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McLaughlin: Most likely Pac-12 Football Title Game Scenario
> Spencer is joined by "Locked On Utes" host JT Wistrcill to talk about the possibilities

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Four teams are right in the thick of the Pac-12 Football Championship game picture playing at a high level: USC, Utah, Oregon, and UCLA.

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Dane Miller’s 2022 Week 8 SuperWest Football Previews
> A road victory over Oregon would make the Pac-12-leading Bruins legitimate Playoff contenders

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eek Eight in the SuperWest has potential to define the season for several teams. Undefeated No. 9 UCLA heads to

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Matt Wadleigh’s 2022 Week 8 Mountain West Previews
> The Mountain West Conference remains unpredictable with no signs of changing soon

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Mountain West football remains unpredictable, and Fresno State’s win over San Jose State—without Jake Haener—was a surprise to many.

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McLaughlin: Week 8 in the Pac-12 Should be Entertaining
> Spencer joined by 'Locked On Sun Devils' host, Richie Bradshaw to talk about the games

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the Pac-12 Conference lineup of four games should see three of them end up being competitive and entertaining football games.

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2022 Week 8 SuperWest Football Power Rankings
> Stanford moves up five spots after its surprising victory over Notre Dame last Saturday

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The undefeated Bruins control their own destiny in the Pac-12 football race, yet they haven’t beaten Oregon in Eugene since 2004.

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McLaughlin: GameDay Coming to Pac-12 at Perfect Time
> Spencer looks at some of the biggest storylines at this point in the heart of the schedule

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Four teams are squarely in the mix for the 2022 Pac-12 Championship Game in Las Vegas, and several teams have to play their way in.

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Jack Follman’s Midseason Awards and All-Pac-12 Teams
> Top coach and players and All-Conference offensive and defensive players, two teams deep

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We’re already halfway through the Pac-12 season and it’s been an interesting year with Conference offenses soaring and defenses struggling.

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2022 Week 8 Pac-12 Football Power Rankings
> The undefeated Bruins control their own destiny but haven’t won in Eugene since 2004

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The undefeated Bruins control their own destiny in the Pac-12 football race, yet they haven’t beaten Oregon in Eugene since 2004.

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2022 Week 8 Mountain West Power Rankings
> It was another wild, unpredictable weekend, with the previous week's leader falling again

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It was another wild, unpredictable football weekend in the Mountain West Conference, with the previous week’s leader falling again.

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McLaughlin: Paths to Pac-12 Title for USC, Utah, UO & UCLA
> Spencer is joined by BeaverBlitz.com senior writer/editor Carter Bahns to discuss the scenarios

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Four teams are squarely in the mix for the 2022 Pac-12 Championship Game in Las Vegas, and several teams have to play their way in.

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McLaughlin: Oregon’s Advantages & Disadvantages vs. UCLA
> Spencer takes a look at the Ducks for their impending Week 8 matchup with the Bruins

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Chip Kelly’s UCLA Bruins, like Oregon, will come into Saturday’s Top 10 showdown off a bye following several weeks of great football.

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Jack Follman’s 10 Thoughts on Week 7 in the West
> Four teams seem destined to battle it out for the two spots in the Pac-12 Championship Game

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Week Seven leveled the playing field between Utah and USC while also setting the stage for an epic battle between Oregon and UCLA.

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Jack Follman’s Week 8 Pac-12 Bowl Projections
> A midseason look at where Conference teams are likely to land in the postseason

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It’s midseason for Pac-12 football and the potential Conference bowl picture is starting to come into focus.

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Stephen Vilardo’s 2022 Week 8 College Football Top 25
> A pair of thrillers in Salt Lake City and Knoxville headlined the shakeups at the top

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The top-ranked team in Stephen Vilardo’s Top 25 rolled yet again, but the SEC East may not be a foregone conclusion for Georgia.

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Nick Bartlett’s SuperWest Week 7 Players of the Week
> Top Offense, Defense, and Special Teams players as well as Offensive and Defensive Freshmen

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Week Seven picks for SuperWest Players of the Week for Offense, Defense, and Special Teams as well as Offensive and Defensive Freshmen.

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McLaughlin: 2022 Pac-12 Football Race Remains Wide Open
> Spencer explains why so many teams are in a position to win the conference at this point

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Four Pac-12 football teams are in control of their own destinies to be crowned the Conference Champion this year.

