UNDATED — After a 14-year run of ranked-vs.-ranked matchups, the Alabama-LSU rivalry has now been relegated to an afterthought for two straight seasons.
Utah running back Tavion Thomas is a player to watch this week after rushing for a career-most 160 yards and four TDs in a win over UCLA.
SEATTLE — Washington and Oregon are set to renew their rivalry Saturday after last year’s game was canceled due to COVID-19 issues among the Huskies.
The Utes can take a big step toward locking up a spot in the Pac-12 title game next month in Las Vegas with a victory on Friday night at Stanford.
The path is way more uphill for Colorado, with four straight wins now necessary to be in the picture.
Arizona State seems to have lost it focus, giving up 56 straight points over the span of two ugly losses.
The Wildcats had a strong first half against Washington two weeks ago and rallied from a 21-point halftime deficit last week against Southern California.
They contend school officials did not conduct a fair process to determine whether Rolovich should receive a religious exemption to a state mandate that all state employees must be vaccinated.