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THESE GUYS ARE REALLY SMART: Seven Pac-12 football players were named to the Capital One Academic All-District® first teams for districts VII and VIII. The All-District teams, which consist of student-athletes from eight districts across the United States, recognize the nation’s top student-athletes for their combined performances athletically and in the classroom. The teams are selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America.

Utah WR Luke Matthews (3.69, Communications), Oregon State TE Colby Prince (3.38, Exercise and sport science), USC OL Khaled Holmes (3.31, Communication Management), Arizona K John Bonano (3.92, Physiology), Arizona LB Jake Fisher (3.31, Marketing) and Stanford DL Henry Anderson (3.43, Political science) received District VIII honors, while Will Pericak  (3.45, Finance) was named to the District VII team. These student-athletes are now eligible for the Capitol One Academic All-America® teams, which will be selected later this month.

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TWO-WAY PLAYERS: USC WR Marqise Lee lined up on the defensive side of the ball in a 4th and 1 situation against Arizona State, which led to a delay of game by the Sun Devils. Washington TE Austin Seferian-Jenkins, the FBS leading receiver among tight ends, played a half a dozen snaps as a pass-rush defensive end in the win over Utah. Arizona’s Taimi Tutogi has seen action on both sides of the ball as well. As a FB, he’s caught 10 passes for 64 yards and one touchdown. As a DL, he’s recorded four tackles, one sack and recovered one fumble this season.

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WASHINGTON (6-4) at COLORADO (1-9)

Sat., Nov. 17, 11:30 a.m. MT – FX

WASH leads, 6-5-1. Last game: WASH, 52-24 (2011)

Austin Seferian-Jenkins, a true sophomore, passed Mark Bruener to become the No. 1 receiving tight end in UW history. He now has 96 career receptions for 1,267 yards (both school records for a tight end) and leads the nation (among tight ends) with 55 catches, also a school record for the position. 

Sophomore RB Bishop Sankey rushed for 162 yards in the win over Utah, becoming the 10th Husky to pass 1,000 yards rushing in a season. He’s the third sophomore at UW to reach 1,000 yards (Napoleon Kaufman, 1992 and Chris Polk, 2009). Sankey has rushed for 351 yards over the last two games.

Colorado Senior DE Will Pericak started his 47th straight game Saturday (every game of his career, dating back to his first in the ’09 opener). It’s the mark for most consecutive starts on offense or defense, and matches him for most starts overall at CU (47 – OL Ryan Miller, 2007-11). 

Colorado held the ball for 41:48 against Arizona, marking the second-highest single-game time of possession in program history and the highest since 1980. 

Colorado’s Christian Powell collected 137 yards on the ground at Arizona, his third 100-yard rushing performance of the season to tie CU’s freshman record.  His 625 rushing yards this season rank fourth all-time among freshmen at Colorado and are 205 yards shy of the school freshman record set by Lamont Warren in 1991.

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ARIZONA (6-4) at UTAH (4-6)

Sat., Nov. 17, 8 p.m. MT – ESPNU

UTAH leads, 20-15-2. Last game: UTAH, 34-21 (2011)

Arizona sophomore WR Austin Hill caught three passes for 29 yards to push his season total to 62 receptions and 1,023 yards. Combined with sophomore RB Ka’Deem Carey’s 1,381 yards rushing this season (second on UA’s all-time single-season charts), they become the second rushing-receiving tandem to post 1,000-yard seasons in program history. Trung Canidate/Dennis Northcutt achieved the feat in 1999.

Senior PK John Bonano has connected on a UA record 69 consecutive PATs.

Utah senior RB John White is coming off a season-high 142-yard rushing performance against Washington. With the effort, he moved into sixth-place all-time at Utah with 2,280 career rushing yards. He has hit the century mark in three straight games. The Utes are 11-1 when he rushes for 100 yards or more.

Utah and Arizona rank at opposite ends of the Conference in time of possession. The Utes, who average 32:18 of possession per game, rank second in the Pac-12, while Arizona ranks 12th, averaging 27:32 of possession per game.

