Thursday morning links

From Pullman — The Washington State football team had a frigid practice on Wednesday and Eric Russell shared his thoughts on some special teams struggles … The Cougars got some good grades this week … WSU’s Elliott Bosch was nominated for a postseason honor … Jim Meehan has a story on a pair of old rivals that will compete yet again when the Cougars take on Gonzaga tomorrow … A former walk-on will suit up at quarterback for Utah on Saturday … If he goes down, the Utes may have to take drastic measures … Coach Mike Leach and Kyle Whittingham go way back … People are saying good things about Leach.

Links from around the conference after the jump.

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Arizona : Ka’Deem Carey puts up 100 yards on just about everybody. But not Oregon , not yet … The Wildcats are going bowling, now they want to to know where .

Arizona State : The Sun Devils almost got their hands on star freshman Myles Jack … He would’ve contributed to a stout ASU defense .

Cal : The Golden Bears are using their rivals an example of how to build a program.

Colorado : Some Buffaloes are wrapping up their careers … Their  coach hopes to send them off with some good memories.

Oregon : Some Ducks would turn their noses at the smell of roses … But they’ll do well just to beat the Wildcats.

Oregon State : Sean Mannion isn’t likely to tuck it and run, no matter how close he is to a first down.

Stanford : Who would’ve thought 10 years ago that beating the Cardinal would be such a big deal ?

UCLA : A UCLA football player has been arrested .

USC : Trojans fans are supporting their coach … In fact, Ed Orgeron could be the coach of the year.

Washington : Will Keith Price be ready against Oregon State? … If not, the quarterback duties will fall to Cyler Miles .