ESPN.com - Pac-10 lunch links: Sark and Kiffin are battling buddies

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Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Pac-10 lunch links: Sark and Kiffin are battling buddies

By Ted Miller
ESPN.com

Whoever you are -- I have always depended on the kindness of strangers.

Arizona has been penalty-prone, and that is unusual. And it's surprising how good the defense is.
Arizona State has flashed potential, but can it take the next step: Winning.
California coach Jeff Tedford stands by his kicker. And he talks about the Arizona loss in advance of a bye week.
Oregon's defense, which struggled at Arizona State, faces a tough challenge in Stanford. Darron Thomas and Andrew Luck are connected. A practice report.
The national spotlight is gone, but the pressure is on for Oregon State to turn things around in Pac-10 play. The WAC is reviewing the hit that gave James Rodgers a concussion.
Stanford is now under the national spotlight. Stanford-Oregon in the spotlight again.
UCLA can't afford to get cocky. And it might need to pass at some point.
Steve Sarkisian and Lane Kiffin go way back. Is USC going to unleash Dillon Baxter on the Huskies? A convincing defense of USC's schedule.
It's a homecoming for Sarkisian, but he's not too sentimental about it. Jake Locker is working on his footwork. Notes from the news conference.
These are tough times for Washington State fans. Really tough.
The process of hashing out Pac-10 business is coming to a head.