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Washington
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Pac 10 Game of
the Week
UCLA 30 ... California 21
Down one late in the fourth quarter, UCLA got a 27-yard Kai
Forbath field goal for a 23-21 lead, but Cal got into instant
scoring range on a big Jahvid Best kickoff return. On third and five
from the UCLA 30, Nate Longshore got picked off by Alterraun Verner
for the second time of the day, but this time it went 76 yards for a
score. In the see-saw game, the Bruins got three Forbath field goals
and a trick touchdown on a 29-yard pass from WR Brandon Breazell to
Dominique Johnson, but the Bears kept pace with three Longshore
touchdown passes including two to DeSean Jackson.
Pac 10
Player of
the Week
Oregon RB
Jonathan Stewart ran 32 times for 251 yards and two touchdowns, and
caught three passes for 20 yards in the win over Washington
Conference Roundup
Arizona
… And thanks for playing Mike Stoops;
it's been fun. You can't lose to
Stanford at home. Yes, USC did it, but
Arizona isn't USC. The Wildcats are now
on a three-game losing streak with a
road trip to Washington next week
followed up by dates against UCLA,
Oregon and Arizona State. The passing
game just isn't working as well as it
needs to be, and while Nicholas Grigsby
ran well against the Cardinal, the O
needs to do more. The Cats had the ball
for just 4:13 in the fourth quarter, and
the defense paid for it.
Arizona State … Didn’t Play This
Week
California … Where was the
running game against UCLA? The Bruin D
is good, but it's not so great that Cal
should've been held to 67 rushing yards.
Nate Longshore appeared to be a bit
rusty coming off his ankle injury, but
the big issue late was hit reliance on
DeSean Jackson. The Cal offense hummed
best when everyone got involved, and
even though Longshore spread things out
relatively well, Lavelle Hawkins and
Jahvid Best each only caught three
passes. Now the key will be to get fired
up again with a trip to Arizona State up
next. This once-promising season could
quickly go in the tank with a three-game
losing streak if the Bears aren't sharp.
Oregon … There's no
question the Oregon frontline offensive
starters are as good, and as explosive,
as any in America, but the concern was
the depth after injuries have struck.
While it's vital for Dennis Dixon and
Jonathan Stewart to stay healthy, the
win over Washington showed off how deep
the Duck backfield is with Andre
Crenshaw tearing off 113 yards and two
scores as a dangerous option along with
Stewart. It'll all have to be working
next week against the USC defense.
Oregon State … Didn’t Play This
Week
Stanford … Break up the Cardinal.
With two wins in the last three games,
and two Pac 10 wins in a row, the team
is finding ways to come through in the
clutch, even if it did lose late to TCU
last week. Tavita Pritchard might not be
flashy, but he was efficient against
Arizona, even though he threw two picks.
The defense did a nice job of keeping
Willie Tuitama and the Wildcat passing
game under wraps for the most part, and
held well late. The turnovers will be
there for the taking against Oregon
State next week, and the offense will
have to take advantage.
UCLA … You want to try to figure
out this goofy Bruin team? Offensively,
it's easy. If Pat Cowan is under center,
things are fine, while on defense, the
Bruins are living off of the big play
time and again while also stuffing the
running game. The Bears only got 67
rushing yards and never got into to an
offensive groove when the passing game
wasn't working. After all the problems
and all the non-conference ugliness, the
Bruins are still unbeaten in conference
play with two of the league's
lightweights, Washington State and
Arizona, up next. Both games are on the
road, so focus is of the utmost
importance with Arizona State, Oregon
and USC still to deal with.
USC … Playing Notre Dame tends
to make everything look O.K., but it's
not time to talk about USC in the BCS
Championship quite yet. Mark Sanchez
appeared comfortable with no Irish pass
rush whatsoever to worry about, while
the defense took care of any potential
concerns about an upset. Yes the team is
getting healthy, yes the team looked
better than it has in weeks, but lets
wait and see what it does at Oregon next
week. You and ten friends could hold
Notre Dame to 165 yards.
Washington … For the second
straight week, the run defense was
pounded on. Oregon's offense is blasting
past everyone, and Washington was able
to stand toe-for-toe for three quarters,
but once the Ducks started to pull away,
the Huskies didn't have an answer. Jake
Locker threw for big yards and four
scores on only 12 completions, but he's
still having major accuracy problems,
and it's killing drives. Against Arizona
next week, the key will be consistency.
UW is the better team, and is at home,
and now it has to play like it to try to
save the season.
Washington State … Didn’t Play
This Week
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Conference |
Overall |
Home |
Away |
| |
W |
L |
PF |
PA |
W |
L |
PF |
PA |
STR |
W |
L |
W |
L |
|
Arizona State |
4 |
0 |
152 |
75 |
7 |
0 |
264 |
105 |
W7 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
UCLA |
4 |
0 |
159 |
83 |
5 |
2 |
198 |
164 |
W1 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
|
Oregon |
3 |
1 |
187 |
103 |
6 |
1 |
326 |
158 |
W2 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
USC |
3 |
1 |
117 |
75 |
6 |
1 |
242 |
116 |
W2 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
California |
2 |
2 |
125 |
112 |
5 |
2 |
246 |
183 |
L2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
|
Oregon State |
2 |
2 |
108 |
128 |
4 |
3 |
196 |
179 |
W2 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
Stanford |
2 |
3 |
96 |
184 |
3 |
4 |
169 |
222 |
W1 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
|
Arizona |
1 |
4 |
124 |
137 |
2 |
6 |
203 |
210 |
L3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
|
Washington |
0 |
4 |
109 |
170 |
2 |
5 |
189 |
225 |
L5 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
|
Washington State |
0 |
4 |
61 |
171 |
2 |
5 |
172 |
258 |
L4 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
|
Saturday, October 20 |
| 3:30 PM |
at UCLA 30
... California 21
CFN Prediction: Cal 34-21 Cal -9 |
| 3:30 PM |
USC 38 ... at Notre Dame
0
CFN Prediction: USC 28-13 USC -18 |
| 7:00 PM |
Stanford 21 ... at Arizona
20
CFN Prediction: Ariz. 34-21 Ariz. -10.5 |
| 7:30 PM |
Oregon 55 ... at Washington
34
CFN Prediction: Oregon 40-23 UO -11 |
Past
Pac 10
Games of the
Week
Sept. 1 -
California
45 ... Tennessee 31
Sept. 8 -
UCLA
27 ... BYU 17
Sept. 15 -
New Mexico
29 ... at Arizona 27
Sept. 22 - UCLA 44 ... Washington 31
Sept. 29 -
California
31 ... at Oregon 24
Oct. 6 - Stanford
24 ... at USC 23
Oct. 13 - Oregon State 31 ... at California
28
Oct. 20 -
at UCLA 30
... California 21
Past Pac 10 Players of the Week
Sept. 2 - California RB Justin Forsett
Sept. 8 - Washington State QB Alex Brink
Sept. 15 - Oregon State WR Sammie
Stroughter
Sept. 22 - Oregon QB Dennis Dixon
Sept. 29 - California WR DeSean
Jackson
Oct. 6 - Stanford QB Tavita Pritchard
Oct. 13 - Oregon State LB Alan Darlin
Oct. 20 - Oregon RB Jonathan Stewart