ESPN

Here's a look at Saturday's games. All times are ET.

Colorado (2-0, 0-0) at Oregon State (3-1, 1-0), 3 p.m., Pac-12 Network
This is the first meeting of these teams as Pac-12 members. The Buffaloes lead the series 3-2, including a 28-21 win in 1988, the teams' last meeting. There should be plenty of passing in this game. Buffs QB Connor Wood has passed for 370.5 yards per game, which ranks fourth in the nation, while Oregon State's Sean Mannion has passed for 401.0 yards per game, which ranks second in the nation. Mannion also leads the nation with 15 touchdown passes. His top target is Brandin Cooks, who leads the nation with 10.8 catches per game and has caught seven of Mannion's TD throws. Meanwhile, Woods has Paul Richardson, who leads the nation with 208.5 yards receiving per game. The last time these teams played, Colorado rallied from a 21-16 fourth quarter deficit to pull out a 28-21 win. Buffs RB Eric Bienemy carried the ball 20 times for 211 yards and three TDs, including a 66-yard TD run in the fourth quarter to put Colorado on top. Oregon State QB Erik Wilhelm was 27-of-38 for 353 yards and 2 TDs.

Arizona (3-0, 0-0) at No. 16 Washington (3-0, 0-0) 7 p.m. FOX
Washington leads the series 18-10-1, but the Wildcats rolled the Huskies 52-17 last year in Tucson. Unlike the above game, this one might be about rushing. Arizona ranks fifth in the nation with 322.3 yards rushing per game, while Washington ranks ninth with 303.7 yards rushing per game. RB Ka'Deem Carey leads Arizona with 149.5 yards rushing per game, while the Huskies counter with Bishop Sankey, who averages 148.7 yards per game. Arizona leads the Pac-12 in scoring defense (8.7 ppg). Washington is third in the Pac- 12 in scoring defense (10.0 ppg). The Wildcats have given up only 26 points through three games. The last time they gave up 26 or fewer points through the first three games of the season was in 1996. The Wildcats are 2-9 over their last 11 league road games, with five of those nine losses coming against ranked opponents. The Huskies are 3-0 for the first time since 2001 and have scored 34 or more points in three straight games for the first time since 2002. UW senior QB Keith Price tossed three TD passes to add to his Husky career record total of 61 (tied for 20th all-time in Pac-12). Price has completed 77 percent of his passes this season with seven TDs and just one INT.

No. 5 Stanford (3-0, 1-0) vs. Washington State (3-1, 1-0), 10 p.m., ESPN (CenturyLink Field, Seattle)
Stanford leads the series 37-25-1, including a 24-17 victory last year. At 61 percent, Stanford is one of three Pac-12 teams with a third-down conversion rate better than 60 percent (UCLA at 68.3 percent, Washington at 65.9 percent). All three Pac-12 teams are among the top five nationally in third-down conversion. Stanford has won 11 straight dating back to last season, which is currently the second longest streak in FBS (Ohio State is at 15). Stanford is returning to CenturyLink Field, where it suffered its lone conference defeat last year, to Washington. Cardinal junior WR Ty Montgomery is third in the Pac-12 in all-purpose yardage (165.7 ypg) and averages 20.7 yards per touch. In the win over Idaho, Washington State junior QB Connor Halliday recorded his sixth career four-touchdown game, tying Ryan Leaf for most all-time in school history. With 346 yards passing, he also posted his third straight 300-yard performance, and eighth career 300-yard performance. Sophomore WR Gabe Marks posted career-highs with 11 receptions and 146 yards in the win over Idaho. His 31 receptions this season are currently tied for fifth among all FBS players. The Cougar defense is allowing just 221.7 yards per game over the last three games. The Cougars have won three in a row for the first time since the 2006 season and are looking to make it four straight for the first time since the winning the final game of the 2004 season and the first three contests of the 2005 season. In last season's surprisingly close game, Stanford sacked Cougars QB Jeff Tuel a record 10 times.

