Pac-10 Week 9 Schedule

#15 Arizona at UCLA
Washington State at Arizona State
#2 Oregon at USC
California at Oregon State
#13 Stanford at Washington

Predictions: Arizona, Arizona State, USC (Upset Special!), Oregon State, Stanford

Pac-10 Week 8 Recap

#2 Oregon 60, UCLA 13 - The Ducks made a statement, winning by 47!

California 50, Arizona State 17 - Kevin Riley threw for 240 yards and 2 touchdowns.

#12 Stanford 38, Washington State 28 - Andrew Luck threw 3 touchdowns.

#18 Arizona 44, Washington 14 - Matt Scott threw for 233 yards and 2 touchdowns for the Cats

Pac-10 Heisman Trophy Watch

The Pac-10 has a number of talented players. As of right now, the Pac-10 has 2 players within striking distance of the Heisman Trophy. As always, the player must be on a contending team or at least a team that has been in the mix for a BCS game. Currently, LaMichael James from Oregon and Andrew Luck are 3rd and 4th in the ESPN Heisman Trophy watch. They trail Cameron Newton of Auburn and Kellen Moore of Boise State. The rankings change on a week to week basis but if Oregon and Stanford can stay in the BCS mix and keep delivering, both will have a chance at the end of the season.

There's a First: Oregon Ducks #1 in AP Poll

For the first time in school history, Oregon is #1 in the country for college football. The Oregon Ducks are sitting at 6-0 and were voted just ahead of Boise State in the AP Poll. In the BCS, the computers currently have Oklahoma #1 and Oregon #2. I don't think a lot of people expected the Oregon Ducks to be #1 after quarterback Jeremiah Masoli was dismissed from the team in the offseason. Oregon's remaining games include UCLA, USC, Washington, Cal, Arizona, and Oregon State. Not an easy schedule.

Pac-10 Offensive Leaders

The Pac-10 has been full of some big plays by some talented players this season. Here are the Pac-10 offensive leaders:

Quarterback Rating: Andrew Luck, Stanford - 166.9

Rushing Yards: LaMichael James, Oregon - 848

Receiving Yards: Juron Criner, Arizona - 531

Passing Yards: Steven Threet, Arizona State - 1719

Touchdowns: Shane Vereen, Cal and LaMichael James, Oregon - 10

Pac-10 Game of the Week

California @ USC

Pretty dry week in terms of great match-ups. I like this one the most, as USC has lost 2 straight nail biters and play in state rival California at home. We'll find out if Lane Kiffin can get his players to get up after two tough losses. For tickets check out Ticket King!

Pac-10 Winners in Week 6

Big upset against Arizona, Stanford kicks a last second field goal, California romps UCLA, and Oregon glides past WASH U

California 35, UCLA 7

#3 Oregon 43, Washington State 23
Oregon State 29, #9 Arizona 27

#16 Stanford 37, USC 35

Arizona State 24, Washington 14

Pac-10 Meetings Take Place

The Pac-10 atheltic directors held meetings the last two days in San Francisco, California. The AD's have the complex task of creating plans for revenue sharing, figuring out divisional alignment and a championship game. According to ESPN, "The football championship game appears to be a done deal, but the conference still needs to decide whether to use an NFL-based model where the higher-ranked team plays at home or to hold it at a neutral site like San Diego or Las Vegas."

Week Five Game of the Week

Here's my Week Five Game of the Week:

USC at #16 Stanford - Here's my reasoning:

A few years ago, Stanford upset the mighty USC at their own house on a last second touchdown. Stanford went into a frenzy. Don't think any of the USC faithful have forgot about that night. Stanford was something like a 40 point underdog. Now, this time, USC is the underdog.

Prediction: Stanford 35, USC 27