Give the defensive line a break

Destiny Vaeao, Toni Pole and Xavier Cooper probably won’t play as much for Washington State this season, and that’s a good thing. Why it’s a good thing is the subject for our story in today’s paper.

More links after the jump.

*We’ll be holding our weekly live WSU football chat today at 11 a.m.

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— Yesterday’s practice was highlighted by an underclassmen scrimmage that was exciting , if not particularly crisp.

— Washington State has its quarterback for the class of 2015 and he’s going to be arriving early .

— Jim Allen takes you inside WSU’s new $4 million soccer facility . Few people can get a Mike Tyson anecdote in such a story, but Jim manages.

— Washington’s new coach may have given up fighting the Twitter phenomenon, but he still insists you stay the heck off his lawn.

— The third time is the charm for this Arizona tight end.

— Arizona State’s Marcus Ball is almost ready for full contact.

— California is riding six-deep at defensive tackle.

— Colorado is hoping that kick returns will be an advantage this season.

— Hroniss Grasu is grateful to be a Duck for one more season.

— Oregon State had a scary moment when a basketball player collapsed during practice .

— NBC Sports previews Stanford .

— Like many of us, UCLA’s Mossi Johnson can’t wait for the season to start.

— USC could be missing an offensive lineman for awhile.

— After a serious injury, Travis Wilson is back as Utah’s starting quarterback.