Pac-12 opener

Since the creation of the Pacific Coast Conference more than 100 years ago, Washington and California have always been members of the same conference.

Jake Dickert would still like to wait until six weeks into the season before there are any rankings of college football teams. Washington State validation that came with the Cougars cracking the AP Top 25 following their upset victory over Wisconsin.

Onyeka Okongwu scored 27 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead Southern California to a 65-56 victory over Washington State in the Pac-12 opener.

Stanford quarterback K.J. Costello will miss the 23rd-ranked Cardinal's Pac-12 opener against Southern California with an injury.

The Huskies scored 12 straight after the Cougars took their lone lead of the night before cruising to an 85-67 victory over their in-state rival in both teams' Pac-12 opener.

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Chimezie Metu had 19 points and eight rebounds and No. 22 Southern California stayed undefeated with a 70-63 victory over Oregon State on Wednesday night in the Pac-12 opener for both teams. Jordan McLaughlin added 10 points, eight rebounds and four steals and Jonah Mathews had 10 points for the Trojans (14-0, 1-0). ...

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Dillon Brooks hit a 3-pointer with 0.8 seconds left to give No. 21 Oregon an 89-87 victory over No. 2 UCLA on Wednesday night in the Pac-12 opener for both teams. Brooks, who finished with 23 points and nine rebounds, grabbed Bryce Alford's missed free throw with 8...

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — A disappointing loss at Nebraska, questions about those two-point conversions and injuries to key players have the Oregon Ducks facing adversity with Pac-12 play at hand. Oregon fell out of The Associated Press Top 25 following the 35-32 loss at Memorial Stadium on Saturday...