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FROM PULLMAN — It’s Wednesday, which must mean we’re holding a live chat at 1 p.m. We also have the following links with stories about college students who play football. Read on.

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—- Our Pac-12 notebook today leads with Arizona State coach Todd Graham’s impressions of Stanford.

—- We also have our weekly Pac-12 power rankings . WSU checks in at No. 6.

—- Here are some notes and quotes from Tuesday’s practice.

—- Bud Withers has a first look at Stanford.

—- Grantland writer Holly Anderson was in town for the WSU-Idaho game, and conducted this Q-and-A with Mike Leach.

—- John McGrath has an interesting column about WSU’s final sequence against Idaho.

—- Multiple outlets reported yesterday that WSU picked up a verbal commitment from Sean Krepsz, an offensive lineman — a “hoss,” even — from Riverside, Calif. Here’s his Scout.com bio . He’s WSU’s 13th known commitment in the class of 2014.

—- Stanford’s best offensive lineman, David Yankey, won’t play against WSU while dealing with a family matter. Josh Garnett, a Puyallup native, will start in his place. The Cardinal will also start a backup at safety due to the first-half suspension of Ed Reynolds.

—- California says it’s looking forward to playing Oregon. The Bears want to improve their ground game.

—- Arizona is preparing for a louder Husky Stadium, and a better Washington team.

—- An Arizona State linebacker is getting his chance .

—- Colorado is taking its first road trip with its new coach this week.

—- USC’s top players are healing .

—- A great story on Oregon receiver Josh Huff.

—- Oregon State’s linebackers are trying to maintain their anonymity.

See you at 1 p.m.

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