Tuesday Morning Pac-12 Links
The Washington State football team has quite a challenge this week, traveling to face Oregon in unfriendly Autzen Stadium. The Ducks lead the conference in both passing and rushing, and have a fearsome defense. That means the Cougars won’t have any time to sulk over their disheartening loss to OSU on Saturday. But CougCenter gives us a look back at that game. Here’s our first look at that game.
In case you missed it, we tried out a new feature on the blog yesterday … And Ken Goe had a controversial column about Cougar coach Mike Leach … De’Anthony Thomas may not have practiced on Monday, but still hopes to play against WSU … Marcus Mariota is getting a lot of well-deserved praise, and handling it well … Greg Bishop of the New York Times has a good read on the Ducks.
Continue reading for more links from around the conference.
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Arizona : Expect some changes on special teams for the Wildcats … Arizona’s thunder and lightning approach at tailback has been all thunder … And it’s likely to stay that way .
Arizona State : The Sun Devils are looking to avoid their usual second-half slide.
Cal : The Golden Bears have suffered yet another injury.
Colorado : The Buffaloes are starting over with a true freshman at quarterback, and he’s a Washington native … The Buffaloes can’t afford to look past anyone , not even Charleston Southern.
Oregon State : The Beavers will play another game under the lights … And if they can keep forcing turnovers, they’ll keep on winning .
Stanford : With a Stanford degree, the NFL isn’t the only lucrative option … But that degree doesn’t mean Stanford’s players don’t need to play smarter .
UCLA : The Bruins started a pair of freshmen on the offensive line against Cal … Quarterback Brett Hundley is piling up the numbers, but can he do more ?
USC : Ed Orgeron doesn’t want to make a big deal out of the Notre Dame game … The Trojans could be without a trio of contributors .
Utah : The Utes had a big win on Saturday … Now they need to do it again.
Washington : The Huskies’ coach believes they’re ready for the second half of the season …
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