USC (3-1, 0-1) at Arizona State (2-1, 0-1), 10:30 p.m., ESPN2
USC leads the all-time series against Arizona State, 19-10. The Trojans are 12-1 in the series since 2000, with ASU's lone victory coming in 2011, a 43-22 win to end an 11-game losing streak. Before this millennium, ASU was 9-7 all-time against USC. The Trojans beat the Sun Devils in Los Angeles last year in a 38-17 rout in the Coliseum. Arizona State RB Marion Grice is ranked No. 1 in the nation in scoring (16) and No. 5 in rushing TDs (6). Over the past six games, he has scored 14 TDs (11 rushing, three receiving), scoring once every 7.8 touches in that span. Sun Devils QB Taylor Kelly set a new career high with 367 passing yards against Stanford, and is sixth in the nation at 339.7 passing ypg. USC OLB Morgan Breslin leads the Pac-12 in sacks (1.3 per game) and tackles for loss (1.8 per game) -- Breslin missed the opener against Hawaii due to injury. USC has four players on its roster from Arizona (OLB Devon Kennard of Desert Vista HS, C-OG Cyrus Hobbi of Saguaro HS, SNP Peter McBride of Chaparral HS and S John Auran of Brophy College Prep), while the Sun Devils feature 39 Californians.

California (1-2, 0-0) at No. 2 Oregon (3-0, 0-0), 10:30 p.m., Pac-12 Network
California leads the series 39-34-2, but the Ducks prevailed 59-17 last year. In that game, Ducks QB Marcus Mariota completed 27 of 34 passes for 377 yards with six touchdowns and no interceptions, which gave him a 230.79 passer efficiency rating. Cal is facing its second-consecutive top-five opponent -- two weeks ago the Bears played Ohio State -- and third ranked foe this season. Cal freshman QB Jared Goff tops the FBS with 435.3 yards passing per game. The Ducks are 13th in the FBS in pass efficiency defense, so Goff versus the Ducks secondary is an interesting matchup. Oregon leads the Pac-12 and is second in the FBS in scoring, averaging 61.3 ppg. It has scored 50 or more points in a game three straight times and in 10 of the last 16 games. The Ducks have scored in less than two minutes on 23 of 28 scoring possessions, and 12 different players have found the end zone for the Ducks.

Welcome to the mailbag.

Follow the Pac-12 blog on Twitter. Or else.

To the notes!

Brian from Denver writes: Like other Stanford fans, I was a little freaked out by the second half performance last Saturday evening - sullied the first night of my long Telluride weekend, for crying out loud! With time I've come to think of it as less of a "conservative fail" and more as part of Coach Shaw's long play. With the win already in hand, get some backups playing time against a ranked conference foe, and continue the early-season sandbagging, so that more of the playbook remains unavailable for film review. And use the dismal late performance to help the team focus. Make sense to you? Oh, and please keep printing the Duck fans' "Which SEC team will we play in the title game?" questions. That hubris will make 11-7 all the more enjoyable.

Ted Miller: What Brian's not saying is he was forced to break the seal on his Pappy Van Winkle Family Reserve to un-sully things.

Before I engage this question, let me tell you a story that I might have used before. After another blowout Oregon victory -- I don't remember which one -- several local reporters quizzed Chip Kelly on why the running game struggled in the second quarter. He found this amusing. And perhaps a bit annoying. The Ducks had won by 40-something, yet the media focus was only on what didn't go well, and only for a couple of series at that.

He brought this up to me later during a casual conversation, and I told him that reporters needed something to write about, an angle. They can't just write "Oregon was again awesome today. The end." They needed to find something to distinguish one blowout win from another. I don't think he got my point, just as David Shaw was probably more defensive than he needed to be after Stanford beat a ranked team by two touchdowns but had a bad fourth quarter.

Coaches think differently than sports writers. Just as fans often do, too. I don't think any less of Stanford -- or Shaw -- because of that bad fourth quarter, but it certainly was worth writing about.

If Stanford had just hummed along at a steady pace and won 42-28, the victory would have been viewed as a solid win, with perhaps some folks questioning the defense. But the Cardinal led 39-7 after three quarters and looked completely dominant getting there, so the fourth quarter became an unexpected plot twist.

It reminded me a bit of USC's win over Penn State in the 2009 Rose Bowl, when the Trojans led 31-7 at the break but only won 38-24 when the Nittany Lions gamely scored 17 fourth quarter points. At halftime, I was wondering if AP pollsters might go ahead and vote with their brains and rank USC No. 1. Some might have if the Trojans had won 50-10.

As for the "long play," I understand what you are saying, but I think Shaw's hope was that his backups, many of whom see regular action, would be able to maintain the game's status quo. Still, there, indeed, may be a more valuable longterm payoff.

