Quarterback Cam Rising leads No. 14 Utah against Washington State on Thursday night in chilly Pullman in a game that pits two teams headed in opposite directions.
The No. 14 Utah football team is on a roll, coming off a 43-42 win over Southern California on Oct. 15. Washington State is headed in the other direction, having lost three of its past four games
The No. 8 UCLA Bruins have two of the Pac-12′s best players back and a sterling freshman class. They have their sights set on a second Final Four in three years.
The 18th-ranked UCLA Bruins have a chance to move to 6-0 for the first time since 2005. It won’t be easy since they’ve dropped five straight to their next opponent, No. 11 Utah.
Tennessee and North Carolina State have broken into the top 10 of The Associated Press college football poll. Florida State is back in the rankings for the first time in four years.
Oregon State has a chance to start the season 4-0 for the first time since 2012 with a win over No. 7 Southern California. The Beavers beat USC 45-27 last season for their first win in the Coliseum in more than 60 years.
The 25th-ranked Oregon Ducks play their second ranked opponent of the season when No. 12 Brigham Young makes its first trip to Autzen Stadium since 1990 on Saturday.
Perhaps no team in the Pac-12 has worked the transfer portal harder than Southern California. The Trojans have 33 players who previously played at other four-year universities on their roster.
Georgia has reclaimed the top spot in The Associated Press college football poll and Oklahoma State, Kentucky and Arkansas moved into the top 10 after an upset-filled weekend.