USC week begins

It’s Monday so we’ll start looking ahead to this weekend’s game against USC, starting with this afternoon’s press conference. Before that, however, we follow the Arizona game with a look at tentativeness the Cougars showed on Saturday.

More links are after the jump.

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— The WSU Football Blog lays down some facts (opinions?) about the Cougars’ season.

— Here’s where the Huskies rank in some national statistical categories.

— The Trojans can draw inspiration from their teammate that played with a torn ACL last weekend.

— There is turmoil that lies beneath Arizona State’s pristine record.

— California may not have beaten Oregon this year but some Golden Bears freshmen looked that they might give the Ducks a run for their money someday.

— Colorado is officially in must-win mode .

— Oregon can’t escape the extra significance of a game against Stanford.

— Ken Goe says Mike Riley’s job should be secure despite OSU’s struggles.

— Stanford’s offense is getting a boost from a first-year player.

— Jim Mora thinks UCLA has played just fine thank you very much.

— Utah is bowl eligible with plenty of games to spare