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Dane Miller’s 2022 Week 7 SuperWest Football Previews
> Saturday's slate features seven games with a handful of programs idle on bye weeks

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he SuperWest features seven games on Saturday with a handful of programs on bye weeks. The top games of the

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Nick Bartlett’s Fearless Week 7 SuperWest Predictions
> After going 6-1 in Week Six, Nick is 51-10 in his picks on the season

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Are the Utah Utes out of the Pac-12 football championship race, or can they jump back into it with a big win over the USC Trojans?

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Stephen Vilardo’s 2022 Week 7 SuperWest CFB Notes
> The game of the week is in Salt Lake City where USC faces its first ranked opponent in Utah

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In Fresno, the Bulldogs will host San Jose State for the Valley Trophy, and Stanford travels to Notre Dame to play for the Legends Trophy.

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McLaughlin: Biggest Pac-12 Football Storylines in Week 7
> Spencer is also joined by CBS College Football analyst Danny Kanell for his Prime Picks

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The USC Trojans have a chance to gain even more national football legitimacy if they can beat No. 20 Utah in Salt Lake City on Saturday.

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The Dane & Nick Show: 2022 Week 7 SuperWest CFB Outlook
> Two of our senior CFB writers discuss selected SuperWest teams and this weekend's games

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Dane and Nick talk about the 2022 SuperWest football season heading into Week 7, discussing the state of SuperWest teams and this weekend’s games.

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Matt Wadleigh’s 2022 Week 7 Mountain West Previews
> After another bizarre week of football in the MWC, San Jose State jumped to the top

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After another bizarre week in the Mountain West Conference, San Jose State jumped to No. 1 in the Power Rankings.

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McLaughlin: Why Utah Can Hand No. 7 USC its First Loss
> Spencer joined by 'Locked On Trojans' host Marc Kulkin to talk about the pivotal game

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With a Pac-12 Championship still within reach for the second straight year, Utah will have to play some of its best football against USC.

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2022 Week 7 SuperWest Football Power Rankings
> SuperWest teams from the Pac-12 & Mountain West to BYU experienced mixed results last week

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BYU was all but eliminated from New Year’s Six contention with a loss to Notre Dame, while UCLA, USC, and Oregon remain in the Playoff hunt.

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McLaughlin: Ranking Pac-12 Football Offenses and Defenses
> Spencer looks at how teams are performing on both sides of the ball midway through the season

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There are five Pac-12 football teams averaging over 40 points per game and five teams allowing less than 25 points per game at this point.

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2022 Week 7 Pac-12 Football Power Rankings
> The Conference of Champions continues its slow march toward a potential Playoff spot

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Already facing an uphill battle, Pac-12 favorite Utah was unofficially knocked out of Playoff contention with their defeat at the Rose Bowl.

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2022 Week 7 Mountain West Power Rankings
> The Conference just gets more and more confusing every week, but we have a new top team

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Mountain West Conference football seems to get more and more confusing every week, but we have a new top team in our Week 7 Power Rankings.

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McLaughlin: How ASU Beat UW & Why Huskies Will be OK
> Spencer is joined by 'Locked On Sun Devils' host Richie Bradshaw to talk about ASU's big win

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Spencer and Richie Bradshaw talk about how ASU notched their second win of the season and its first in conference play.

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Jack Follman’s 10 Thoughts on Week 6 in the West
> Week Six saw some big upsets but also confirmed some realities for up-and-coming teams

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Week Six saw some big upsets but also confirmed some realities for struggling and up-and-coming Pac-12 football teams.

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Stephen Vilardo’s 2022 Week 7 College Football Top 25
> This week we see a matchup of ranked opponents in each Power Five contest

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The 3rd Saturday in October brings the Tennessee vs Alabama. This week we see a matchup of ranked opponents in each Power Five contest.

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Nick Bartlett’s SuperWest Week 6 Players of the Week
> Top Offense, Defense, and Special Teams players as well as Offensive and Defensive Freshmen

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Week Six picks for SuperWest Players of the Week for Offense, Defense, and Special Teams as well as Offensive and Defensive Freshmen.

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McLaughlin: Are the Bruins the Best Team in the Pac-12?
> Spencer looks at how the 10 teams that played on Saturday performed in league play

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After beating their second straight Top 15 opponent, Chip Kelly’s UCLA Bruins have now leaped to No. 11 in the AP college football rankings.

