QUICK HITS
RANKED SHOWDOWN: OREGON comes in at #3 in the College Football Playoff rankings for the second straight week and ranked in the top 5 for the 9th time in program history. They will face UTAH this week, who moved up one spot in the rankings this week to #23.
CHAMP GAME IMPLICATIONS:
NORTH DIVISION: Oregon would clinch their spot in the 2021 Pac-12 Championship Game, presented by 76®, with a win over Utah OR an Arizona State win over Oregon State.
SOUTH DIVISION: Utah would clinch their spot in the 2021 Pac-12 Championship Game, presented by 76®, with a win over Oregon OR an Oregon State win over Arizona State
The 2021 Pac-12 Football Championship Game, presented by 76®, is set for Friday, Dec. 3 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, NV. To purchase tickets, visit Pac-12.com/tickets.
COACHING CHANGE: WASHINGTON head coach Jimmy Lake was relieved of his duties on Sunday with Defensive Coordinator Bob Gregory named interim head coach for the rest of the season. Gregory was the acting head coach last week against Arizona State with Lake suspended.
FINAL COUNTDOWN: OREGON DE Kayvon Thibodeaux was named 1 of the 3 finalists for the Bronko Nagurski Trophy as the nation’s top defensive player. Thibodeaux is the 2nd Duck to be named a finalist for this award, joining Haloti Ngata in 2005. The winner will be announced on December 6th.
LONDON CALLING: USC WR Drake London was named 1 of 10 semifinalists for the Biletnikoff Award as the nation’s top receiver. London hauled in 88 receptions for 1,084 yards and 7 TD in just 7.5 games before suffering a season-ending ankle injury. The junior was on pace to break USC’s single season records for receptions and yards held by the Trojans’ only Biletnikoff winner, Marqise Lee in 2012.
TOP ASSISTANTS: The Broyles Award for the nation’s top assistant coach announce their nominees, including 3 representatives from Pac-12 schools: CALIFORNIA WR Coach Burl Toler III, OREGON STATE Off Coord/QB Coach Brian Lindgren, and UTAH Off Coord/QB Coach Andy Ludwig.
WEEK 13 SCHEDULE: The conference announced some start times for the final week of the regular season. All listed times are local times.
Friday, November 26th (previously announced)
RANKED SHOWDOWN: OREGON comes in at #3 in the College Football Playoff rankings for the second straight week and ranked in the top 5 for the 9th time in program history. They will face UTAH this week, who moved up one spot in the rankings this week to #23.
CHAMP GAME IMPLICATIONS:
NORTH DIVISION: Oregon would clinch their spot in the 2021 Pac-12 Championship Game, presented by 76®, with a win over Utah OR an Arizona State win over Oregon State.
SOUTH DIVISION: Utah would clinch their spot in the 2021 Pac-12 Championship Game, presented by 76®, with a win over Oregon OR an Oregon State win over Arizona State
The 2021 Pac-12 Football Championship Game, presented by 76®, is set for Friday, Dec. 3 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, NV. To purchase tickets, visit Pac-12.com/tickets.
COACHING CHANGE: WASHINGTON head coach Jimmy Lake was relieved of his duties on Sunday with Defensive Coordinator Bob Gregory named interim head coach for the rest of the season. Gregory was the acting head coach last week against Arizona State with Lake suspended.
FINAL COUNTDOWN: OREGON DE Kayvon Thibodeaux was named 1 of the 3 finalists for the Bronko Nagurski Trophy as the nation’s top defensive player. Thibodeaux is the 2nd Duck to be named a finalist for this award, joining Haloti Ngata in 2005. The winner will be announced on December 6th.
LONDON CALLING: USC WR Drake London was named 1 of 10 semifinalists for the Biletnikoff Award as the nation’s top receiver. London hauled in 88 receptions for 1,084 yards and 7 TD in just 7.5 games before suffering a season-ending ankle injury. The junior was on pace to break USC’s single season records for receptions and yards held by the Trojans’ only Biletnikoff winner, Marqise Lee in 2012.
TOP ASSISTANTS: The Broyles Award for the nation’s top assistant coach announce their nominees, including 3 representatives from Pac-12 schools: CALIFORNIA WR Coach Burl Toler III, OREGON STATE Off Coord/QB Coach Brian Lindgren, and UTAH Off Coord/QB Coach Andy Ludwig.
WEEK 13 SCHEDULE: The conference announced some start times for the final week of the regular season. All listed times are local times.
Friday, November 26th (previously announced)
- 2:00 p.m. MT- Colorado at Utah, FOX
- 5:00 p.m. PT- Washington State at Washington, FS1
- 2:00 p.m. MT- Arizona at Arizona State, Pac-12 Network
- 7:30 p.m. PT- BYU at USC, ESPN
- 7:30 p.m. PT- California at UCLA