The Cardinal was able to make a statement with a decisive victory and, because of the poor fourth quarter, maintain a sense of having a chip on its shoulder. That Shaw and many of the players seemed a little chippy afterward might prove to be a good thing. I'm guessing it helped them focus on Washington State this week.

Michael from Tempe, Ariz., writes: Not to say that I am a USC fan, in fact watching them lose and struggle might be my second to watching the Sun Devils win...when we do win that is. But I do have to ask how do you feel about Penn States penalties being reduced and the NCAA rejecting USC's appeal? Quotes from the article here on ESPN "There is no comparison between USC and Penn State," and "USC's appeal was denied and there is no further consideration being given." I do love watching them lose, but I do know what a disadvantage they are at because of this, and I wonder how you and the media feel about this. Is it fair? Who regulates the regulators?

Ted Miller: No, nothing has been fair about the NCAA's handling of the USC case. It was distinguished by buffoonery in both the investigative and punitive phases, as well as questionable motives from the members of the Committee on Infractions.

There isn't an objective person in the world -- in the UNIVERSE -- who is familiar with the details of the case who doesn't believe USC was treated unfairly, and that position has been strengthened through the years as the NCAA has handed down toothless punishments for far more serious violations than what Reggie Bush and his ethically challenged parents did.

The problem is the regulators are the regulated -- the COI was made up of representatives of other institutions -- a couple of whom represented schools that had been whipped by USC. At some point in their heads they decided to ignore the facts of the case as well as past precedent and just hammer USC. It required a massive rationalization -- "We're doing wrong for the greater good!" -- with a strong spice of Machiavellian impulse -- "We can't beat USC without trumping up charges!"

But I've written about this so, so many times. I am relieved that this might be the very last time.

Matt from Bellevue, Wash., writes: Ted, Is WSU uniquely positioned to play physical with Furd? I said it in the preseason as strange as it is to say a Mike Leach teams strength is their Defensive front 7. Through 4 games they have done nothing to disprove that.

Ted Miller: I think Washington State's strong front seven -- cough, cough -- gives the Cougars a chance against Stanford, particularly with the Cardinal O-line missing All-American guard David Yankey, who is dealing with a personal, family matter.

I don't know if I'd say "uniquely positioned," as there are a lot of good front sevens in the Pac-12. But I think the Cougs are good enough to potentially contain the Cardinal's bread-and-butter power running game and force QB Kevin Hogan to pass.

The bigger question might be how the Washington State offensive line matches up with the Stanford front seven, which is one of the best crews in the nation. The Cougs still have no running game, so can that line protect Connor Halliday and give him time to throw downfield?

South Park from San Francisco writes: Best defense in the Pac-12 based on the eyeball test? Oregon, Stanford, or USC.

Ted Miller: USC and Oregon have been more impressive thus far, but I suspect at season's end Stanford will have the Pac-12's highest rated defense. All three appear to be among the best in the nation.

Tai from Klamath Falls, Ore., writes: Hi Ted, Every time you address the idea of paying players, including in today's chat, you emphasize the need to abide by Title IX, and suggest that any system of pay must be equitable across all sports. Wouldn't it be possible to bypass all of that, while still allowing star athletes in revenue sports to get a share of the massive amount of money their performance generates, by simply removing the restrictions on their ability to profit from their own likeness? You don't have to directly pay them, which of course does run afoul of equity concerns. Just let them go out and get sponsorships. All athletes, equally. If an athletic equipment company wants to hire a member of the crew team to be in an ad, they can, and if a fan wants to pay for the autograph of a softballer, that's okay too. I mean if someone decides that a member of the marching band is super skilled, and thinks they might be the next Yo Yo Ma, and wants to buy their autograph, there's no cry of outrage over lost "amateurism" there, right? So let a football player do the same. Let the market determine how much each athlete deserves to earn beyond their scholarship (if anything).

Ted Miller: That is a reasonable idea. But, as with anything when it comes to the paying-college-athletes conundrum, it has the potential for myriad, negative unintended consequences.

Starting with this: What if it becomes standard at Oregon that all Ducks get Nike endorsements, and that star players get as much as $1 million?

How many schools could match that?

The rich ones could, of course, the Alabamas, Ohio States, Texases and USCs. It then would become such a massive recruiting advantage that many programs that are presently competitive on a national level would be forced to simply drop out of the game.

