Friday links
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The Washington State basketball team will be back in action tomorrow in Kennewick. We try to get back in the swing of things with a few Pac-12 links this morning. Read on.
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No real WSU news out there, though Percy Allen does rank the Cougars 10th in his Pac-12 power rankings.
In Pac-12 football news ... UCLA didn't represent the Pac-12 very well yesterday in the Holiday Bowl. Baylor routed the Bruins, 49-26, in San Diego, taking the fizz out of Jim Mora's first season as coach. ... Oregon wants to treat its next game like the Super Bowl. ... No trash talk when it comes to Oregon State's Alamo Bowl game against Texas. The Beavers will be playing close to Mike Riley's home.... Arizona State needs to stay disciplined in its bowl game against Navy. ... Colorado won't be upgrading its facilities with Pac-12 TV money. ... USC's quarterback is at peace with the way his career ended, though not all Trojans are at peace with the location of their bowl game. ... Inside the numbers with Stanford. The Cardinal's star linebacker is glad he stayed in school.
In Pac-12 basketball news ... Arizona's point guard wants the ball with the game on the line. ... A real tough one today for Utah against College of Idaho, an NAIA team. ... UCLA hosts Missouri tonight at 7 on ESPN2. ... Washington's opponent this weekend has caused the Huskies some heartache over the years.
That's all for now.
Christian Caple can be reached at christianc@spokesman.com. Twitter: @ChristianCaple