News from WSU, Pac-10

COUGARS • UPDATED: 9:10 A.M.

Another busy day of WSU news – and from around the conference. Read on for links on everything from a Cougar football recruit to the Pac-10’s best kickers.

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• Washington State: If you didn’t get a chance to read our Toby Gerhart feature last night, here it is from the paper. We also had this practice report . It features three areas the Cougars need to shore up before they move up the Pac-10 ladder. … Recruit John Fullington helps in a couple of those areas. … Click here for my Pac-10 picks. … Freelancer Howie Stalwick has his season preview in the News Tribune and checks in with Cory Mackay in the Kitsap Sun. … CougCenter examines Stanford. … ESPN.com’s Ted Miller gives his take on the matchup. … And for you basketball fans, ESPN takes an early look at the Pac-10, with plenty of WSU mentions. Might not be the only basketball mention in these parts today.

• Around the Pac-10: Miller finishes up his conference rankings, covering punters and kickers . He has Reid Forrest and Nico Grasu each fourth. … Buster Sports’ Nick Daschel collates his top 10 lists and comes out with an overall rating. … Washington: The Seattle Times does its season preview on the Huskies, who open Saturday vs. LSU. I picked this story but there is much more. … Oregon State: The Beavers have two experienced senior quarterbacks, but only one is healthy right now. … Oregon: Again, it’s season preview time. The Oregonian has a series of stories about the Oregon teams. For the Ducks, I picked the Chip Kelly feature . … Cal: The Bears have quite possibly the best cornerback in the nation. … Stanford: Nothing from the Bay Area, but we had our story and a look at the Cardinal in the WSU section. UPDATE: Found a Stanford story . Pretty neat one, too. … USC: Despite all the injuries, despite the question marks, despite the likely snub, the Trojans believe they are headed to the national title game. … UCLA: The Bruins had a great practice . What, Rick Neuheisel exaggerate? … Arizona State: There is one key position group for the Sun Devils and it isn’t the glamour spots. … Arizona: One Wildcat has something to apologize for.

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• That’s it for this morning. There’s practice this afternoon and we’re working on our Friday story. We’ll have information about both later today. Until then …