Morning links: preparing for Washington’s pass rush

Tonight at 7:30 p.m. the Washington State Cougars will take on the Washington Huskies in the 107th Apple Cup.

In our advance we look at the critical matchup between UW’s defensive line and the WSU passing game.  We’ve also got our Two Minute Drill and a fictional conversation between the coaches, courtesy of John Blanchette.

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— The men’s basketball team picked up a win over Rice . Here’s a blog post on how the first two games of the Great Alaska Shootout went for the Cougars .

— Christian Caple makes his Apple Cup pick , as does Adam Jude.

— Bud Withers says Mike Leach needs a win .

— Arizona won the Territorial Cup last night and with it, the Pac-12 South .

— The win sets up a rematch with Oregon for the conference title.

— Stanford stunned UCLA to knock them out of the title chase.

— California will try to become bowl eligible today.

— Wins haven’t come with the holidays in Colorado.

— A pair of Oregon State receivers used to be rivals themselves.

— Here’s how USC stacks up with Notre Dame.

— The Utes are big favorites in their rivalry game.