WSU Will Have A Tough Time

...  3-9 team enjoyed the benefit of not having to play USC, a luxury they will not get to enjoy again in 2013 as they open up their Pac 12 schedule in the Coliseum. After a rough start to their schedule, they get a slight reprieve with the rest of their non-conference schedule but get thrown right back into the Pac 12 fire. In addition to their trip to USC, the Cougars go on the road next season to face the Cal Bears (who are trending upward), Oregon Ducks (a lock for preseason top five), Arizona Wildcats and Washington Huskies (both strong top 25 programs on the rise). That doesn’t even take into account the rest of the Pac 12 North they have to face with the Stanford Cardinal and Oregon State Beavers coming to Pullman. The only teams they avoid in conference play this year are the defending Pac 12 South champion UCLA Bruins, which is a plus, and the ailing Colorado Buffaloes, which would have been a probable win for them in 2013. Read more Pac 12 Football Ducks 6th, ...

PAC 12 Football Bowl Outlook

...  back USC Trojans - OK, it’s a bowl game, but it isn’t what Matt Barkley envisioned. A look at his star-crossed time at USC … Barkley could probably play in the Sun Bowl with his sprained shoulder, but should he? UCLA Bruins - Holiday Bowl exec talks up choice of Bruins, saying they are a great example of a turnaround team Arizona State Sun Devils - Graham puts his team No. 20 in final coaches poll. Sun Devils start prep for Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl vs. Navy on Friday Arizona Wildcats - ‘Cats play Nevada in New Mexico Bowl, but landing ex-USC QBJesse Scroggins is bigger news. Could be somebody to step in for Matt Scott … how much damage can one Matt Scott fumble against ASU do? Let Greg Hansen explains. Utah Utes – a bowl? No!  A disappointing season for the Utes, after posting a 9-1 postseason bowl record, the Utes are remembering on of their past great coaches who passed away, Rick Majerus. Fiesta Bowl lands another marquee ...

PAC 12 Football Projected Postseason Bowls

Pac 12 Football Teams Possible Bowls This is a look at the possible post-season Pac 12 Football bowl schedule. Rose Bowl Game, Jan. 1: Stanford vs. Big Ten Tostitos Fiesta, Jan. 3: Oregon vs. BCS Valero Alamo, Dec. 29: UCLA vs. Big 12 Bridgepoint Education Holiday, Dec. 27: Oregon State vs. Big 12 Hyundai Sun, Dec. 31: USC vs. ACC MAACO Bowl Las Vegas, Dec. 22: Washington vs. MWC Kraft Fight Hunger, Dec. 29: Arizona State vs. Navy Gildan New Mexico, Dec. 15: Arizona vs. MWC  ...

Stanford is Next in Line for Oregon

...  to score … Condotta makes his Pac-12 picks in Week 12, shockingly picks Huskies to roll Washington State Cougars – Moos hopeful football operations building gets go-ahead … facts and stats for WSU-ASU (1 p.m., Pac-12 North) … attrition rate under Mike Leach? Not that remarkable … the 19 players who have left since the end of last season Arizona State Sun Devils – Graham’s plan for ASU to put focus on defense … on Cameron Marshall and Senior Day Arizona Wildcats – Cats play at Utah (8 p.m., ESPNU) and it’s no picnic for opponents coming into Salt Lake City … Ryan Finley on UA football Utah Utes - Unlikely pair has Utes’ punting spot-on … Utes and Cats both struggle on the road Continue Reading Pac 12 Football Teams College Football Playoff to Have 6 Games, Not 7 In September, a proposal was put forth to add a seventh game to the rotation that would match the best team from the Big East, Mountain West, ...

PAC 12 Football Arizona Looks To Stop USC

...  they defeated Toledo, Oklahoma State and South Carolina State. But then they squandered numerous red-zone opportunities in a 49-0 loss at Oregon. They lost by three points to unbeaten Oregon State and on the road in overtime against then-No. 18 Stanford. Last week, the Wildcats routed Washington, 52-17. Continue reading Pac 12 Football Teams USC Football Weekly Roundtable: Arizona Week his week, however, USC has much stiffer competition on tap in the form of Rich Rodriguez’s resurgent Arizona Wildcats. How does our panel think they’ll fare? Who should the Trojans worry most about on the Arizona offense? And could Robert Woods be on … Phil Steele Talks Capital One Bowl Mascot Challenge, Rich Rodriguez and … College football guru Phil Steele has lofty expectations for Arizona’s outlook under head coach Rich Rodriguez. The pundit known for his analytic approach to the game told Arizona Desert Swarm that Rodriguez could build Wildcat football into a Pac-12 … Ex-Arizona Wildcats set to honor Chuck Osborne at funeral service  As the Arizona-USC game kicks off Saturday afternoon in Tucson, many former Arizona Wildcats will be paying their respects to their teammate, Chuck Osborne, who died last week at ...