ESPN "GameDay's" Kirk Herbstreit gives the Pac-12 plenty of love in his annual "Herbie Awards." Let's start with what he has at the end: He picks Oregon to beat Alabama for the national title. Herbstreit also includes Pac-12 players in just about every one of his categories. He rates Oregon's LaMichael James No. 1 and Washington's Chris Polk No. 5 among running backs. He rates Arizona's Juron Criner No. 5 among receivers. He rates Stanford's Andrew Luck, USC's Matt Barkley and Arizona's Nick Foles Nos. 1, 2 and 5 among quarterbacks. He rates Oregon's Darron Thomas the No. 3 dual-threat quarterback. He rates James the most exciting player. He rates Foles as No. 1 among players who don't get enough respect. Stanford safety Michael Thomas was No. 3 in that category. He rates Oregon's running backs the nation's No. 1 position unit. He rates Polk the No. 3 best-kept secret. He rates Arizona State linebacker Vontaze Burfict the No. 1 big-hitter. He rates Stanford linebacker Shayne Skov No. 3 in this category. He rates Oregon safety John Boyett No. 5 among "high-motor men." He rates Oregon coach Chip Kelly No. 1 among "top offensive minds." He rates Washington coach Steve Sarkisian No. 4. He rates Arizona State quarterback Brock Osweiler as the No. 4 guy to "take it to the next level." He rates Utah's Kyle Whittingham No. 1 among underrated coaches. And he ranks Luck No. 2 on his "Ultimate Herbie" list. http://espn.go.com/blog/pac12/post/_/id/24796/herbie-shows-the-pac-12-love