Maybe that's what's eventually going to happen anyway. But I'm rooting against that outcome. I don't want college football to be reduced to, say, 30 or so superpowers competing for the national title, NFL style. That's not the game I grew up loving. Call me old fashioned.

Perhaps there could be limits, rules and regulations to even things out. But then you'd just have more limits, rules and regulations that programs try to circumvent. So ... new ways to cheat!

Your idea sounds like a simple, equitable, free-market solution. Unfortunately, I doubt it would play out that way.

Tony from Clackamas, Ore., writes: Feel free to put this question in your Getting-Way-Ahead-of-Ourselves file, but I am curious if you think Oregon could surpass Alabama in the rankings if both teams finished the year undefeated. On one hand it really doesn't matter (as a Ducks fan) provided the Ducks finish 1st or 2nd in the BCS at the end of the year. On the other hand, there seems to be a ton of sentiment that the PAC12 might be the best conference this year and Alabama has lost a few first-place votes to Oregon. As of today, each would finish the season with three wins against ranked foes. Would voters recognize the depth of the PAC12 and reward Oregon? I could see Oregon cutting into the #1 votes over the next 9 weeks considering they play a tougher schedule and face Stanford on the road.

Ted Miller: If the Pac-12 ends up with five or six ranked teams on Dec. 8, with, say, UCLA's and Stanford's only losses coming to Oregon (and each other), and the SEC isn't as strong top-to-bottom, it's possible the undefeated Ducks would eclipse the undefeated Crimson Tide, at least in the BCS standings, if not the human polls.

But Alabama will get a significant benefit of the doubt, particularly if it's clear that Oregon and Alabama will play for the title in any event. The sentiment will be that the two-time defending champions are No. 1 until someone proves otherwise, particularly when the SEC has won seven titles in a row.

And that doesn't seem unreasonable to me.

Jeff from Portland writes: Ted you need to read and post this story in your lunch links. It is extremely well done. It detail Josh Huff and some life obstacles.

Ted Miller: An excellent story. Heartwarming. Kudos to Huff for his resilience.

And, by the way, Oregon fans, you guys often squawk about the coverage in The Oregonian. Why not write a nice note to Jason Quick, who obviously put a lot of effort into telling you guys Huff's story?

Happy Friday.

• It's been quite a ride for Arizona QB B.J. Denker.
• Five questions for Arizona State.
• California CB Kam Jackson doesn't worry about his lack of size.
• Colorado vs. Oregon State is a battle of big-time receivers.
• California's fast-paced offense won't be anything new for Oregon.
• Trying to make sense of the Oregon State defense.
• With David Yankey out due to a family situation, Josh Garnett will start at OG for Stanford.
• UCLA is focused on recruiting during the off week.
• More on USC AD Pat Haden's personal appeal to the NCAA.
• Utah's secondary gets extra time to prepare for UCLA's passing attack.
• Washington QB Keith Price looks a lot like... Keith Price.
• Some notes and quotes from Washington State as it readies for Stanford.

Some notes to get you through the hours until Saturday. Thanks to ESPN Stats & Information for many of these numbers.