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WASHINGTON STATE (2-8) at ARIZONA STATE (5-5)

Sat., Nov. 17, 1 p.m. MT – P12N

ASU leads, 23-13-2. Last game: WSU, 37-27 (2011)

Arizona State ranks second in the FBS in sacks (4.0) and tackles for loss (8.8). DL Will Sutton, LB Carl Bradford and LB Brandon Magee have combined for 24.5 sacks and 38.5 TFL this season.  Sutton has recorded at least one tackle for loss in all nine games he’s played in.

Arizona State has scored first in eight of its nine games this season. The Sun Devils have outscored their opponents 118-34 in the first quarter.

With five receptions against USC, junior TE Chris Coyle brought his season total to 48 to move into a tie with Todd Heap (2000) for fifth in school history among tight ends in single-season receptions. He needs eight more to pass leader Zach Miller. 

Washington State senior LB Travis Long collected two sacks against UCLA to bring his season total to 9.5, the most by a Cougar since Mkristo Bruce had 11 in 2006.

Sophomore QB Connor Halliday threw for 330 yards and career-high five touchdowns in the 44-36 loss to UCLA. Halliday has thrown for 1,705 yards, while senior QB Jeff Tuel has thrown for 1,670 yards. The Halliday-Tuel tandem has helped lead Washington State to a league-leading 337.5 passing yards per game, a figure that ranks sixth nationally in the FBS.

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No. 21 USC (7-3) at No. 17 UCLA (8-2)

Sat., Nov. 17, 12 noon PT – FOX

USC leads, 46-28-7. Last game: USC, 50-0 (2011)

Not only does the USC-UCLA winner claim the Victory Bell, but clinches the South Division title and will represent the South in the Pac-12 Championship Game… USC has won 12 of the last 13 meetings… It’s the 21st meeting where UCLA enters the game as the higher-ranked team. UCLA holds an 11-9 edge in the previous 20 meetings when it was the higher-ranked team. 

USC sophomore WR Marqise Lee currently has 98 receptions this season for 1,447 yards, those numbers rank fourth and seventh on the Pac-12 career charts. He needs 14 receptions to set the Pac-12 single-season reception mark, and 86 yards to establish the single-season receiving yardage record. 

Over the last two games, UCLA freshman QB Brett Hundley has connected on 41 of 49 pass attempts (.837) for 549 yards and 6 TDs. The last three games, he’s completed 60 of 78 (.769) for 823 yards and 10 TDs. His .690 completion percentage is currently second in UCLA history (Rick Neuheisel’s .693, 1983).

The 30 points scored in the second quarter by UCLA at WSU was the most points it has ever scored in a quarter (available records date back to 1958).

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No. 14 STANFORD (8-2) at No. 1 OREGON (10-0)

Sat., Nov. 17, 5 p.m. PT – ABC

STAN leads, 44-30-1. Last game: ORE, 53-30 (2011)

Oregon is No. 1 in the AP poll for the eighth time. The previous seven times occurred during the 2010 season… Stanford will face a Top 13 ranked team for the fourth time this season… Stanford’s FBS leading rushing defense (58.6 ypg) will face Oregon’s offense that is third in rushing in the FBS (325.1 ypg).

Oregon has scored 30 or more points in 23 straight games, the longest streak in the FBS. The Ducks are 41-2 when scoring 30-plus in the Chip Kelly era, which is only 50 games long. Oregon has scored 42 or more points in 13 straight games, averaging 52.7 points in that stretch… Oregon has scored 191 points over the last three games (63.7 avg).

Over the last four games, freshman QB Marcus Mariota has completed 66 of 83 pass attempts (.796) for 863 yards, 13 TDs and no interceptions. Mariota continues to add to his Pac-12 freshman record 28 touchdown passes. Senior TB Kenjon Barner has 19 rushing TDs and needs two to tie former Duck LaMichael James’ school single-season mark of 21 rushing TDs.

