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This Week In The Pac 12 (Nov 19-20 Game Results/Highlights)
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2021 PAC 12 STANDINGS
PAC 12 NORTH
- *Oregon (6-2/9-2)
- *Washington State (5-3/6-5)
- *Oregon State (5-3/7-4)
- California (3-4/4-6)
- Washington (3-5/4-7)
- Stanford (2-7/3-8)
- *Utah (7-1/8-3)
- *Arizona State (5-3/7-4)
- *UCLA (5-3/7-4)
- USC (3-5/4-6)
- Colorado (3-5/4-7)
- Arizona (1-7/1-10)
NOVEMBER 19
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9FwGmqtPrgWashington State 44 Arizona 18 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore/_/gameId/401309899
NOVEMBER 20
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOy_HnqsIOkUCLA 62 USC 33 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore/_/gameId/401309904
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6q007TVjc4Utah 38 Oregon 7 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore/_/gameId/401309901
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQB7jUyTY00California 41 Stanford 11 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore/_/gameId/401309900
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjtnc1D49CgColorado 20 Washington 17 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore/_/gameId/401309903
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHrNCQQdpwwOregon State 24 Arizona State 10 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore/_/gameId/401309902
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Who will win the Pac-12 North? Here are the scenarios for Oregon Ducks, Oregon State Beavers and Washington State
The Pac-12 North division title remains up for grabs heading into the final week of the Pac-12 football regular season. The Oregon Ducks, Oregon State Beavers and Washington State Cougars each still have a chance to win the division and play Pac-12 South champion Utah in the Pac-12 championship game.
Here are the scenarios:
1. Utah (8-3/7-1)
Last week: 2
Result: beat Oregon 38-7
Next up: vs. Colorado (Friday, 1 p.m., FOX)
Line: Utah -24
Comment: No way the Utes would be 10-1 and smack in the middle of the playoff race if they had started Cam Rising from the get-go, right? Nah. They would have lost a second game, somewhere … probably … maybe.
2. Oregon (9-2/6-2)
Last week: 1
Result: lost at Utah 38-7
Next up: vs. Oregon State (12:30 p.m., ESPN)
Line: Oregon -7.5
Comment: National ranking of Oregon’s recruiting classes for the past six years, per 247Sports: 27, 19, 13, 7, 11 and 6. Now, the same for Utah: 37, 33, 33, 42, 30 and 33.
3. Washington State (6-5/5-3)
Last week: 4
Result: beat Arizona 44-18
Next up: at Washington (Friday, 5 p.m., FS1)
Line: WSU -1.5
Comment: We don’t expect him to win, but Jake Dickert is eligible for the Pac-12 Coach of the Year award. (Jonathan Smith and Kyle Whittingham are the heavy favorites at this point.)
4. Oregon State (7-4/5-3)
Last week: 6
Result: beat Arizona State 24-10
Next up: at Oregon (12:30 p.m., ESPN)
Line: OSU +7.5
Comment: Not unreasonable to wonder if the Beavers should have made the defensive coordinator switch (Tim Tibesar out, Trent Bray in) a few weeks earlier.
5. Arizona State (7-4/5-3)
Last week: 3
Result: lost at Oregon State 24-10
Next up: vs. Arizona (1 p.m., Pac-12 Networks)
Line: ASU -20
Comment: The combined record of the six FBS teams the Sun Devils have beaten is a paltry 24-41, and only one of them, UCLA, is over .500. Meanwhile, their record against teams with winning records is 1-4.
6. UCLA (7-4/5-3)
Last week: 5
Result: won at USC 62-33
Next up: vs. Cal (7:30 p.m., FS1)
Line: UCLA -7.5
Comment: One way to look at the Chip Kelly contract situation: Which end-game would UCLA’s division peers prefer? Our guess: They wouldn’t fret over Kelly returning in 2022, especially with defensive coordinator Jerry Azzinaro in tow.
7. Cal (4-6/3-4)
Last week: 9
Result: won at Stanford 41-11
Next up: at UCLA (7:30 p.m., FS1)
Line: Cal +7.5
Comment: Lots of complaints about Cal’s offense, especially from UW fans hoping the Huskies don’t pursue Justin Wilcox. But the Bears are sixth in the conference in yards per play, and that includes the COVID-impacted game in Tucson.