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Dane Miller’s 2022 Week 6 SuperWest Football Previews
> The day begins with No. 11 Utah at No. 18 UCLA and ends with Oregon State at Stanford

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With kickoff times in the late afternoon and evening, the most-watched game figures to be the Pac-12 clash between the Utes and the Bruins.

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Oregon-Arizona Desert Duals have been Wildly Unpredictable
> Five memorable games between the Ducks and the Wildcats in Tucson over the last two decades

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Strange things seem to happen to Oregon when making its biennial trip to Tucson to play Arizona, particularly when ranked high in the polls.

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The Dane and Nick Show: 2022 Week 6 Football Update
> Two of our senior CFB writers discuss selected SuperWest teams and this weekend's games

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Dane and Nick talk about the 2022 SuperWest football season heading into Week 6, discussing the state of SuperWest teams and this weekend’s games.

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Stephen Vilardo’s 2022 Week 6 SuperWest CFB Notes
> Utah at UCLA is a marquee contest between a pair of teams with two different 8-game streaks

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or the second week in a row the Pac-12 features a matchup of two ranked teams, and once again, that

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McLaughlin: Will the Hot 5-0 Bruins Finally Beat the Utes?
> Spencer is joined by 'Locked On Utes' host JT Wistrcill to discuss the keys to the game

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UCLA’s top WR, Jake Bobo, will have his work cut out for him against Utah DB Clark Phillips, who leads the country in interceptions with four.

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Nick Bartlett’s Fearless Week 6 SuperWest Predictions
> After going 7-2 in Week Five, Nick is 45-9 in his picks on the season

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Nick went 7-2 in his picks of SuperWest games last week, giving him a 45-9 overall record for the first four weeks of the season.

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Matt Wadleigh’s 2022 Week 6 MWC Previews
> Conference results have been disappointing to date, but the race is still anybody's to win

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With the Mountain West Conference still anybody’s to win, and looking like more and more of a disappointment each week.

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McLaughlin: Trap Games on Tap for USC, UO, OSU & UW?
> Spencer is joined by the host of 'Locked On Sun Devils' Richie Bradshaw to talk about the games

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Can Arizona State football extend its streak of seven straight wins over Washington in Tempe with a Pac-12 Conference upset on Saturday?

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2022 Week 6 SuperWest Football Power Rankings
> The top teams held steady last week with USC, Utah, Oregon & BYU handling their business

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The top SuperWest football teams, including the Pac-12 and MWC, held steady last week with USC, Utah, Oregon and BYU handling their business

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McLaughlin: Does Success of USC, UCLA Hurt Pac-12 Brand?
> Spencer examines how the two Big Ten-bound schools reflect on the Conference's reputation

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Is it a bad look for the conference that the Trojans and Bruins are having success and could win the 2022 Pac-12 Championship?

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2022 Week 6 Pac-12 Football Power Rankings
> The top teams held steady last weekend with USC, Utah, and Oregon handling their business

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he Conference of Champions held steady last weekend. USC, Utah, and Oregon all handled their business, while Washington State took

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2022 Week 6 Mountain West Power Rankings
> Mountain West Conference football continues to be as confusing as ever

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At the halfway point of the college football season, the Mountain West Conference continues to be as confusing as ever.

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McLaughlin: Will ASU, Colorado look to hire USC assistants?
> Spencer examines how the Pac-12 football coaching carousel might look in the coming months

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Might the USC Trojans see their football coordinators leave after this season to take a head coaching job at Colorado or Arizona State?

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Dietlin: Towel-Waving No Substitute for Trojan Defense
> USC's energy and motivation must improve for the No. 6 team to defeat better opponents

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USC’s defense hasn’t been progressing as fast as it must to win the Pac-12 Championship and make the College Football Playoff.

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Jack Follman’s 10 Thoughts on Week 5 in the West
> The jury is still out on the top Pac-12 teams vying with defending champion Utah for the top spot

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Week Five helped separate some of the Pac-12 football contenders from the pretenders, but the jury is still out on several teams in the mix.

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Stephen Vilardo’s 2022 Week 6 College Football Top 25
> Week Five saw the No. 1 team in the nation struggle and seven teams drop out of the rankings

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Stephen Vilardo’s Top 25 had UCLA ranked since the preseason and the Bruins delivered with a big win over Washington.