Junior RB Stepfan Taylor posted 114 yards rushing in the win over Oregon State. He now has 1,061 yards rushing this season and has tallied three 1,000-yard seasons. He joins former Cardinal Darin Nelson as the only Stanford players to accomplish that feat, and 12th player to do so in Pac-12 history. Taylor is just 203 yards shy of passing Nelson’s career rushing record of 4,033 yards.

The Cardinal finished the 2012 home slate 6-0. Stanford has gone unbeaten at home for the second time in three seasons. The Cardinal has just one home loss since the beginning of the 2010 season, and has completed its first three-year stretch with only one home loss since 1924-26. 

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CALIFORNIA (3-8) at No. 15 OREGON STATE (7-2)

Sat., Nov. 17, 7:30 p.m. PT – P12N

CAL leads, 34-30-0. Last game: CAL, 23-6 (2011)

Cal senior RB Isi Sofele posted his third 100-yard rushing performance of the season, eighth of his career, with 134 yards on 15 carries (8.9 avg) and one TD in the loss to Oregon. His runs of 31 and 35 yards were longest on the Duck defense this season… Cal rushed for 236 yards as a team, the fifth time it has rushed for at least 200 yards as a team this season.

Sophomore LB Nick Forbes led Cal with 10 tackles against Oregon. He’s tallied 55 tackles over the last six games (9.2 per game). He’s currently sixth in the Pac-12 with 7.6 tackles per game. 

Oregon State kicker Trevor Romaine connected all three field goal attempts at Stanford (19, 42 and 44 yards). He’s hit on 13 of 15 field goal attempts this season. His 86.7 percent success rate would lead the Pac-12, but he needs to average two attempts per game (currently at 1.67 per game).

Freshman RB Storm Woods rushed for 94 yards against a Stanford defense that’s leading the FBS in rush defense (58.6 avg). Woods tops all Pac-12 freshmen in rushing with 635 yards (79.4 avg).

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ANOTHER RECORD-SETTING DAY: USC senior QB Matt Barkley set the Pac-12 career records for completions and total offense in the 62-51 loss to Oregon. His 961 completions moved him past Arizona’s Nick Foles (930, 2009-11). With 476 yards total offense in the loss to Oregon, he passed former Trojan Carson Palmer (11,621 from 1998-2002) and now has 11,701 yards total offense… Barkley has posted 2,500 or more yards of total offense in each of his four seasons. No other Pac-12 quarterback in history has accomplished that feat… USC sophomore WR Marqise Lee set a Pac-12 single-game kickoff return record with 251 yards, passing the old mark of 240 yards set by Tony Cherry of Oregon (vs. Washington State, 1984)… Utah senior KR Reggie Dunn returned a kick 100 yards for a TD against Washington State, giving him an NCAA record for career 100-yard kickoff returns with four… With 162 yards rushing in the win over Arizona, UCLA senior RB Johnathan Franklin set the school’s career rushing mark with 3,873 yards, passing former Bruin Gaston Green’s mark of 3,731 yards (1984-87).

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FRESHMEN SIGNAL CALLERS: Here’s one thing that may have gone unnoticed during Saturday’s games… The three Pac-12 freshmen QBs who started yesterday combined to complete 60 passes in 71 attempts (.845) for 763 yards, 9 TDs, and just one interception. Utah’s Travis Wilson (17-21-1, 171 yards, 2 TDs). Oregon’s Marcus Mariota (20-23-0, 304 yards, 4 TDs). UCLA’s Brett Hundley (23-28-0, 288 yards, 3 TDs)

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COLORADO (1-8) at ARIZONA (5-4)

Sat., Nov. 10, 11:30 a.m. MT – FX

COLO leads, 13-1-0. Last game: COLO, 48-29 (2011)

The 48-0 loss to Stanford marked a rare home shutout for Colorado. The Buffaloes had scored in 150 straight games at home with the last shutout being a 28-0 loss to Oklahoma on Nov. 15, 1986. This was just the third time CU was shutout at Folsom Field over the course of the last 288 games (all the way back to 1963); the other was in 1979 to LSU, 44-0.