8. USC (4-6/3-5)
Last week: 7
Result: lost to UCLA 62-33
Next up: vs. Brigham Young (7:30 p.m., ESPN)
Line: USC +7
Comment: If the Trojans prevent BYU from completing its five-game sweep of the Pac-12, never before in history will so many have owed so much to so few. Because otherwise, the conference will never hear the end of it. Ever.
9. Colorado (4-7/3-5)
Last week: 10
Result: beat Washington 20-17
Next up: at Utah (Friday, 1 p.m., FOX)
Line: Colorado +24
Comment: The Hotline fully expects to see CU on the wire early next week with the news that several assistant coaches have been relieved of their duties. This little November uptick isn’t nearly enough to justify the status quo for Karl Dorrell’s staff.
10. Washington (4-7/3-5)
Last week: 8
Result: lost at Colorado 20-17
Next up: vs. Washington State (Friday, 5 p.m., FS1)
Line: Washington +1.5
Comment: An underdog at home in the Apple Cup? Oh, the indignity. (Actually, we think the matchups lean slightly in UW’s favor this week, but don’t tell WSU fans. They might become … indignant.)
11. Arizona (1-10/1-7)
Last week: 12
Result: lost at Washington State 44-18
Next up: at Arizona State (1 p.m., Pac-12 Networks)
Line: Arizona +20
Comment: It took all season, but the Wildcats finally moved out of the Hotline cellar. That says something about their resolve through all the losing. It also says so much about Stanford.
12. Stanford (3-8/2-7)
Last week: 11
Result: lost to Cal 41-11
Next up: vs. Notre Dame (5 p.m., FOX)
Line: Notre Dame -17
Comment: If the longest losing streak since the Walt Harris era isn’t enough to convince David Shaw that staff changes are needed, then nothing will. For anyone else, mass firings would be a no-brainer given the abysmal product on the field.
OFFENSE: Dorian Thompson-Robinson, Sr., QB, UCLA (Las Vegas, NV)
- Second time that he has won this award, also winning it in Week Four of the 2019 season. It's the second time a UCLA player has won this award this season with RB Zach Charbonnet taking it in Week One.
- Accounted for six of the eight UCLA offensive touchdowns on the day in the 62-33 win over USC. Thompson-Robinson, who tossed four scoring passes in the game, completed his final 14 straight passing attempts in the contest while throwing for a season-high of 349 yards.
- He averaged 21.8 yards per completion and 15.9 yards per passing attempt in the contest. On the game, he connected on 16 of 22 attempts overall.
- Added 46 rushing yards on 11 carries for two more touchdowns and a total offense count of 395 yards for the day.
- Thompson-Robinson piloted the offense to a season-high 609 yards and a 9.2 yards per play average for the game.
- It was the most points ever scored by a Bruin team in the annual crosstown rivalry game.
Also nominated: B.J. Baylor, RB, Oregon State; Trevon Clark, WR, California; Tavion Thomas, RB, Utah; Max Borghi, RB, Washington State; Michael Wiley, RB, ArizonaDEFENSE: Jahad Woods, Gr., LB, Washington State (San Diego, CA)
- Third time that Woods has won this award but the first since 2018 (also won in 2017). He's the second Cougar to win this award this season, DB George Hicks III was honored in Week Six.
- Recorded a game-high 12 tackles, 1.5 for loss, forced a fumble and picked off a pass in the Cougars' 44-18 win over Arizona. Woods collected all 12 tackles in the second and third quarters as WSU outscored Arizona 30-10 in that span.
- Sits at 8.73 tackles per game, second in the Pac-12. Woods ran his career tackles total to 415, third most among active FBS players and tops in the Pac-12 Conference.
- His interception came in midway through the fourth quarter, sealing the victory with his first pick of the season.
- Recorded 1.5 tackles-for-loss to push his career total to 36, passing Peyton Pelluer and Rien Long for seventh-most in WSU history.
- Registered his fourth-straight double-digit tackle effort, fifth of the season and 16th of his career.
Also nominated: Lu-Magia Hearns III, CB, California; Cole Bishop, Safety, Utah; Quentin Lake, DB, UCLA; Kyrei Fisher, ILB, Oregon State; Carson Wells, OLB, Colorado; Kyle Soelle, LB, Arizona StateSPECIAL TEAMS: Britain Covey, Jr., WR/KR, Utah (Provo, UT)
- Second time that Covey has won this award this season, having earned this honor in Week Three.
