Morning links: Pac-12 stays undefeated in bowls

Pac-12 schools won a pair of close shootouts on Saturday to improve the conference’s bowl record to 3-0.

Arizona State and USC narrowly held on to their early leads over Duke and Nebraska to win the Sun and Holiday bowls, respectively.

As always, follow the jump for some other Pac-12 links.

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— Washington will try to close out an undefeated nonconference schedule against Stony Brook.

— Lots of former Cal running backs are in Beast Mode these days.

— Colorado is hoping 2015 will be the Year of the Buffalo .

— Oregon’s star center might play through the pain against Florida State.

— There’s a lot to be excited about at USC.

— UCLA seeks to move past its devastating loss to Kentucky by beating another SEC school today.