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Washington
| Washington St
- Week 1
Pac 10 Game of
the Week
BYU 28 ... Washington 27
Washington QB Jake Locker ran for a three-yard touchdown with two
seconds left to pull the Huskies within one, but in his excitement he threw the
ball over his head and got flagged with a questionable celebration penalty. BYU
blocked the 35-yard extra point attempt and sealed the win. The Cougars got
three touchdown passes from Max Hall including a 15-yarder to Dennis Pitta with
3:31 to play to take the lead for good. Locker also ran for a 14-yard touchdown
and threw a 48-yard touchdown pass to Jermaine Kearse.
Pac 10
Player of the Week
Arizona RB Nicholas Grigsby ran 20 times for 135
yards and three touchdowns in the win over Toledo.
| |
Conference |
Overall |
| |
W-L |
PF |
PA |
W-L |
PF |
PA |
STK |
| California |
1-0 |
66 |
3 |
2-0 |
104 |
34 |
W2 |
| Arizona State |
1-0 |
41 |
17 |
2-0 |
71 |
30 |
W2 |
| Oregon |
1-0 |
44 |
10 |
2-0 |
110 |
34 |
W2 |
| Stanford |
1-1 |
53 |
69 |
1-1 |
53 |
69 |
L1 |
| Arizona |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
2-0 |
111 |
16 |
W2 |
| UCLA |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
1-0 |
27 |
24 |
W1 |
| USC |
0-0 |
0 |
0 |
1-0 |
52 |
7 |
W1 |
| Oregon State |
0-1 |
28 |
36 |
0-2 |
42 |
81 |
L2 |
| Washington |
0-1 |
10 |
44 |
0-2 |
37 |
72 |
L2 |
| Wash St |
0-1 |
3 |
66 |
0-2 |
16 |
105 |
L2 |
|
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Saturday, September 6 |
| 3:00
|
BYU
28 ... at
Washington 27
CFN Prediction: BYU 34-20 BYU -21 |
| 3:30
|
at Oregon
66 ... Utah State 24
CFN Prediction: Oregon 48-10 UO -35 |
| 3:30
|
at Penn State
45 ... Oregon State 14
CFN Prediction: PSU 37-17 PSU -16.5 |
| 6:30
|
at Washington State 66 ...
California 3
CFN Prediction: Cal 42-20 Cal -13.5 |
| 10:00
|
at
Arizona State 41 ... Stanford
17
CFN Prediction: ASU 48-31 ASU -14 |
| 10:00
|
at Arizona
41 ... Toledo 16
CFN Prediction: Arizona 41-31 Ariz. -14 |
|
Games of the
Week
Aug. 30 - UCLA 27
- Ten 24 OT
Sep. 6 - BYU 28 ... Wash 27 |
Players of the Week
Aug. 30 - Kevin Craft, Cal
Sep. 6 - Nic Grigsby, Ariz |
Conference
Roundup
Arizona
… If Nicholas Grigsby really can run on
a consistent basis like he did over the
first two weeks, the offense will be
unstoppable. Toledo has a dangerous
offense and the Wildcat defense all but
shut it down, while offensively, Willie
Tuitama remained sharp. Considering the
problems in the Mike Stoops era, a 2-0
start by a total score of 111 to 16 is
nothing to sneeze at. If the team keeps
playing like this, New Mexico won't be
an issue next week, and then comes the
trip to UCLA.
Arizona State … Rudy Carpenter
was able to produce despite getting hit
all game long by the Stanford defense.
Considering Georgia is up in a few
weeks, that's not a good thing. The
defense did a good job of limiting the
big play and the running game did what
it could to provide some balance, but
the 41-17 final score makes it look like
it was an easier win than it was. The
Sun Devils had a bit of a fight for
three quarters despite staying ahead.
It's about improving each week and
getting the first Pac 10 win out of the
way is a plus. Now it's tune-up time
against UNLV before the Georgia
showdown.
California … The offensive line
has been tremendous over the first two
games. Jahvid Best has been running
well, and the team cranked out 391
rushing yards against Washington State.
The defense also played well allowing
the Cougars to convert just one of 13
third down chances, picking off four
passes, and generating consistent
pressure into the backfield. If the
Bears play this well over the next two
games, Maryland and Colorado State don't
stand a chance.
Oregon … Didn’t Play This Week
Oregon State … Uh oh. All of a
sudden, the run defense that was so
impressive last season has gone bye-bye,
and the offense isn't nearly consistent
enough to play with a team like Penn
State. Lyle Moevao has to cut down on
his interceptions, and the running game
has to be more effective. Jacquizz
Rodgers is good, and he's too explosive
to be held in check for so many plays.
Basically, the lines have to play
better. That's what the Hawaii game is
for next week. USC and Utah are to
follow, and this Beaver team is nowhere
near ready to beat either one.
Stanford … The Cardinal hung
around with the high-powered Arizona
State attack for three quarters, but it
just couldn't get over the hump and get
the one big defensive stop needed to
change the game. There wasn't much
explosion, but Tavita Pritchard was
accurate on his short-range passes. The
problem going forward will be the
quarterback shuffle. Jason Forcier and
Alex Loukas each got time, but none of
the three did too much to take the job
by the horns.
UCLA … Didn’t Play This Week
USC … Didn’t Play This Week
Washington … All anyone will talk
about is the controversy at the end of
the BYU game with the celebration
penalty on Jake Locker, but the bigger
issue for Washington is how Jake Locker
is the only one doing much of anything
for the offense. He ran for 62 of the
team's 133 yards on the ground, and
while his receivers were fine, they
weren't anything special. With Oklahoma
up next, it doesn't get any easier.
Defensively, the Huskies couldn't get
off the field struggling way too much on
third downs.
Washington State … After two
games, Washington State hasn't been
close. The Paul Wulff era couldn't get
off to a worse start with no defense and
absolutely nothing happening on offense.
If nothing else, the Cougars are
supposed to be able to bomb away, and
they can't do it with the offensive line
not providing any time. California will
hang big numbers on everyone, but if
Wazzu loses at Baylor and struggles
against Portland State, pack in the
season.