Morning after links

The Cougars improved to 2-1 in conference play on Saturday afternoon, and 4-2 overall. Connor Halliday bounced back from the Stanford game by throwing over halfway to 1,000-yards in a single game, 521 to be exact.

Here’s our story on the game… a couple of defensive linemen who have been contributors for awhile still managed to have breakout performances … over on Sportslink we’ve got postgame  video … and here’s a column on Halliday’s performance from the indefatigable Bud Withers.

But that’s not all that happened on Saturday afternoon. Follow the jump for links from around the conference.

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Arizona : The Wildcats’ quarterback is making the most of the bye week.

Arizona State : The Sun Devils fell just short against Notre Dame … Here’s coach Todd Graham’s reaction .

Colorado : The Buffs just couldn’t keep up with Oregon’s pace … But Colorado still had a really cool moment in the game.

Oregon : The Ducks’ QB is historically good at not getting intercepted … Oh, and he had seven touchdowns to boot.

Oregon State : QB Sean Mannion credits his success to a conversation he had with his offensive coordinator.

Stanford : Stanford was able to hold off the Huskies at home … it’s been a good weekend for Stanford fans.

UCLA : The Bruins lost some key players on Thursday.

USC : Could Chris Petersen be the Trojans’ next coach ?

Utah : Kyle Whittingham is challenging his team … And likes how they’re responding .

Washington : The Huskies fell just short in Palo Alto thanks to mistakes and controversy … But they’re not feeling sorry for themselves.