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Five need-to-knows for Week 8 in Pac-12 football

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Five need-to-knows for Week 8 in Pac-12 football Five need-to-knows for Week 8 in Pac-12 football Makes sense, right? The supremely popular pregame show goes where the big games are.People are also reading… The show made regular appearances for six years, a stretch that coincided with a barrage of 10-win seasons and top-25 rankings for the conference, plus two playoff berths. 2011: 3 (Oregon, USC, Stanford)2014: 1 (Oregon)2017: none2020: none (COVID-19)We’re slightly skeptical of another visit to the West Coast this season, not because of a paucity of quality matchups but because of the locations.2. Hello, byesThis is the lightest weekend of the season, with just four games. USC, Arizona, Utah and Washington State are idle. Read more:
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The rise and fall of the Pac-12 through its expansion era tracks with the number of campus appearances by ESPN’s"College GameDay. Malone is touring in support of his latest album, "12 Caret Toothache." Makes sense, right? The supremely popular pregame show goes where the big games are. Saturday,"GameDay" will broadcast live from Eugene, where No. 10 Oregon hosts No. 9 UCLA in a showdown oozing implications — for the conference race, for the playoff chase and perhaps for the Heisman Trophy campaign. But examine the"GameDay" history within the Pac-12 footprint since the conference expanded in 2011 and you’ll notice a distinct pattern. People are also reading… The show made regular appearances for six years, a stretch that coincided with a barrage of 10-win seasons and top-25 rankings for the conference, plus two playoff berths. But in the past five years, as the Pac-12 faded from relevance, ‘GameDay’ became an infrequent visitor to the West Coast. Appearances by year (with campus): 2011: 3 (Oregon, USC, Stanford) 2012: 2 (Oregon, USC) 2013: 3 (Washington, Oregon, USC) 2014: 1 (Oregon) 2015: 2 (Arizona, Utah) 2016: 2 (Utah, Washington) 2017: none 2018: 2 (Oregon and WSU) 2019: none 2020: none (COVID-19) 2021: 1 (UCLA) "GameDay" debuted in 1993 and is making its 11th appearance at Oregon, which leads the Pac-12. (Only USC, which has hosted 10 times, is even close.) We’re slightly skeptical of another visit to the West Coast this season, not because of a paucity of quality matchups but because of the locations. The Washington-Oregon and Utah-Oregon games could be candidates, but both are in Eugene and"GameDay" doesn’t typically make two appearances on the same campus. That seemingly leaves just one option: The USC-UCLA showdown, which falls on Nov. 19 — the weekend before Ohio State-Michigan. 2. Hello, byesThis is the lightest weekend of the season, with just four games. USC, Arizona, Utah and Washington State are idle. Once Week 8 comes to a close, only two teams will have byes to take down the stretch: Oregon State and Washington. They are idle on Oct. 28, then collide in Seattle on the first Friday of November. The light lineup this weekend leaves the conference with just two games on major networks: Oregon-UCLA is on Fox at 12:30 p.m., while Washington-Cal will be on ESPN in the night window. The other two games are on the Pac-12 Networks. 3. QB mattersOnly eight teams are on the field, yet three have quarterback situations worth monitoring: • Colorado will make a game-time decision on freshman Owen McCown, who was reportedly"dinged up" against Cal and left the game in the second half. His replacement, JT Shrout, threw the winning touchdown pass in overtime and will be available if McCown isn’t ready. • Arizona State is expected to start Emory Jones, who has cleared concussion protocol following a hit two weeks ago in the victory over Washington. If he struggles, the Sun Devils will turn to Marana High School product Trenton Bourguet, who tossed three touchdowns against UW. • Oregon State is expected to start freshman Ben Gulbranson for the third consecutive game as first-stringer Chance Nolan remains in concussion protocol. Gulbranson is 2-0 as a starter, with wins over Stanford and Washington State. 4. Help arrivesWe have become accustomed to Pac-12 coaches getting fired in the middle of the season, but Cal took the opposite approach this week. The Bears coaxed Steve Greatwood out of retirement. The longtime Pac-12 assistant will serve as an analyst and work to revive Cal’s woeful play along the offensive line. Greatwood is quite familiar with the school and the assignment, having coached the position for decades at Oregon and Cal. Essentially, he’s answering coach Justin Wilcox’s plea for help. The Golden Bears have been awful on offense, with 22 points (combined) against Washington State and Colorado, and the floundering line is a chief reason. Our suspicion is that Greatwood’s influence will be felt immediately despite the analyst role. 5. Notes and nuggets Contact Jon Wilner at [email protected]. On Twitter: @wilnerhotline Respond: Write a letter to the editor Write a guest opinion Subscribe to stay connected to Tucson. A subscription helps you access more of the local stories that keep you connected to the community. Be the first to know Get local news delivered to your inbox! Jon Wilner .