COUGARS

FROM SEATTLE -- Remember Wednesday, when there were a bunch of Pac-12 games on and none involved Washington State? That's what today will be like, too. Read on.

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With WSU's game at Washington still a dacy away, it's still a light news day for the Cougars. But we do have a recap of our live chat yesterday. ... CougCenter has a writeup on an apparent walk-on quarterback who will join the Cougars. ... More on Greg Rankich and his Twitter criticism of Ken Bone.

Around the Pac-12 ... Another big one on the docket for Arizona State, which has a challenge on the road against USC. The Trojans are getting better and better (12 p.m., FSN). ... The next team to take a crack at ending California's winning streak will be Colorado, which plays at Haas Pavilion at 2 p.m. (ESPNU). ... Saturday's third game features a crucial matchup between Arizona and UCLA (6 p.m.,  ESPN). The stakes are high. ... Looking at Oregon State by the numbers. ... Dominic Artis was a big spark in Oregon's win over Oregon State two nights ago.

That's all for now.

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

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