Mike Leach's tenure at Texas Tech ended in controversy, but an offensive mind like his was bound to return to the coaching ranks someday. Leach is the new coach at Washington State, signing a five-year deal with a base salary of $2 million. The Cougars are 4-8 and haven't had a winning season in some time, but Leach has a reputation for doing a lot with a little.

• "FINALLY! My favorite coach in the country is coaching again! I was wondering when somebody would finally get smart and hire this man! This guy has national championship coaching potential! Long live Mike Leach and his high powered offenses!" -- SN commenter Jourdan75
• "The Pac-12 better watch out for Wash St. TT had a killer offense and did great against average Big 12 defenses. There's no telling what kinda numbers his offenses will put up against the horrible defenses of the Pac-12!" -- SN commenter CapstoneCrazy

• Rankings: What's your predicted order of finish in the Pac-10 this season?

ESPN.com's college football writers and bloggers will be going conference by conference in the coming weeks to preview the season ahead, and we're looking for your rankings along the way. Things roll on with the Pac-10, where blogger Ted Miller's rankings include a very familiar name at the head of the class, but also reason to believe it will be a good year for football fans in Oregon.

1. USC
2. California
3. Oregon
4. Oregon State
5. Arizona
Check out Miller's complete Pac-10 rankings.

• Chat: Miller takes your Pac-10 questions at 3:30 p.m. ET.