- Returned two punts for 90 yards and two other kickoffs for 59 yards in No. 23 Utah's win over No. 3 Oregon (Nov. 20). Covey had the highlight of the night with a 78-yard punt return touchdown as the first half expired. It was his second such score this season and fourth of his career.
- Covey is the first Pac-12 player with multiple punt return touchdowns in a season since 2017, when both Dante Pettis (Washington; 4) and Shun Brown (Arizona; 2) accomplished the feat. Covey is just the fifth known player since 1937 with multiple 70-yard punt return touchdowns in a single season, and first since 2013. Covey's 17.5 yard punt return average leads FBS.
- Utah's win over the third-ranked Ducks is the highest-ranked victory for Utah against an opponent ranked in the CFP. Against the AP poll, Utah's win over Oregon (No. 4) was the highest ranked victory at Rice-Eccles Stadium and tied the highest overall AP-ranked victory in program history, matching a win over No. 4 Alabama in the 2008 Sugar Bowl. Utah has two wins over AP-ranked opponents in 2021, the first such feat for the Utes since 2015.
- The Utes have won at least a share of four Pac-12 South titles (2015, '18, '19, '21) since joining the league in 2011.
Also nominated: Kazmeir Allen, WR/KR, UCLA; Joey Hobert, WR, Washington State; Chad Johnson Jr., WR, Arizona StateOFFENSIVE LINE: Ben Coleman, RS So., LG, California (Murrieta, CA)
- First time a Cal player has won this award since it was created prior to the 2019 season.
- Had the highest internal grade of Cal's offensive lineman (90%) in a historic performance for the Golden Bears' offense in a 41-11 victory at Stanford that was Cal's biggest margin of victory in the Big Game since 2004. Cal's offense produced a Big Game record 636 yards of total offense including 352 on the ground that was the most by the Bears in any game since Cal rushed for 431 yards against Washington on Dec. 6, 2008.
- Coleman threw a key block to spring Marcel Dancy on a 76-yard touchdown run while the Bears became the first FBS team this season and the first Pac-12 team since 2014 to record three plays of 75 or more yards in a game. Dancy's run was Cal's longest since an 81-yard touchdown run by Brendan Bigelow at Ohio State in 2012.
- Also had what Cal defines as four "above & beyond" plays.
Also nominated: Brandon Kipper, OL, Oregon State; Sataoa Laumea, RG, Utah; Abe Lucas, OT, Washington State; Paiton Fears, RT, Arizona; Kary Kutsch, LG, ColoradoDEFENSIVE LINE: Junior Tafuna, Fr., DT, Utah (Taylorsville, UT)
- First honor for Tafuna but he's the second Ute to win this award this season with Van Fillinger selected in Week Four.
- Turned in three tackles (1.5 sacks for 9 yards) during No. 23 Utah's win over No. 3 Oregon (Nov. 20). First tackle of the game came just before halftime, putting Oregon in a fourth down situation. Britain Covey ultimately returned the punt 78 yards for a touchdown as the half expired.
- Wrapped up Ducks quarterback Anthony Brown for a seven-yard sack on the third play of the third quarter. He was in on another sack with Zemaiah Vaughn as time ticked away late in the third period.
- Now has 4.5 sacks on the season, leading all Pac-12 freshmen.
Also nominated: Mitchell Agude, DE, UCLA; Keonte Schad, DL, Oregon StateFRESHMAN: Lu-Magia Hearns III, Fr., CB, California (Pittsburg, CA)
- First Cal player to win this award since it was created prior to the 2019 season.
- Set the tone with his first career interception on Stanford's second offensive play from scrimmage and finished with a career-high and Cal season-high five passes defended in the Golden Bears' 41-11 win at Stanford that was their largest margin of victory in the Big Game since 2004.
- Hearns' five passes defended were tied for the third-most in the nation in a single game this season and the most by a Pac-12 player, while his four pass breakups were tied for fifth nationally and tied for first in the Pac-12. He also contributed three tackles.
- Now second in the Pac-12 with 0.90 passes defended per game.
Also nominated: Cole Bishop, Safety, Utah; Jayden de Laura, QB, Washington State; Jaxson Dart, QB, USC; Will Plummer, QB, Arizona; Eric Gentry, LB, Arizona StateCBS Sports: CFP Rankings Winners & Losers...Cincinnati in Top 4, Pac-12 Out Of CFP Race