ILB Brady Daigh and DT Justin Solis made their first career starts against Stanford; that’s 18 players making their first career starts in 2012, tied for fourth most in the nation behind Hawaii (26), Air Force (21) and Temple (20); TCU also has 18… Senior DE Will Pericak started his 46th straight game Saturday (every game of his career, dating back to his first in the ’09 opener); already the mark for most consecutive starts on offense or defense; his next start will match him for most starts overall at CU (47 – OL Ryan Miller, 2007-11).

Sophomore RB Ka’Deem Carey surpassed the 1,000 yard rushing mark in the loss at UCLA. His 1,015 rushing yards this season rank 12th on Arizona’s single-season list… Sophomore WR Austin Hill needs six receiving yards to eclipse 1,000 yards for the season. He’ll become the seventh Wildcat all-time to reach that mark… Senior QB Matt Scott moves up the Arizona single-season charts. His 2,848 passing yards rank sixth, while his 20 TD tosses are tied for fourth on theschool’s single-season lists.

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ARIZONA STATE (5-4) at No. 21 USC (6-3)

Sat., Nov. 10, 12 noon PT – P12N

USC leads, 18-10-0. Last game: ASU, 43-22 (2011)

Arizona State has scored first in eight of its nine games this season. The latest coming after Junior Onyeali’sfumble recovery in the endzone just 21 seconds into the Oregon State game. It was ASU’s third defensive TD of the season… The Sun Devils have outscored their opponents 111-27 in the first quarter.

With a first quarter score at OSU, ASU senior RB Cameron Marshall moved into sole possession of second on the school’s all-time rushing touchdown list with 35. The ASU career mark is 43 set by Woody Green (1971-73)… Marshall’s 2,508 career rushing yards move him into 10th on the school’s all-time list.

USC sophomore WR Marqise Lee had 408 all-purpose yards (16th most in NCAA history), including a Pac-12 record 251 yards on a school-record 8 kickoff returns and 157 receiving yards with 2 TDs (including a 75-yarder) on 12 receptions… Lee has accumulated 877 all-purpose yards over the last two games, and his 223.0 average tops all FBS players… Senior QB Matt Barkley has thrown for 977 yards over the last two games.

The Trojans will look to avoid a third straight loss for the first time since Pete Carroll’s first season in 2001 when USC dropped four straight after winning the season opener… While USC had an 11-game winning streak over ASU snapped last year in Tempe, the Sun Devils have not won in the Coliseum since 1999… The Trojans are seeking win No. 800.

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No. 17 UCLA (7-2) at WASHINGTON STATE (2-7)

Sat., Nov. 10, 7:30 p.m. PT – ESPN2

UCLA leads, 39-18-1. Last game: UCLA, 28-25 (2011)

UCLA senior RB Johnathan Franklin posted his 17th career 100-yard rushing game with 162 yards against Arizona. He now owns UCLA’s career rushing record with 3,873 yards. The 17th career 100-yard game ties Freeman McNeil for second place on that school list, three behind Gaston Green’s mark of 20… The 308 yards rushing vs. Arizona was the third contest this season with at least 300. UCLA has won 24 straight games when rushing for at least 250 yards.

Freshman QB Brett Hundley completed 16 straight passes at one point, falling one shy of tying the school record (Rick Neuheisel, 17, 1983 vs. Washington)… Hundley’s 21 touchdown passes this season are tied for the fifth most in a single year at UCLA (Tom Ramsey, 1982).

For his career, WSU senior QB Jeff Tuel has thrown for 5,388 yards, good for seventh on the school’s career list… The Cougars are second in the Pac-12 and 11th nationally averaging 324.2 passing yards per game. Tuel has thrown for 1,543 yards this season, while sophomore Connor Halliday has posted 1,375 yards.

WSU freshman LB Darryl Monroe is second on the team with 60 tackles (6.7 avg), has forced two fumbles, recovered one and made three sacks. Monroe leads all Pac-12 freshmen in tackles.

