Pac-12 Week Eight Preview: South Survival?
By Mike Vamosi
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Thursday night was another example of the Pac-12 Conference this season. From one week to another it appears that any team can win and even a team screaming up the Top 25 like Cal can’t stand the force of a former Top 10 team in UCLA. There’s also a logjam behind Utah that could be sorted out this weekend. Can Stanford also lay a TKO punch in the Pac=12 North as well?
While the Oregon Ducks have a bye week to rest up and prepare for a trip to the desert early on a Thursday to visit Arizona State next week, the games this weekend still matter, especially those who are jockeying for position in a Pac-12 Title chase.
Here’s what week eight in the conference of champions looks like.
Pac-12 Game of the Week
Who: 20 California Golden Bears (5-1, 2-1 Pac-12) at UCLA Bruins (4-2, 1-2 Pac-12)
What: Defacto elimination game
When: Thursday, October 22 at 6 pm
Where: Rose Bowl/Pasadena, California
Why: Tonight’s loser is in trouble in their division
TV: ESPN
Pac-12 Games You’re Watching Anyway
Saturday, October 22
Washington State Cougars (4-2, 2-1 PAC-12) at Arizona Wildcats (5-2, 2-2 PAC-12), 1 pm/PAC-12 Network
3 Utah Utes (6-0, 3-0 PAC-12) at Southern California Trojans (3-3, 1-2 PAC-12), 4:30 pm/FOX
Washington Huskies (3-3, 1-2 PAC-12) @ 10 Stanford Cardinal (5-1, 4-0 PAC-12), 7:30 pm/ESPN
Games Friends/Family/Alumnus Interested In
Saturday, October 24
Colorado Buffaloes (3-4, 0-3 PAC-12) at Oregon State Beavers (2-4, 0-3 PAC-12), 7:30 pm/PAC-12 Network
Mike’s Picks – Week 7 (5-1)/Overall (42-14)
W7 Correct (5): Stanford, Washington State, Notre Dame, Arizona, Utah
W7 Wrong (1): Washington
Thursday: California 17 at UCLA 14
Saturday: Washington State 31 at Arizona 24, Utah 20 at USC 10, Colorado 17 at Oregon State 24, Washington 16 at Stanford 42
The Oregon Ducks have a bye this week and won’t hit the field again until Week 8. The Ducks face Arizona State on the road next Thursday night at 7:30pm Pacific Time on ESPN.