February comes in like a lamb
COUGARS
It is the first of February. The shortest month of the year. And the month that will decide the Pac-10 basketball race, along with the future of thousands of high school football players. For more on both, read on.
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• Washington State: Really don't have much to pass on, links-wise, other than some peripherally related items, like Lorenzo Romar saying Monday the Huskies should have gotten the ball inside more against the Cougars. But there is a bit of recruiting news, as Cougfan reported yesterday WSU received commitments from two California players, middle linebacker Darryl Paulo from Grant High in Sacramento and 6-foot-6, 340-pound offensive lineman Wendell Talese from Oakland's McClymonds High. The first day of the signing period is Wednesday.
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• Around the Pac-10: With the loss to Washington State, the Huskies fell in both polls. ... Arizona, on the other hand, is now ranked in both. ... A mountain out of a marmot den? That's seemingly what is being made of Nikola Vucevic's comments after USC's loss at Arizona. The Trojans match up with UCLA this week. ... Speaking of USC, the Trojans' recruiting hasn't seemed to be affected much by the NCAA sanctions. ... Is Oregon State still getting the players it needs to be successful? ... Yesterday was the last day given to four California sports to either raise enough money to fund themselves for years, or be cut. No news out of Berkeley however. ...
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• That's all for this morning. We'll be back later today after Ken Bone's press conferences – he has a local one and the Pac-10 call – and practice. Until then ...
