USC's depth took a big blow when wide receiver George Farmer tore his ACL at practice Tuesday. The former five-star recruit, who has dealt with injuries during his first two years with the Trojans got the news Wednesday that he would need surgery and will miss the 2013 season, a source told CBSSports.com. ...more

Even though most coaches will say that every position on the field is up for grabs, that's often not the case. But this fall, as usual, there are a lot of wide-open QB battles. Here are the 10 most important to keep an eye on this year. ...more

Following the biggest dud of a season in college football history, where USC went from being preseason No. 1 to finishing at 7-6, punctuated by a Sun Bowl loss to a middling Georgia Tech team, Lane Kiffin's Trojans kicked off their spring practice in search of a new starting quarterback and trying to adapt to a new 5-2 scheme under first-year defensive coordinator Clancy Pendergast. ...more

Spring football is in full swing at many programs around the country. Here are the 10 most compelling story lines in college football to keep an eye on. ...more

Kennedy Polamalu is the latest assistant coach to be out at USC this offseason, a source told CBS Friday. The Trojans offensive coordinator was let go by head coach Lane Kiffin in the wake of a disappointing 7-6 season by a team that was voted as the preseason No. 1 pick. ...more

As we sort through what's left before the BCS rankings actually matter, let's look at which guys pose the biggest problems for those top four unbeatens. ...more

Those four defensive standouts that 'Bama had to replace from last year's shut-down squad, the ones who were snatched up in the first 35 picks of April's NFL draft, didn't seem so hard to replace. Not with the way Saban has recruited and developed talent in Tuscaloosa. ...more