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Washington
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Pac 10 Game of
the Week
UCLA 27 ... BYU 17
UCLA jumped out to a 20-0 lead helped by a 56-yard Trey
Brown interception return for a score, two Kai Forbath
field goals and a four-yard Kahlil Bell scoring run, but
had to hang on as BYU pulled within three in the third
quarter on two Max Hall to Austin Collie touchdown
passes. The Bruins finally got a little breathing room
in the final minutes on a three-yard Chris Markey run to
finish off a 12-play, 45-yard drive that ate up 3:40.
BYU outgained UCLA 435 yards to 236 but got timely plays
from the defense including two key sacks and a forced
fumble from Bruce Davis.
Pac 10
Player of
the Week
Washington
State QB Alex Brink completed 38 of 47 passes for 469
yards and five touchdowns with an interception in the
win over San Diego State.
Conference Roundup
Arizona
… It
wasn't a plus how the Wildcats allowed Northern Arizona
to make it interesting in the fourth quarter, and the
offense wasn't able to run as well as it might have
liked to without using a few quirky plays, but Willie
Tuitama got hot and was great at using all his
receivers. Mike Thomas needs the ball in his hands as
much as possible; he proved again to be the team's most
dangerous playmaker.
Arizona State … It's not like the Sun Devils
didn't try to be the Sun Devils of old against Colorado
with several chippy penalties and three turnovers, but
it didn't matter; the team is too good. The defense is
as physical as any the program has seen since the late
1990s, while Rudy Carpenter showed for the second
straight week that he has the poise and command back. He
threaded the needle with a few beautiful passes he
wasn't making last year. Now the team has to work on the
finer things against San Diego State, like not
committing 12 penalties for 136 yards, and has to do
more to pound out the ground game with someone other
than Ryan Torian.
California … There was bound to be a bit of a
letdown after the emotionally charged win over
Tennessee, but Cal will have to be wary all year long of
letting down in games. It was a breather with about five
minutes to play, and then the Bears took their foot off
the gas and it became way too close. As explosive as the
Cal offense is, it's going to have to keep pushing and
keep going for the big plays until the defense can prove
it can stop someone.
Oregon … Fine, so Michigan isn't any good right
now, but Oregon had a whole bunch to do with that this
week. Dennis Dixon got time, the speedy receivers had no
problems getting open and things got ugly. Dixon is in a
zone at the moment, making all the right reads and all
the right throws, but he, and the Ducks, looked good at
the beginning of last year, too. Now Oregon has to keep
the momentum going against a Fresno State team that
battled Texas A&M in three overtimes, and then it's the
Pac 10 season. If the Chip Kelly offense stays this
effective, this will be a nasty team to beat.
Oregon State … Pin this ugly loss to Cincinnati
on the offensive line and the quarterbacks. The O line
never appeared to get off the team bus, being outhustled,
pushed around, and dominated all game long, while the
glaringly obvious issue is at quarterback, where both
Sean Canfield and Lyle Moevao stunk it up for a second
straight game. Fortunately, Idaho State is up next to
tune things up before Pac 10 play, but there appears to
be a long way to go before the Beavers can keep up in a
shootout. Sammie Stroughter didn't catch a pass in his
return after missing the Utah game for personal reasons.
Stanford … Didn’t Play This Week
UCLA … UCLA's defense showed up when it had to
against BYU, but the offense that was so balanced and so
good against Stanford appeared to miss the bus. It's too
much to call Ben Olson's 13-of-28, 126-yard performance
a major step back, but it certainly wasn't a positive,
while the rest of the offense only managed a mere 236
yards total to BYU's 435. The defense made the plays
early and very late, and the offensive line helped pave
the way late, but this was hardly the type of game Bruin
fans are going to feel great about. A bounceback
performance at Utah is a must before dealing with a hot
Washington team.
USC … Didn’t Play This Week
Washington … Washington might not have been
perfect against Boise State, but after getting the
program's first win over a ranked team since 2003,
there's not much room for complaining. Jake Locker will
get all the national exposure as a dangerous dual threat
playmaker, but this was a game for the defense. The
defensive front held up extremely well against a good
Bronco offensive line, and was able to generate decent
pressure throughout. Now comes the big chance to make a
national statement with Ohio State coming to town.
Locker will need to use all the weapons around him
against the Buckeye defense.
Washington State … Alex Brink might turn out to
be the Pac 10's most productive quarterback this season,
which is saying a ton, if he has the command of the
offense like he had in the win over San Diego State. He
moved the ball around well to his scary-good trio of
receivers, while Dwight Tardy added some nice balance on
the ground. The offense hung up 654 yards, and is going
to do that often to the average defenses. Now the
consistency will have to be there against the good
teams. USC is looming in two weeks.
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Conference |
Overall |
Home |
Away |
|
Team |
W |
L |
PF |
PA |
W |
L |
PF |
PA |
STR |
W |
L |
W |
L |
|
UCLA |
1 |
0 |
45 |
17 |
2 |
0 |
72 |
34 |
W2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Oregon |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
87 |
34 |
W2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
California |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
79 |
59 |
W2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Arizona State |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
78 |
17 |
W2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Washington |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
66 |
22 |
W2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
USC |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
38 |
10 |
W1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Washington State |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
66 |
59 |
W1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Arizona |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
52 |
44 |
W1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Oregon State |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
27 |
41 |
L1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Stanford |
0 |
1 |
17 |
45 |
0 |
1 |
17 |
45 |
L1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Thursday,
September 6 |
| 7:30 PM |
at Cincinnati 34 ..
Oregon State 3
CFN Prediction: OS 27-16
OSU -5 |
|
Saturday,
September 8 |
| 2:00 PM |
California
34 ... at Colorado State 28
CFN Prediction: Cal 41-20 Cal -17 |
| 3:30 PM |
Oregon
39 ... at Michigan 7
CFN Prediction: Mich 38-30
Mich -6 |
| 3:30 PM |
at Washington
24 ... Boise State 10
CFN Prediction: BSU 34-30 BSU -3 |
| 6:30 PM |
at UCLA
27 ... BYU 17
CFN Prediction: UCLA 30-16
UCLA -7.5 |
| 9:00 PM |
at Arizona
45 ... Northern Arizona 24
CFN Prediction: Arizona 31-9 |
| 7:00 PM |
at
Washington State 45 ... San Diego State 17
CFN Prediction: WSU 42-23 WSU -16.5 |
| 10:15 PM |
at Arizona
State 33 ... Colorado 14
CFN Prediction: ASU 37-17
ASU -14 |
Past
Pac 10
Games of the
Week
Sept. 1 -
California
45 ... Tennessee 31
Sept. 8 -
UCLA
27 ... BYU 17
Past Pac 10 Players of the Week
Sept. 2 - California RB Justin Forsett
Sept. 9 - Washington State QB Alex Brink