Athlon Awards: Ranking the Pac-12's Best Units

Stanford's Andrew Luck ranks as the top quarterback in the Pac-12.

Kickoff for the 2011 season is just a few weeks away. To help pass the time before the opening weekend, Athlon will be taking a look at the best units by conference. 

A "1" signifies the best unit in conference, while a "12" indicates the worst.

Athlon's 2011 Pac-12 Unit Rankings

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Oregon's Hottest Fan: Chrissy

Chrissy shows off her supports of the Oregon Ducks. And a little more.

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Predicting College Football's Breakout Players: Pac-12

USC's Robert Woods should be a household name by the end of 2011.

by Steven Lassan (@AthlonSteven on Twitter)

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Oregon Ducks Hotties

These Oregon hotties love college football almost as much as they love the camera.

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Athlon Awards: Defensive Back Units

Alabama's Mark Barron leads the nation's top secondary.

They're the teams within the team - those cohesive little units bound together by their shared responsibilities within the larger team context.

Whether it's the offensive linemen firing off time after time into those familiar blocking sleds, or the defensive linemen drilling repeatedly on how to shed blockers, or the defensive backs breaking on ball after ball - these teams in miniature hone their tasks on the practice field until those tasks become second nature.

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Athlon Awards: Running Back Units

Oregon's LaMichael James is back for another run as the Heisman.

They're the teams within the team - those cohesive little units bound together by their shared responsibilities within the larger team context.

Whether it's the offensive linemen firing off time after time into those familiar blocking sleds, or the defensive linemen drilling repeatedly on how to shed blockers, or the defensive backs breaking on ball after ball - these teams in miniature hone their tasks on the practice field until those tasks become second nature.

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Athlon Awards: Quarterback Units

They're the teams within the team - those cohesive little units bound together by their shared responsibilities within the larger team context.

Whether it's the offensive linemen firing off time after time into those familiar blocking sleds, or the defensive linemen drilling repeatedly on how to shed blockers, or the defensive backs breaking on ball after ball - these teams in miniature hone their tasks on the practice field until those tasks become second nature.

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Ranking the College Football Coaching Jobs: Pac-12

If you were a free agent coach, which job would you want most in the PAC-12?

We have ranked every college football program in the country, based on the attractiveness of the position from a coaching perspective. We considered many factors — tradition, facilities, location, money  — but in the end, we simply asked ourselves the following question: Where would we want to coach?

(Note: Current or impending NCAA sanctions were not a factor in these rankings.)

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