzano

Pac-12 Conference members Oregon State and Washington State are in advanced discussions on a media rights deal involving their 2025 home football games. At least one of the TV partners will be familiar. The Beavers have seven home football games next season, and the Cougars have six. The CW will carry as many as nine of those 13 games. The remaining four games would air on other “major” network partners, per a source.
Canzano: All eyes on the college QBs in the Pacific Northwest

1 week ago | johncanzano.com | John Canzano

Demond Williams Jr. was 17 of 20 in his debut against Oregon last season. (Photo: Naji Saker)Jedd Fisch signed four offensive linemen who arrived at the University of Washington and enrolled in December. Each stood at least 6-foot-5 and weighed more than 325 pounds. “You gotta be big in the Big Ten,” Fisch said. But it was the offseason advice that UW’s head coach gave to his young starting quarterback, Demond Williams Jr., that I’ve been thinking about this spring.
Canzano: A meeting of the Cams that makes me wonder

2 weeks ago | johncanzano.com | John Canzano

It was the summer of 2023, and the temperature outside was 111 degrees. I was in Las Vegas for Pac-12 Conference Football Media Day. Chip Kelly sat down for an interview and told me he’d stepped outside his hotel at six o’clock that morning and gasped because it was already in the 90s. “I don’t get it,” Kelly said. “Why do people live here?”The Raiders and $6 million a year changed his viewpoint. Kelly was fun in our talk that day, but that’s not what I remember most about that media event.
Canzano: Emptying the notebook on college football, a big debut, and ending the NCAA

2 weeks ago | johncanzano.com | John Canzano

The 2025 Rose Bowl game was won by Ohio State. (Photo: Naji Saker)Did Oregon’s blowout loss to Ohio State in the Rose Bowl have an impact on recruiting? What’s the upside for Maalik Murphy, Oregon State’s $1.5 million transfer quarterback? And will a lawmaker put college athletics back together again? I took a look at a very cool MLB debut, a high school team loaded with future pros, and a dad who walked off with a souvenir baseball. There’s a lot on my mind today…
Canzano: Monday Mailbag dives into Pac-12, Jackson Shelstad return, Gonzaga, Sac State, NCAA, Mountain West, and more

2 weeks ago | johncanzano.com | John Canzano

I received questions about the Pac-12 Conference’s ongoing media rights negotiation, Jackson Shelstad’s triumphant return to Oregon, Gonzaga University basketball, Sacramento State’s dreams, Oregon State’s spring football game, booster fatigue, the Pac-12 vs. Mountain West settlement talks, hot dogs, and more this week. On what date should Pac-12 fans panic? How did Houston get back to the national title game? What’s up with the women’s NCAA Tournament?
Canzano: A boy, a boat, and a race against time

2 weeks ago | johncanzano.com | John Canzano

I met William Jackson when he was 3 years old. He was into robots and dinosaurs. His parents were determined to save his life. Insurance companies don’t think like families. Neither does the pharmaceutical industry. “Why do something for just one boy?” they ask. “How can we not?” the rest of us think. William, now 6, has Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. It’s a genetic disorder. There’s no cure. No two cases are alike. The symptoms vary. The genetic mutations are different.
Canzano: Diving into a bowl of lobster bisque

2 weeks ago | johncanzano.com | John Canzano

Is Texas State University President Kelly Damphousse throwing shade at recent reports that his school might be willing to take a reduced media-rights distribution to join the Pac-12 Conference? His “bowl of soup” social media post crossed my desk on Thursday. The photo features a giant bowl of lobster bisque soup — filled to the brim. I wondered if Damphousse (rhymes with “Memphis”) was talking about the Pac-12 without actually talking about the Pac-12.