Live chat, Marks, practice and links

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FROM PULLMAN — We’ll get back on our live chat game this afternoon, though it will be later than usual — 2:30 p.m. — so we can chat with a WSU baseball player for a story later this week. Read on for links.

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In today’s newspaper we wrote about the relationship between Gabe Marks and outside receivers coach Dennis Simmons, who admires Marks’ work ethic. On the blog, we had this report from practice. … The WSU baseball team took a 7-2 loss to Gonzaga at home last night.

Around the Pac-12 … Aaron Gordon did what most thought he would and announced his intentions to play for Arizona next season. Washington was the bridesmaid once again. … More on the Ed Rush situation. … An odd pairing helps Arizona’s defense thrive. … An Arizona State linebacker is just happy to be practicing again. … T.J. Simers is not particularly impressed with the Steve Alford hire at UCLA (there’s an all-time classic Simers line at the end of that column, too). … New USC coach Andy Enfield wants to create a national brand. … Utah’s offensive line is making a good impression so far this spring . … Colorado’s quarterback spot is still up for grabs . … Oregon State has a Chief of Staff position like WSU. … Oregon picked up where it left off as it began spring practice yesterday. … Oregon’s basketball team hopes this year was just the start of something better.

Check back at 2:30 for the chat.

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