THIS WEEK’S #PAC12FB SCHEDULE
Game Time (Local) TV
Saturday, Sept. 24
UCLA at Colorado 12:00 p.m. MT P12Net
Roxy Bernstein, Lincoln Kennedy
15 Oregon at Washington State 1:00 p.m. PT FOX
Tim Brando, Spencer Tillman
Arizona at California 2:30 p.m. PT P12Net
JB Long, Max Browne
7 USC at Oregon State 6:30 p.m. PT P12Net
Ted Robinson, Yogi Roth
Stanford at #18 Washington 7:30 p.m. PT FS1
Alex Faust, Petros Papadakis
13 Utah at Arizona State 7:30 p.m. PT ESPN
Dave Pasch, Dusty Dvoracek, Tom Luginbill
QUICK HITS
LOOKING UP: The Pac-12 had 4 teams in the AP Top 25 poll this season and is 1 of only 2 conferences with 4 teams in the Top 20 (SEC). USC remained at #7 while UTAH moved up 1 spot to #13. OREGON made the biggest jump in the entire poll, moving up 10 spots to #15. After their win over then #11 Michigan State, WASHINGTON checks in at #18, their first appearance in the rankings since the 2021 preseason poll. The Pac-12 has 3 wins against AP Top 25 opponents this season, the second most among all conferences.
3 and OH…: While OREGON STATE and WASHINGTON STATE are undefeated, both are currently among the others receiving votes in the Top 25. This is the first time that both schools have started the season 3-0 since 1915.
AWARD TOUR: The Pac-12 earned national recognition from several awards this week:
• Oregon QB Bo Nix: Maxwell Award Player of the Week, Reese’s Senior Bowl
Offensive Player of the Week, Rose Bowl Pac-12 Player of the Week
• Washington QB Michael Penix Jr: Davey O’Brien National QB of the Week
• Washington State LB Daiyan Henley: Bednarik Award Player of the Week
• Washington WR Ja’Lynn Polk: Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National
Player of the Week
• Stanford Safety Patrick Fields: Allstate AFCA Good Works Team
• USC QB Caleb Williams: Allstate AFCA Good Works Team
• UCLA Kicker Nicholas Barr-Mira: Lou Groza Award Star of the Week
• Washington HC Kalen DeBoer: Dodd Trophy Coach of the Week
CHANGE IN TEMPE: ARIZONA STATE announced a change in leadership with Head Coach Herm Edwards relinquishing his duties by mutual agreement. RB Coach Shaun Aguano will take over as head coach on an interim basis.
COACH TO CURE MD: This week all Pac-12 football coaches are wearing a logo on their sleeve to support Coach to Cure MD. This signature charity initiative of the American Football Coaches Association raises awareness of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, the most common lethal genetic disorder affecting young men. Fans donate to research for the cure by supporting Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy at CoachToCureMD.org.
WEEK 5 SCHEDULE: Game time and TV assignments announced (all times local)
Friday, September 30th
• 7:30 p.m. PT – Washington at UCLA, ESPN (previously announced)
Saturday, October 1st
• 12:00 p.m. MT – Oregon State at Utah, Pac-12 Network
• 2:30 p.m. PT – California at Washington State, Pac-12 Network
• 6:30 p.m. PT – Colorado at Arizona, Pac-12 Network
• 7:30 p.m. PT – Arizona State at USC, ESPN
• 8:00 p.m. PT – Stanford at Oregon, FS1
