Bowl season begins today and the first team up from the Pac-12 is Utah.

The Utes are two-point Las Vegas Bowl favorites over a Colorado State team Washington State fans will remember, even if they'd rather not. If you plan on watching Utah in the Vegas Bowl, check out this viewer's guide put together by ESPN Pac-12 Blog. Matt Piper and Kyle Goon advance the game and Kurt Kragthorpe's column asks if this is Travis Wilson's Utah finale.

We've got a few more Pac-12 links to pass along on this fine Saturday morning, after the jump.
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-- No. 16 Washington takes on No. 15 Oklahoma in Las Vegas today.

-- No. 3 Arizona was challenged by UTEP but escaped Texas still undefeated.

-- Arizona State's Kweishi Brown had the best football coach: mom.

-- Eastern Washington gave California a scare but the Golden Bears prevailed.

-- BYU will be a tough test for Stanford, even without its best player.

-- UCLA is the next step on No. 1 Kentucky's path to an undefeated season.

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