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No. 2 OREGON (9-0) at CALIFORNIA (3-7)

Sat., Nov. 10, 7:30 p.m. PT – ESPN

ORE leads, 39-33-2. Last game: ORE, 43-15 (2011)

Oregon has scored 30 or more points in 22 straight games, the longest streak in the FBS. The Ducks are 40-2 when scoring 30-plus in the Chip Kelly era, which is only 49 games long. Oregon has scored 42 or more points in 12 straight games, averaging 52.7 points in that stretch… Oregon has scored 132 points over the last two games (66.0 avg).

Over the last three games, freshman QB Marcus Mariota has completed 39 of 49 pass attempts (.796) for 486 yards, 7 TDs and no interceptions… Senior TB Kenjon Barner has 19 rushing TDs and needs two to tie former Duck LaMichael James’ school single-season mark of 21 rushing TDs. His 39 career rushing TDs rank third all-time at Oregon and are tied for 12th all-time in the Pac-12.

Cal senior RB C.J. Anderson paced the Bears in rushing for the fifth time this season with a career-high 160 yards against Washington. It was his third game of rushing for over 100 yards this season.

The Cal defense has now forced 15 turnovers in the past five games. Cal’s 13 interceptions this season are one more than the Bears had all last season.

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No. 13 OREGON STATE (7-1) at No. 16 STANFORD (7-2)

Sat., Nov. 10, 12 noon PT – FOX

STAN leads, 50-25-2. Last game: STAN, 38-13 (2011)

Oregon State held Arizona State to 4-of-17 on third-down conversions. Opponents have converted on just 27-of-112 (24.1 percent) on third down conversions against the Beavers this season.

The Beavers finished with one 100-yard rusher and two 100-yard receivers for the second time this season. OSU saw senior WR Markus Wheaton, sophomore WR Brandin Cooks and sophomore RB Terron Ward achieve the feat against ASU. Ward posted a career-high 146 yards rushing on 19 carries. His previous best was 43 yards against Washington in 2011… Wheaton tallied 108 receiving yards and Cooks finished with 116. It marked the third time this year the duo had 100-yard efforts in the same game.

Junior RB Stepfan Taylor needs 53 yards to reach 1,000 yards for the third season in his career. He’d join former Cardinal Darin Nelson as the only Stanford players to accomplish that feat, and 12th player to do so in Pac-12 history.

Stanford junior S Ed Reynolds moved into a tie for the FBS lead with three interception returns for touchdown when he returned one in the first quarter of Sunday’s win over Colorado. He is one shy of the FBS all-time single-season mark of four set by former Cal Bear Deltha O’Neal in 1999. Additionally, he is tied for first in the Pac-12, tied for third in the nation, with five interceptions.

Stanford, which boasts the nation’s top rushing defense (57.78 ypg), has held opponents to negative rushing outputs in each of its last two games (-18 vs. Washington State, -21 vs. Colorado).

[Pac-12 Media Relations]

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THE RANKINGS: Five Pac-12 teams grace this week’s BCS Standings with No. 4 OREGON, No. 11 OREGON STATE, No. 14 STANFORD, No. 17 USC, No. 22 ARIZONA… For the sixth time in the history of the AP poll, a record-tying six Pac-12 teams appear in the Top 25.

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RECORD-SETTING DAY: NCAA, Pac-12 and school records were tied or set Saturday following some impressive performances… UTAH senior KR Reggie Dunn tied an NCAA and Pac-12 record with two kickoff returns for touchdown against California… USC sophomore WR Marqise Lee set a Pac-12 single-game receiving record with 345 reception yards in the 35-33 loss at Arizona… USC senior QB Matt Barkley bettered his school record with 493 passing yards and 497 yards in total offense at Arizona… CALIFORNIA junior WR Keenan Allen hauled in five receptions in the loss at Utah to become Cal’s career leader in receptions, passing former Golden Bear Geoff McArthur (202 receptions, 2000-04). He now has 205 career receptions… WASHINGTON STATE senior QB Jeff Tuel completed a WSU single-game record 43 passes in the 24-17 loss at Stanford… OREGON set a school record for most points in a conference game in its 70-14 win over Colorado… Not all records were posted on the offensive side of the ball as STANFORD racked up a school record 10 sacks in its win over Washington State.

