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Morning links: news from around the Pac-12

The Pac-12 coaches had their weekly teleconference yesterday so we have plenty of news to pass along from around the conference.

We'll start with our Pac-12 notebook, which takes a look at a pair of two-way players that will try and best each other on offense and defense this weekend.

-- Washington State announced the addition of a new wide receiver yesterday.

-- The Cougars also sent out the notes for the Oregon State game this weekend.

-- Here's our practice report from last night.

-- Bud Withers summarizes the Pac-12 teleconference, which included some pointed comments from Mike Leach on his defense.

-- Oregon State might have found its next great receiver. But he's a little bigger than the last couple.

-- Washington's most athletic receiver is going to play some cornerback this weekend.

-- Arizona's gotten a big leg up from its punter.

-- Some may have made fun of Arizona State's hire of Todd Graham. But who's laughing now?

-- The Pac-12 Blog thinks Cal is going to make a bowl game.

-- Sefo Liufau's struggles are just part of the learning process.

-- A popular, player-run social media account that took fans inside the Oregon program is no more.

-- Stanford's running game just isn't what it used to be.

-- UCLA's Jim Mora isn't treating his team's game against Washington any differently.

-- USC's Steven Mitchell is turning into a touchdown machine.

-- Utah's Kenneth Scott says it doesn’t matter if he's well covered or not.



Jacob Thorpe
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