Morning links: Sitake moves within Pac-12
New Oregon State coach Gary Andersen wasted no time making his presence felt in the Pac-12.
On Tuesday he hired away one of the Pac-12's most highly regarded defensive coordinators in Utah's Kilani Sitake, as well as defensive line coach Ilaisa Tukai. This is noteworthy for Washington State fans because the Cougars are in the market for a defensive coordinator and Sitake is a good one who was known to be open to a change of scenery and obviously didn't mind staying in the Pac-12.
It also means WSU and Utah will be potentially fighting over the best remaining candidates. Maybe, say, Utah State's Todd Orlando.
As always, follow the jump for some links.
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-- WSU linebacker Tana Pritchard will play elsewhere next season. We've got a blog post and story on his departure.
-- No. 3 Arizona suffered it's first loss of the season at UNLV.
-- It was still a good day for the Pac-12, however, since Stanford upset No. 9 Texas on the road.
-- Arizona State won big over visiting Detroit.
-- Colorado couldn't hold off George Washington.
-- Utah turned to another freshman in yesterday's win.
