WSU prepares for Pac-12 play

• Washington State: Not a lot to share, though we did find a couple of Cougar-related stories, including one that compares the rebuilding job Jon Embree faces at this week’s game site with the one Paul Wulff is undertaking at WSU. … A former Cougar is facing some hard time in Canada after some tough times. … And that is what we can share. … By the way, must have missed mentioning Anthony Laurenzi was at practice yesterday, running with the ones. And in answer to a question, Locker’s infection was caused by the same thing that caused an infection in my son this summer, a bad bee sting.

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• Around the Pac-12: The conference’s roster of quarterbacks is deeper than anyone thought when the season started. … ESPN.com’s Ted Miller ranks the Pac-12. … Washington: After nearly four full tough games, the Huskies defense came up big down the stretch against Cal. … Oregon State: Coach Mike Riley believes the Beavers need to live in a vacuum after their 0-3 start. The obvious joke here has something to do with sucking. … Oregon: Smart move in Eugene. The Ducks start class this week and they have a bye. Good pairing. … California : Grading the Bears heading into their bye week. … Stanford: Nothing here. … Colorado: There is a target the size of Pikes Peak on Paul Richardson’s back. … Utah: After their bye week , the Utes begin the Pac-12 schedule in earnest. … USC: The film of the ASU loss gives the Trojans nightmares . … UCLA: The Bruins schedule seems to give them a break. No Oregon. … Arizona State: Looking back at the Sun Devils win against USC. The view is pretty clear. … Arizona: Of all the glaring statistics the Wildcats have posted this season, this one is the worst: Since their opener against Northern Arizona, they’ve trailed in 164:53 of the 180 minutes they’ve played.

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• That’s it for today. We’ll be back as events warrant. Until later …