Roundup: Controlling North and South to Win in Washington-Oregon and Colorado-USC

Ooh, we have a match dandy on Saturday. Oregon's No. 17 "hosts" Washington's No. 7 at Autzen Stadium for an hour and a half. PT kick on ABC / ESPN2 and James Crepea of ​​The Oregonian / OregonLive wonders if the Oregon defense can "rattle" Washington quarterback Jake Browning. The Ducks lead the Pac-12 in the sack for a game that might well decide the Pac-12 North.

The last time the Dawgs played at Autzen, Seattle Times' Larry Stone came back on Jake Browning's finger, pointing out that Oregon will likely use this as a motivator for Saturday afternoon.

But this is not the first game of the weekend, as we have a Friday night with Utah hosting Arizona (7 pm Pacific Time, ESPN). Kurt Kragthorpe reminds us that Arizona has the ability to cool the Utes after big wins.

And here are some Arizona-Utah intrigues from the Wildcat's point of view, by Michael Lev and Justin Spears of the Arizona Daily Star.

After consecutive defeats against Oregon and Arizona, Cal is working to correct his mistakes before his home match against UCLA (4:00 pm, Network Pac-12), by Rusty Simmons.

Thuc Nhi Nguyen said that UCLA felt optimistic about playing in the Cal match and following a solid effort against Washington last week. The Bruins are still looking for that first win.

The nightcap should be a dandy with USC playing host in Colorado (7:30 pm PT FS1). J. Brady McCullough of the Los Angeles Times writes that the USC is focusing on Colorado wide receiver Laviska Shenault, who leads the country with 10.2 receptions and 141.6 yards per game.

Brian Howell notes that the stakes of the Colorado-USC match are many, with control of the Pac-12 South to win.

The Men's Basketball Media Day Pac-12 took place on Thursday, so let's see some nuggets of that. First, Michelle Gardner of Arizona Republic writes that the state of Arizona is looking to jump into the Pac-12 rankings after being led 8 to 10 in the league in the 2017-18 campaign after a list without defeat without conference.

And then, there's this story from you that says Washington State is potentially an even more dangerous 3-point shooting team this year after setting a Pac-12 record by scoring 11 points at 3 points per game in 2017-18.

Gary Horowitz plunges into the state of Oregon state football midway through the 2018 season.

Looking for something fun to do this weekend apart from watching football? Well, can I suggest taking a trip to Avery Aquatic Center, where the Stanford Men's Water Polo will host the Mountain Pacific Invitational from Friday to Sunday. This is essentially the Maui Invitational of the water polo season, except that they are 16 of the best teams in the country instead of eight. Plus, the semifinals will almost certainly be Stanford-UCLA and USC-Cal, so you'll get your fill of Pac-12.