• Arizona is tied for ninth in FBS, committing just 3.3 penalties per game. Washington commits a whopping 12.0 per game, which ranks tied for worst in FBS.
• Arizona-Washington features a matchup of two of the best running backs in the nation. Arizona's Ka'Deem Carey averages 149.5 yards per game, though he sat out the opener for disciplinary reasons. Washington's Bishop Sankey injured his shoulder against Idaho State last week after rushing the ball four times for 77 yards. Early reports indicate he will play this week. Sankey rushed for at least 161 yards in the first two games this season and has scored a touchdown in all three games. He averages 148.7 yards per game.
• Washington is 3-0 for the first time since 2001, which is also the last season the Huskies went 4-0. Arizona is 3-0 for the second consecutive season, but the Wildcats proceeded to lose their next three games after starting 3-0 last season.
• Washington's offense has been explosive so far. The Huskies have gained at least 500 yards in all three games and at least 600 yards in each of the last two games. Both are first-time occurrences in school history. The Huskies rank third nationally in total offense (629.0 yards per game). Washington is one of eight teams this season (and the only team in the Pac-12) that hasn't trailed in a game yet.
• Washington's Keith Price hasn't been bothered by pressure this season. Price has completed 20-of-23 passes (87 percent) with four touchdowns when facing five or more pass rushers this season. Last season, he completed 59 percent of his passes against added pressure.
• Washington's No. 16 ranking this week is its highest since the week of Sept. 29, 2002 (ranked 12^th).
• Arizona is looking to go 2-0 on the road this season. The Wildcats won a total of two road games the previous two seasons combined (2-8).
• USC has owned the series with Arizona State of late, winning 12 of the last 13 meetings between the schools dating to 2000 (includes vacated win in 2005). However, the Trojans' lone loss over that span came the last time the teams met in Tempe in 2011. The Sun Devils haven't won consecutive home meetings against USC since 1996-97.
• Marqise Lee has made nearly 42 percent of USC's receptions over the last two seasons, the second-highest rate by any player in the FBS. The bad news is that having one main target hasn't led to wins. The players' teams in the top five of this list are a combined 13 games under .500 since the start of 2012.
• Arizona State's Marion Grice has scored eight TDs from scrimmage this season (6 rush, 2 rec), tied for most in the FBS and is the most by a player through three team games since Jahvid Best had nine for Cal in 2009 (8 rush, 1 rec). In the last 10 seasons, the most through four team games is 12 by Nevada's Stefphon Jefferson in 2012 and Temple's Bernard Pierce in 2011.
• Arizona State quarterback Taylor Kelly posted a 14.0 Total QBR in Arizona State's 38-17 loss at USC last season, his second-lowest Total QBR of his career. Kelly threw three interceptions and was sacked seven times in that game. Kelly now gets his chance at home, where he has been a much different quarterback in conference games. He has completed 72.5 percent of his passes and has a 63.9 Total QBR in four home conference games, compared to a 58.3 completion percentage and a 49.2 Total QBR in six road conference games.
• This is the first meeting of Oregon State and Colorado as Pac-12 members. The Buffaloes lead the series 3-2, including a 28-21 win in 1988, the team's last meeting.
• There should be plenty of passing in this game. Buffs QB Connor Wood has passed for 370.5 yards per game, which ranks fourth in the nation, while Oregon State's Sean Mannion has passed for 401.0 yards per game, which ranks second in the nation. Mannion also leads the nation with 15 touchdown passes. His top target is Brandin Cooks, who leads the nation with 10.8 catches per game and has caught seven of Mannion's TD throws. Meanwhile, Woods has Paul Richardson, who leads the nation with 208.5 yards receiving per game.
• The last time these teams played, Colorado rallied from a 21-16 fourth quarter deficit to pull out a 28-21 win. Buffs RB Eric Bienemy carried the ball 20 times for 211 yards and three TDs, including a 66-yard TD run in the fourth quarter to put Colorado on top. Oregon State QB Erik Wilhelm was 27-of-38 for 353 yards and 2 TDs.
• Oregon is the only FBS school yet to commit a turnover this season. The Ducks are the first team without a giveaway in their first three games of a season since 2010, when both Oregon State and Kentucky did it. Oregon State's streak would reach four games in 2010, tied with Purdue in 2004 for the longest to start a season in the last 10 years.
• Oregon has won four straight in the series against California by an average margin of 27.8 points per game and won nine of the last 10 meetings in Eugene. Oregon also has won 30 straight against teams outside the AP Top 25 since falling at Stanford on Nov. 7, 2009.
• Oregon has scored touchdowns on 59.5 percent of its offensive drives this season, the highest rate in the FBS. Over the last 10 seasons, only two FBS schools (2008 Tulsa and 2011 Wisconsin) scored TDs at a more efficient rate through their first four games of a season.
• California has run 94.7 plays per game under new coach Sonny Dykes, second-most in FBS. Last season, the Golden Bears ran 68.1 plays per game, three fewer than the FBS average.
• Oregon has scored at least 50 points in each of its three games this season. It's the first time the Ducks have scored 50-plus in three straight games to begin a season and the fifth times they've done it in any three-game stretch of a single season. The Ducks have never scored 50-plus in four straight games in a single season.
• Stanford has owned its series with Washington State of late, winning five straight and seven of the last nine meetings.
• This week marked the fifth straight AP poll that Stanford has been ranked in the top five. That sets a new school record, surpassing the four-week span in 1940, a season in which Stanford finished 10-0 and won the Rose Bowl.
• The Cardinal have won 11 straight games and can tie the third-longest win streak in school history with a win this week.
• Stanford is 15-1 in its last 16 August/September games. But the one loss came to Washington last season in this very stadium (CenturyLink Field).
• Washington State hasn't beaten an AP top-five opponent since the 2003 Holiday Bowl over Texas (seven straight losses since). The Cougars haven't won a regular season meeting against a top-five team since the 1992 Apple Cup victory over No. 5 Washington.
• Stanford has forced its opponent to turn the ball over at least once every game since Oct. 1, 2011 against UCLA. The 27-game streak is the longest active streak in the Pac-12 and the second-longest in the FBS. It's the longest such streak for Stanford since a 26-game run spanning the 2004-06 seasons.
• Washington State is looking to win its first two conference games in a season for the first time since 2003. That was also the last season the Cougars went to a bowl game. With a win, Washington State will surpass its win total from a year ago, when it went 3-9.
• Washington State coach Mike Leach has always been a fan of the passing game, but facing Stanford will be a daunting task. Stanford has sent four or fewer pass rushers on 76 percent of its opponents' dropbacks in the last two seasons, the 25th-highest percentage among AQ schools. When sending standard pressure, the Cardinal have an AQ-high 46 sacks in the last two seasons.

