Five need-to-knows for Week 10 in Pac-12 football:
November brings the College Football Playoff rankings, which are based on quality wins, schedule strength, comparative scores, loss totals, etc.Scores from across the country will serve to strengthen or weaken the resumes of the Pac-12’s three playoff contenders .
The conference needs as many zero- and one-loss teams to lose as possible, thus eliminating competition for its 12-1 champion — if one emerges.People are also reading… 2. Bowl mathThe Pac-12 leads all conferences with six bowl-eligible teams but will remain stuck on that number for at least another week.
Washington State is the closest to qualification but still needs two victories to clear the bar. Arizona, Arizona State, Cal and Stanford have difficult roads, with each needing to win three of their final four games.The last time it had eight or more: 2017.At least two situations have been resolved.
4. News and notesOregon State, which visits Washington, hasn’t won in Husky Stadium since 2008. Arizona, which visits No. 12 Utah, is seeking its first road victory over a ranked opponent since the 2014 season, when the Wildcats beat … Utah.UCLA tailback Zach Charbonnet is averaging 7.53 yards per carry. Within the Power Five, only Alabama’s Jalen Milroe is better .Oregon has allowed one sack in eight games.5. Peeking aheadThere are five Pac-12 games scheduled for Nov.
Nov. 12 will mark the second instance in 2022 of Fox showing a Pac-12 game on its over-the-air network in primetime on the West Coast.Contact Jon Wilner at [email protected]. On Twitter: @wilnerhotline Subscribe to stay connected to Tucson. A subscription helps you access more of the local stories that keep you connected to the community.
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