Time for WSU to prepare for Buffs

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• Around the Pac-12: From Oklahoma, where the regents gave the president the authority to make a conference change, to Texas (ditto) to Los Angeles to all points in between, everyone is staking out their territory (or doing what dogs do) in the conference re-alignment world. Where it will end , no one knows, but it sure looks as if a school like Washington State has to be happy it’s in the Pac-12 and not the Big 12 or Big East. … ESPN.com’s Ted Miller gives us the news concerning the Pac-12 players of the week and takes a quick look at this week’s games. … What of USC ends up the conference’s best team ? … Washington: Though Keith Price’s knee is not 100 percent, he says he will be on the field this week when the Huskies host Cal in a key conference game. … Coach Steve Sarkisian promises he’ll keep his composure . … Oregon State: Is Mike Riley playing the coaching game when talking about James Rodgers? Sure. He’s a coach, isn’t he? … Oregon: The Ducks two-headed tight end rotation seems to be working better than its running back one. … California: Special teams have to play with more consistency this week. … Stanford: It’s official . Linebacker Shayne Skov is out for the year. … Colorado: Buffs’ coach Jon Embree almost ended up at Ohio State. … Utah: If the conference does expand , Utah should be sitting pretty. … USC: The Trojans should be motivated in the desert. … UCLA: The Bruins have only won two conference road games in Rick Neuheisel’s tenure. … Arizona State: The Sun Devils feel they left points on the field in Illinois. … Arizona: Three consecutive top 10 opponents is no way to get healthy - or build a winning record.

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• That’s it for this morning. The Pac-12 coaches call is today, then WSU has practice later in the afternoon. We’ll be back after the latter. Until then …