The Battle for Los Angeles has the most national attention amid a fantastic lineup of league games on Saturday, with USC’s College Football Playoff hopes hanging in the balance at the Rose Bowl.

Great matchups and a rivalry or 2 (one of them personal) highlight a stacked Saturday slate of games in the Pac-12.

On today’s episode of Locked On Pac-12, I go through every game in the Pac-12 this weekend with keys and predictions.

Arizona has to win its final two games to reach a bowl after going 1-11 last year.

What’s the biggest key against a red-hot Washington State team?

The Big Game is one of my Pac-12 Prime Picks this week, with the Bears looking to win two straight over the Cardinal for the first time since 2008-09.

I also go through the biggest questions for each team in the rest of the games which includes a major injury watch in the Oregon-Utah matchup.

• Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order

• BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds, and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts!

• Rock Auto has an amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you.

---

—More from Spencer McLaughlin—

• McLaughlin: Pac-12 Future Dependent on Good Media Deal?

---

• McLaughlin: Now a Great Time for Pac-12 to Add SDSU

---

• McLaughlin: LBs, CBs Key to Oregon Football’s 2023 Success

---

• McLaughlin: Pac-12 Must Keep UW—and It Won’t be Easy

---

• McLaughlin: Delay in Pac-12 Media Deal a Big Concern?

---

• McLaughlin: Pressure Ramping up on George Kliavkoff

---

• McLaughlin: ASU Better Suited for Pac-12 or Big 12?

---

• McLaughlin: Pac-12 Should Aim for 5 or 6-Year Media Deal

---

• McLaughlin: Signs Pac-12 Media Deal may be Coming Soon

---

• McLaughlin: Best Indication Yet that Pac-12 is Unified?

---

• McLaughlin: Pac-12 Should Only Have 1 Streaming Partner

---

• McLaughlin: Does New President Change Oregon’s Future?

---

• McLaughlin: Pac-12 Allowing Media to Shape Narrative

---

• McLaughlin: No Deadline for Pac-12 Media Rights Deal?

---

• McLaughlin: Pros and Cons of Oregon Joining the Big Ten

---