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.Av The Register-Guard

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.Av The Register-Guard

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

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.Av The Register-Guard

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.Av The Register-Guard

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.Av The Register-Guard

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.Av The Register-Guard

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.Av The Register-Guard

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.Av The Register-Guard