Back to the grind for WSU

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FROM PULLMAN — Washington State practices another three times this week before departing for Salt Lake City. But we’ve got other plans. Read on.

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Today’s practice is the last we’ll see this week. That’s because Pac-12 men’s basketball media day is being held on Thursday in San Francisco, so we’re headed to the bay area tomorrow night. On Thursday, we’ll plan on a live chat starting early in the morning and running through the end of the podium session, a total of a few hours. We’ll have notes, quotes and the like throughout the day. … On the content front, we had this notebook in today’s newspaper , this first look at Utah, this blog post summarizing Mike Leach’s comments and this post with some news about a player committing to the WSU basketball team. … Howie Stalwick has this notebook in the Kitsap Sun. … From Utah: Officials are searching to see if a Utes kick returner set a national record last week against California. Utah is sticking with its streamlined offense.

Around the Pac-12 … Washington is running out of time to get its offense going . … Oregon State is switching quarterbacks again. … A pair of Oregon linebackers are questionable to play this week against USC. … Another week, another F-grade for a California performance. … Stanford fared better, but not great . … Never thought I’d read a story about a debate over which L.A. quarterback is better. The Trojans are trying to cut down on penalties, but not succeeding . … UCLA is preparing for Arizona’s scheme , not its personnel. … Colorado doesn’t know who its quarterback will be this week. … Matt Scott has been cleared to play against UCLA. … A freshman at Arizona State is already showing his leadership qualities.

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