Pac-10 This Week
Arizona and Oregon provide what should be an entertaining undercard for this weekend’s games involving the Pac-10’s true heavyweights.
Point spreads (in parenthesis) are for entertainment purposes only.
TONIGHT’S GAME
Arizona (-3) at Oregon
Time/TV: 7:30, Fox Northwest.
Oregon defense lines up 1 yard off field.
The pick: Wildcats 30, Ducks 17.
SATURDAY’S GAMES
No. 4 Washington (-7) at No. 19 BYU
Time/TV: 12:30, ABC.
Rashaan Shehee takes Husky offense to another level (balcony?).
The pick: Huskies 42, Cougars 24.
California at Houston (-2)
Time: 12:30 p.m.
All one needs to know about Cal’s defense is found on Page 18 of team media guide, where new coordinator Lyle Setencich lists favorite coaching moment as: “After a 7-yard run by our running back midway through my first season as head coach at Albany HS in 1973, realizing how much we had improved since start of the year.”
The pick: Cougars 30, Bears 27.
North Texas at Oregon St. (-10-1/2)
Time: 1 p.m.
Beavers always tough at home in practice against scout team.
The pick: Beavers 17, Eagles 13.
San Jose State at No. 17 Stanford (-30)
Time: 12:30 p.m.
Sgt. Willingham makes troops run wind sprints after “unacceptable” fourth-quarter lapse leads to San Jose field goal.
The pick: Cardinal 48, Spartans 3.
No. 3 Tennessee (-14) at UCLA
Time: 12:30 p.m.
Bob Toledo and Rich Kotite never seen in same room. Coincidence?
The pick: Volunteers 48, Bruins 17.
No. 5 Florida St. (-13-1/2) at No. 23 USC
Time/TV: 5 p.m., ABC.
Fox on hand to shoot upcoming episode of “C.O.P.S.”
The pick: Seminoles 28, Trojans 21.
Last week: 2-0; Year-to-date: 2-0
League Overall
W L PF PA W L WSU 1 0 37 34 1 0 Arizona St. 0 0 0 0 1 0 Arizona 0 0 0 0 0 0 California 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oregon 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oregon St. 0 0 0 0 0 0 Stanford 0 0 0 0 0 0 USC 0 0 0 0 0 0 Washington 0 0 0 0 0 0 UCLA 0 1 34 37 0 1 , DataTimes