Washington State had its best season in a decade last year, but coach Kyle Smith lost most of that team. Smith has recruited another deep roster of talented players for the Cougars.
No. 9 UCLA travels to No. 10 Oregon with the winner moving into sole possession of first place in the Pac-12. Both teams should be well-rested as they enter off bye weeks.
Wayne Taulapapa rushed for a career-high 120 yards and one touchdown, Washington sacked Stanford quarterback Tanner McKee eight times and forced two fumbles, and the 18th-ranked Huskies beat the Cardinal 40-22.
Washington is showing the troubles of previous seasons may be in the past after a 3-0 start to the first season with Kalen DeBoer as head coach. The latest victory over Michigan State vaulted the Huskies back into the AP Top 25 at No. 18.
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.
After an action-packed weekend filled to the brim with college football, the Associated Press released their weekly Top 25. Now, we start to get a better idea of who the best teams in the country are.
The last major change in the Pac-12 came with the addition of Colorado and Utah in 2011, an expansion met with excitement. Now it feels different with USC, UCLA leaving and the conference looking to play in CFP