A different sort of Monday

Today’s the first Monday of the 2014 WSU football season, but don’t expect the usual press conference. Because the Cougars play on Thursday, they’re considering today a Wednesday.

Confused? So are we. But hey, we can look forward to Thursday Night Football tomorrow.

Links after the jump.

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— Our story in today’s paper takes a look at Rutgers’ secondary, which is looking for a bounce back season .

— We also have my first Pac-12 Picks of the season.

— Don’t miss yesterday’s practice report .

— Dish subscribers might not be able to watch the WSU game.

— Washington has dismissed safety Lavon Coleman has been dismissed .

— Here’s an Arizona State practice report from yesterday.

— The San Francisco Chronicle profiles the quarterbacks at Cal and Stanford .

— There is still a lot of work to be done at Colorado.

— The New York Times looks at Marcus Mariota’s rocky road to Oregon .

— Today Bud Withers previews Oregon State .

— UCLA’s Brett Hundley hopes to follow in some nearby footsteps .

— USC will start three freshmen in its season-opener .