Brett McMurphy, a national college football writer based in South Florida, joined the Duck Pod to discuss Jim Leavitt, Willie Taggart and the coaching carousel.

Greg Hansen, sports columnist for The Arizona Daily Star, joins the Duck Pod to discuss the Khalil Tate phenomenon, Arizona's role in a college hoops scandal and Saturday's game between the Ducks and Wildcats.

Adam Jude, Washington beat writer for The Seattle Times, joins the Duck Pod to give some inside scoop on the Huskies.

Jill Savage, sideline reporter for the Pac-12 Network, joins the Duck Pod to discuss Oregon/Utah, best and worst sideline interviews and her midseason coach of the year pick.

Former Oregon quarterback Akili Smith joins the Duck Pod to discuss his work training young QBs — including Oregon freshman Braxton Burmeister — and making peace with his NFL career.

Rick Neuheisel, former coach at Colorado, Washington and UCLA and now a TV analyst for CBS Sports, joins the Duck Pod to discuss Gary Andersen's bizarre exit from Oregon State, a new era at Oregon and his inside view of the Pac-12 Networks.

Former Sheldon and Washington State quarterback Alex Brink joins the Duck Pod to talk about the Cougars, the Sheldon QB tree and his EForce 7-on-7 program.

Jon Wilner of the San Jose Mercury News joins the Duck Pod to discuss a breaking story in college basketball and other topics from around the Pac-12.

Longtime Pac-12 writer Ted Miller, most recently of ESPN, joins the Duck Pod to give his thoughts on Oregon, Arizona State and the league's surprising story lines.