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FROM PULLMAN — That’s right. In just a week’s time, the Washington State football team will wake up in a hotel in Utah, board a bus to LaVell Edwards Stadium and play its first football game of the 2012 season. But there is work to do before then. Read on.

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With practice not really being practice yesterday, there is no real story in today’s newspaper. We did file a short rail item similar to our blog post about the new walk-ons yesterday. Also, if you missed our live chat, you can read all of it here . … I was a guest yesterday on the Rise and Shout podcast over at Vanquish The Foe, the BYU site on SB Nation. … Mike Leach, swagger , etc. … Mason Kelley of ESPN.com takes an interesting look at the recruiting rivalry between Washington and WSU. … More on Leach and Kyle Whittingham as hunting parterns and friends.

Around the Pac-12 (and BYU) … Washington is relying on a different linebacker in the middle this season. Ryan Divish has a UW notebook that leads off with some grotesque injury details. … California released its first depth chart yesterday, 10 days before its season opener. … Arizona has a running back who reminds of a video game. … Arizona State hopes for big contributions out of its two junior college transfers at linebacker. … UCLA’s left tackle is getting back into football after a two-year hiatus. … If USC’s defense is going to shut teams down this year, it needs its defensive line to be the backbone. The Trojans still don’t know who their backup quarterback is. … There’s a rattlesnake playing for Utah this season. … A couple of Colorado linebackers are sticking together . … A cool look at what goes into a quarterback competition from Aaron Fentress at the Oregonian. … John Canzano writes about Mike Riley and the challenges that await this season. … A BYU tight end has moved to receiver .

That’s all for now. We’ll be back after practice.

Christian Caple can be reached at christianc@spokesman.com . Twitter: @ChristianCaple