Ranking the Best Pac-12 Football Matchups of Week 12

Washington, which had the 91st toughest nonconference schedule, was ranked below one-loss Texas A&M in the initial CFP rankings when the Huskies were still unbeaten, a clear message that the committee was not impressed with the Huskies’ schedule, and a factor that could hurt Washington down the stretch.

If the Huskies can pull off a win this weekend against a.500 Arizona State team then cap off the season with a big rivalry win, they would still win the Pac-12 North and earn a spot in the conference championship game.

Colorado (8-2, 6-1 Pac-12) is leading the Pac-12 South division, while Washington State (8-2, 7-0) is leading the North.

Browning and his talented receiving core have torn apart almost every opponent’s secondary and pose a huge threat to ASU’s pass defense which still ranks 128 and last in the nation.

Washington State will play at Colorado at 12:30 p.m. Saturday (FOX). It’s insane how much the Pac-12 landscape has changed this year.

“Isn’t that great”, said Colorado coach Mike MacIntyre. Both teams have surprised the experts this year. I am so excited for our fans.

CU leads the South Division by one-half game over No. 15 USC (6-2, 7-3) and one game over No. 11 Utah (5-2, 8-2). In the 49-26 loss Saturday against No. 11 Utah, the Utes scored four touchdowns on drives of four plays or less and the Sun Devils enter this game ranked 115th in the nation in scoring defense (37.8).

If Colorado beats Utah, the Buffs win the division; if not, it’s USC. The Cougars have been on an absolute tear in the last two months after losing their first two games to Eastern Washington (yeah, really) and Boise State.

Colorado, which had never won more than two Pac-12 games in a season before this fall, has the league’s No. 1 defense and has amazingly climbed into the playoff hunt.

Early missed personal foul – I was pretty disappointed with the officiating overall, but not enough to complain about it like a homer. He put together a huge game, was the only bright spot on the entire offense, and could easily have put a 200-yard-plus, 2-3 touchdown game against Adoree’ Jackson had Jake Browning been able to hit him in stride. Ballage did his damage through the air in his last game against Utah with a career-high 114 yards receiving.

Hmmm. Could it be that a large part of the country is out socializing, or getting ready for sleep, when some of the Pac-12 games are being played? Opponents are completing just 50.9 percent of their passes, the best mark in the conference. The Sun Devils have claimed the last 10 meetings with the Huskies, including last season’s matchup in Tempe, 27-17.

Because the Huskies use a lot of nickel coverage, he started the third game of the season and has been in the starting lineup the past five games.

“I don’t like to admit it sometimes, because the run game affects my life”. Let’s bring the Husky Hype back and make some predictions.

Special Teams: Arizona State – Zane Gonzalez is the best kicker in college football.

Colorado is solid and balanced, too.

Exhausted of late-night Saturday games involving your favorite Pac-12 Conference football team? He recently had a streak of 152 passes without an interception. They’ve lost some close games.

Bottom line: They Buffs don’t beat themselves.

However, a loss to OR doesn’t necessarily eliminate Utah from contention should Colorado lose to Washington State and USC lose to UCLA.

The Beavers are 2-8 (1-6 Pac-12) in their second season under Gary Andersen, the same overall record they had a year ago at this time.