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Friday morning Pac-12 links

College football returns to Pullman tomorrow and the Cougars will finally be able to show off their new digs. Their opponent, Portland State, is the subject of our story in today's paper.

We have more WSU and Pac-12 links after the jump.

-- Last night Washington State held its weekly underclassmen scrimmage and two freshmen stood out.

-- Will the Cougars win? Will the other conference teams? I make my predictions in this week's Pac-12 picks.

-- Bud Withers has Pac-12 picks as well, but seeing as how I'm 19-4 straight up this season and he's 18-5, well, you be the judge.

-- CougCenter's Mark Sandritter tracked WSU's passes against Nevada.

-- Washington's coaches used to let the media watch 20 minutes of practice. Well, not anymore.

-- Arizona likely won't be at full strength against Nevada.

-- Arizona State could see some big plays from a six-foot-eight defensive lineman.

-- California's Todd Barr is finally living up to his potential.

-- Stopping ASU's potent offense will be a tough task for Colorado's young defensive players.

-- Here's a Q&A with Oregon's defensive line coach.

-- How do the salaries stack up at Oregon and Oregon State?

-- Stanford will go up against two Army cornerbacks with Bay Area ties.

-- UCLA's game against Texas will be one of the most interesting college football contests of the weekend.

-- An outburst by USC athletic director Pat Haden has raised questions about the College Football Playoff committee.

-- Utah is sticking to its bye-week routine.



Jacob Thorpe
Jacob Thorpe joined The Spokesman-Review in 2013. He currently is a reporter for the Sports Desk covering Washington State University athletics.

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