Gameday links from Vegas

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FROM LAS VEGAS — It’s that time again. We’ll see the Washington State football team play a game under coach Mike Leach for the third time later this evening. But first, some links, as usual.

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We have our standard advance material in this morning’s newspaper, with a story about the UNLV game and our 2-minute drill here. We also posted on the blog yesterday with a few questions for a UNLV beat writer. … Howie Stalwick details UNLV’s struggles. … Bud Withers predicts a 13-point victory for WSU. … CBSSports.com has a preview of the game. … Some interesting perspective here from UNLV about WSU’s passing attack . …

Around the Pac-12 … Forget about playing with a chip on your shoulder. How about some chips and dip , Arizona style? … Previewing the Arizona State-Missouri game. … Stanford’s quarterback knows what he’s doing . … Ohio State’s quarterback could be trouble for California. … Maybe USC’s tight ends deserve more credit. … UCLA has a big ol’ receiver who is carving out a nice role for himself. … A cool story and some tremendous writing here from Bill Oram about Utah and BYU. … A young Colorado running back has fans excited in Boulder. … Oregon State’s postponed season opener has been rescheduled. … Oregon lost a couple of important leaders this week. … Portland State’s coach is ready to take a crack at his alma mater, Washington.

Christian Caple can be reached at christianc@spokesman.com . Twitter: @ChristianCaple