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WASHINGTON (4-4) at CALIFORNIA (3-6)

Fri., Nov. 2, 6 p.m. PT – ESPN2

WASH leads, 49-38-4. Last game: WASH, 31-23 (2011)

Cal sophomore TB Brendan Bigelow notched his third TD run of at least 50 yards this season when he went 57 yards for a score at Utah. He also had TD rushes of 81 and 59 yards at Ohio State. The last time a Cal RB had three rushes of 50 or more yards was Jahvid Best in 2009 (61, 73, 93). 

With five catches at Utah, junior WR Keenan Allen now has 205 career receptions to become California’s all-time receptions leader. He passed former Golden Bear Geoff McArthur who had 202 receptions (2000-04).

Washington’s victory over No. 7 Oregon State marked the first time the Huskies had beaten a previously unbeaten team past the midway point of the season since 1982. It was the second win against a top-10 opponent this season (they beat No. 8 Stanford on Sept. 27), marking the fifth time in program history, and the first time since 2001 that a UW squad had knocked off two top-10 teams in the same season.

Washington sophomore TE Austin Seferian-Jenkins, who leads all FBS tight ends with 40 receptions (5.0 per game), needs just eight catches to tie the school single-season record by a tight end set by Jerramy Stevens in 2000. He also eclipsed the 1,000-yard barrier in career receiving yards (1,016).

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STANFORD (6-2) at COLORADO (1-7)

Sat., Nov. 3, 12 noon MT – FX

STAN leads, 4-3-0. Last game: ORE, 48-7 (2011)

The Cardinal defense has allowed a net of -13 yards rushing over the last two games. Stanford ranks second in the FBS, allowing just 65.4 yards rushing per game. Its 10 sacks against WSU set a school record and it now ranks third in the nation in sacks (4.0).

Stanford junior S Ed Reynolds returned his league-high-tying fourth interception of the season for a touchdown against Washington State.  He has returned two interceptions for touchdowns this season to tie for second in the FBS, and his 169 interception return yards lead the nation. Reynolds’ pick six marked the fourth defensive score for the Cardinal this season.

Junior RB Stepfan Taylor needs 96 yards to reach 1,000 yards for the third season in his career. He’d join former Cardinal Darin Nelson as the only Stanford players to accomplish that feat, and 12th player to do so in Pac-12 history.

Colorado is 3-0 against Stanford at Folsom Field, with its last home meeting with the Cardinal coming in 1990, the Buffaloes’ national championship season.  Offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy, who was a senior running back for the Buffs at the time, scored the deciding touchdown with 12 seconds left in a 21-17 win. All three contests in Boulder have been decided by a TD or less.

Colorado DE Will Pericak has started each game of a possible 45 since arriving on campus and now owns the Colorado record for consecutive career starts. His 45 starts are two shy of the overall mark set by OL Ryan Miller (2007-11).

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WASHINGTON STATE (2-6) at UTAH (3-5)

Sat., Nov. 3, 1 p.m. MT – P12N

Utah leads, 6-5-0. Last game: Utah, 30-27 OT (2011)

The 49 points by Utah in its win over California are the most since the Utes put up 54 in a 54-10 win at BYU last season.

Utah senior RB John White rushed for 105 yards and a pair of TDs vs. California. The Utes are 10-0 when White rushes for 100 or more yards. 

In his third career start, freshman QB Travis Wilson connected on 16 of 24 pass attempts for 156 yards. He’s completed 65.3 percent of his pass attempts this season. Wilson is the third freshman quarterback to start in the Pac-12 this season, joining Oregon’s Marcus Mariota and UCLA’s Brett Hundley.

Washington State senior QB Jeff Tuel threw for a career-best 401 yards in the 24-17 loss at Stanford. He’s thrown for 300 or more yards four times during his career.

Cougar junior WR Marquess Wilson is second on the school’s career list with 184 career receptions. He needs 12 receptions to pass Michael Bumpus (195, 2004-07) to set the WSU career mark. His 3,134 career receiving yards are a Cougar all-time best, and rank 12th all-time in the Pac-12.