USC is making one last run at the NCAA, hoping the organization that crushed it with severe sanctions in June of 2010 will finally aspire toward some degree of belated justice.

But don't hold your breath.

Athletic director Pat Haden released a statement Thursday saying he and USC's vice president for compliance Dave Roberts spent the last two days in Indianapolis meeting with NCAA officials, including NCAA President Mark Emmert.

The meeting had been scheduled weeks earlier, so it was purely serendipitous that it coincided with the NCAA's extraordinary decision to reduce previous sanctions against Penn State due to good behavior.

Still, Haden, who's been criticized for not going after the NCAA's poorly reasoned and factually challenged judgment against USC, saw an opportunity and at least wanted to score a public relations point with his frustrated fans.

Noted Haden in the statement, "We felt compelled to discuss USC's sanctions in a new light. As I have stated on numerous occasions, I believe the penalties imposed on our football program in 2010 were unprecedented and inconsistent with NCAA precedent in prior cases."

Haden then said he and Roberts "argued for some consideration regarding the 2010 sanctions during the last year of our penalty."

Meaning Haden is asking the NCAA to restore some scholarships to USC that it can use for the 2014 recruiting class, which has been docked 10 scholarships from a typical class of 25.

Haden concluded, "After candid discussions, the NCAA asked us to provide additional information and indicated it would study our suggestions. Because time is of the essence regarding these issues, we have asked for the NCAA's response as soon as practical."

The problem here is Penn State's situation was a special case, one that allowed the NCAA to both punish and then show newfound mercy outside the bounds of its typical process. Yes, the NCAA made up the rules as it went along with Penn State, which allows plenty flexibility for an organization that prides itself on being just the opposite.

With USC, the NCAA would have to make an unprecedented reversal of long-accepted processes. USC already failed with two appeals. If Emmert were to take executive action, it would be a slap in the face to the members of the Committee on Infractions who handed down the ruling against the Trojans.

That the COI, which was chaired by the late Paul Dee, athletic director at Miami and good buddy with jailed super booster/shyster Nevin Shapiro, from the USC case deserves a slap in the face is probably not relevant, even if it should be.

Still, maybe there is some leeway for justice. If Emmert merely read USC's appeal, it would be impossible for him -- or any other objective reader -- not to recognize the compelling strength of USC's position.

But, again, don't hold your breath.

 

Dr. Stone, would you give the court your impression of Mr. Striker?
I'm sorry, I don't do impressions. My training is in psychiatry.

• An awesome video of the Wildcats at play during the bye week.
• ASU receivers have developed a strange case of the dropsies.
• The Bears should get some defensive reinforcements for this week.
• Oregon State's offense provides a stiff challenge for the Buffs.
• A really nice read on Josh Huff and how he made it to Eugene.
• Kevin Cummings grows into his role as a complementary receiver.
• The thought process behind Stanford's fourth-down decisions.
• Jim Mora is still putting together his facilities wish list.
• USC defensive tackle Leonard Williams is a game-changer.
• A look back at previous Holy Wars where Utah was always in control.
• Some video of Steve Sarkisian talking about Arizona's tempo.
• Washington State will have to match Stanford's physicality.