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OREGON (8-0) at USC (6-2)

Sat., Nov. 3, 4 p.m. PT – FOX

USC leads, 38-18-2. Last game: USC, 38-35 (2011)

The ninth straight meeting in which both teams are ranked.

Oregon has scored 30 or more points in 21 straight games, the longest streak in the FBS. The Ducks are 39-2 when scoring 30-plus in the Chip Kelly era, which is only 48 games long. Oregon has scored 42 or more points in 11 straight games, averaging 51.8 points in that stretch.

Oregon senior PK Rob Beard has connected on 122-of-123 PATs over his career. Meanwhile, Oregon has been successful on 262-of-264 PATs over the last four years.

Sophomore De’Anthony Thomas had 176 all-purpose yards in the win over Colorado, including a 70-yard punt return for a touchdown. He averaged 22.0 yards per touch. Thomas has 1,025 all-purpose yards this season on just 100 touches (10.25 yards per touch).

At Arizona, USC sophomore WR Marqise Lee (345 yards) and junior WR Robert Woods (93 yards) set a USC record for most receiving yards in a game by 2 players (438).

 With 926 career completions, USC senior QB Matt Barkley is on the verge of establishing another Pac-12 career record. With two completions he sets USC’s career record (927, Carson Palmer), five completions sets the Pac-12 career mark (930, Arizona’s Nick Foles)… In addition to his on-field prowess, Barkley is one of 15 recipients to earn a $18,000 postgraduate scholarship as part of the 54th NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class. He is now a finalist for the 2012 William V. Campbell Trophy, which recognizes an individual as the absolute best scholar-athlete in the nation.

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ARIZONA (5-3) at UCLA (6-2)

Sat., Nov. 3, 7:30 p.m. PT – P12N

UCLA leads, 19-15-2. Last game: ARIZ, 48-12 (2011)

Arizona has won the last five games vs. UCLA… With UCLA ranked No. 24 this week, it will be Arizona’s sixth game this season vs. a ranked foe.

After a stellar performance in the win over USC in which he threw for 369 yards and rushed for 100 yards, Arizona senior QB Matt Scott now ranks second nationally with 386.1 yards in total offense… UCLA freshman QB Brett Hundley is second in the Pac-12 and 16th nationally with 307.1 yards in total offense. FBS rankings in total offense list Arizona 4th (553.6 avg) and UCLA 12th (502.9 avg)

Sophomore RB Ka’Deem Carey posted his sixth 100-yard rushing game of the season with 119 yards vs. USC. He needs 39 yards to reach 1,000 for the season… UCLA Senior RB Johnathan Franklin posted his 16th career 100-yard rushing game with 164 yards at ASU. He has 1,042 yards rushing this season, while his career rushing total now stands at 3,711. He needs just 20 yards to tie Gaston Green’s all-time school record of 3,731.

UCLA sophomore LB Eric Kendricks had a career-high 17 tackles at ASU, the most by a Bruin player since Reggie Carter had 20 by BYU in 2008… Kendricks leads the Pac-12 in tackles with 9.2 per game, while ARIZONA junior LB Jake Fischer is second with 9.0 per game.

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ARIZONA STATE (5-3) at OREGON STATE (6-1)

Sat., Nov. 3, 7:30 p.m. PT – P12N

ASU leads, 25-12-1. Last game: ASU, 35-20 (2011)

Arizona State sophomore QB Taylor Kelly has completed 67.7 percent of his passes (147-of-217). The school record for pass completion percentage (over 301 attempts) is 61.8 percent. 

Arizona State senior P Josh Hubner has pinned opponents inside the 20-yard line 12 times in 30 attempts. He nailed a career-best 73 yard punt against UCLA, helping him to post at 52.6 average on five punts. Hubner ranks fifth in the FBS with at 47.5 yard average.

Oregon State sophomore WR Brandin Cooks collected nine passes for 123 yards in the loss at Washington. It was his fourth 100-yard receiving game this year. He averages 112.9 yards per game and is one of three Pac-12 receivers, all sophomores, to average better than 100 yards per game.

[Pac-12 Media Relations]

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