USC 27 at colorado 24
USC
Key Player Performance - QB Cody Kessler did just enough to get the Trojans the win on Friday Night as he went 17 of 27 for 204 passing yards and 3 touchdowns. The running game was split between Justin Davis and Ronald Jones as Davis rushed 14 times for 85 yards and Jones 19 times for 61 yards and neither player found the endzone in the game. It was star WR JuJu Smith-Schuster who once again found the endzone and ended the night with 3 catches for 66 yards and the score. WR Steven Mitchell was back from injury and had a solid 3 catch, 59 receiving yards game.
Key Injuries - RB Tre Madden is dealing with a knee injury and is questionable for Saturday's game against Oregon.
Key Under the Radar Players to Watch - Cody Kessler found both RB/FB Jahleel Pinner and TE Taylor McNamara for short touchdowns but neither is worth putting on your radar on this point.
Colorado
Key Player Performance - At QB Sefo Liufau exited the game after completing 6 of 8 passing for 94 yards and he was replaced with backup Cade Apsay who did all he could in a backup role throwing for 128 yards and 2 touchdowns. The running game remained a timeshare for the Buffaloes as Donovan Lee led the team with 32 rushing yards while Phillip Lindsay had the teams only rushing touchdown. WR Nelson Spruce had himself a very nice game with 7 catches for 94 yards and a touchdown. WR Shay Fields took a back seat to Spruce as he only ended the game with 3 catches for 24 yards.
Key Injuries - RB Michael Adkins continues to deal with a hamstring injury that has held him out of multiple games in 2015 and he remains questionable for Saturday's game against Washington State. QB Sefo Liufau is out for the season with a foot injury.
Key Under the Radar Players to Watch - RB/FB George Frazier caught a pair of passes for 10 yards and a touchdown but is used very sparingly in the offense and is not a name that you have to know.
Utah 30 at arizona 37
Utah
Key Player Performance - QB Travis Wilson had 219 passing yards, 31 rushing yards and a pair of touchdown passes but it was not enough as the Utes lost in double over time. RB Devontae Booker ended the game a little banged up but he still managed to carry the ball 34 times for 145 yards and a touchdown while catching 3 passes for 15 yards. TE Harrison Handley caught another touchdown pass and had 2 catches for 69 yards in the game. WR Britain Covey finished with 4 catches for 68 yards and WR teammate Kenneth Scott had 3 catches for 18 yards and a touchdown.
Key Injuries - No key injuries to report.
Key Under the Radar Players to Watch - TE Harrison Handley remains a player to keep an eye on as he now has 15 catches for 210 yards and 4 touchdowns on the season. Backup RB Joe Williams is another to keep an eye on as he spelled Devontae Booker at points in this game and ran 7 times for 37 yards and added 3 catches for 13 yards. If Booker was ever to be sidelined it would be Williams who would be the go to RB on the roster.
Arizona
Key Player Performance - QB Anu Solomon was knocked out of the game late and he finished with 277 passing yards and a pair of passing touchdowns and also did some damage on the ground with 86 yards and a touchdown run. RB Nick Wilson was brought back slowly after coming back from injury and only saw 6 touches for 27 yards. RB Jared Baker saw 13 carries for 67 yards but failed to find the endzone. WR Cayleb Jones had a very nice game with 5 catches for 126 yards and a score while teammates Samajie Grant and Nate Phillips each had 3 catches and a score of their own.
Key Injuries - QB Anu Solomon was injured last game and is questionable for Saturday's Arizona State game.
Key Under the Radar Players to Watch - Depending on if Anu Solomon can be cleared to play next game or not you would have to look at Jerrard Randall as a threat at QB as he has showed in the past that he can both pass and run and lead the offense efficiently.
oregon 38 at stanford 36
Oregon
Key Player Performance - QB Vernon Adams only had to complete 10 passes for 205 yards and 2 scores in order to help the Ducks knock off Stanford. Oregon had 3 more touchdowns on the ground with Royce Freeman running 16 times for 105 yards and a score, while Kani Benoit ran 6 times for 35 yards and a score and Charles Nelson had 2 carries for 88 yards and a touchdown. WR Darren Carrington has 2 catches for 54 yards and a touchdown and backup RB Taj Griffin had a single catch for 49 yards and a touchdown.
Key Injuries - No key injuries to report.
Key Under the Radar Players to Watch - Both RB's Kani Benoit and Taj Griffin get hidden behind Royce Freeman on the depth chart but both have the ability to break big plays in this offense as they both showed once again with them each finding their way into the endzone in this game.
Stanford
Key Player Performance - QB Kevin Hogan battled it out all game finishing wtih 304 passing yards and 2 passing touchdowns to go along with his 48 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown but it wasn't enough to get the win. RB Christian McCaffrey continues to put up huge numbers on offense with 33 carries for 147 yards and a touchdown run along with 5 catches for 42 more yards. WR Michael Rector had 8 catches for 103 yards and TE Austin Hooper finished with 4 catches for 23 yards.
Key Injuries - No key injuries to report.
Key Under the Radar Players to Watch - Backup TE Greg Taboada had two catches for 7 yards but both catches went for touchdowns. Playing behind Hooper don't expect much in the future as this might have just been a particular game plan to get him involved in the offense for just this game.
washington state 31 at UCLA 27
Washington State
Key Player Performance - Washington State pulled the upset on UCLA despite QB Luke Falk getting injured at the end of the game. Before the injury Falk completed 38 of 53 passes for 331 yards and 2 touchdowns. The running game was not much of a factor as both Jamal Morrow and Gerard Wicks only each ran the ball 5 times with Wicks getting the only rushing touchdown for the Cougars on the day. WR Dom Williams led the team with 100 yards receiving and he had 7 catches and a touchdown. WR Gabe Marks continues to make big plays for the team and he caught a team high 12 passes and ended with 92 yards and a pair of touchdowns.
Key Injuries - QB Luke Falk suffered a head injury and is questionable for Saturday's Oregon State game.
Key Under the Radar Players to Watch - Depending on the health of QB Luke Falk for next week's Oregon State game it might be worth monitoring backup QB Peyton Bender who filled in this game completing 2 of 5 passing for 57 yards and a touchdown.
UCLA
Key Player Performance - QB Josh Rosen threw the ball all over the place completing 33 of 57 passes for 340 yards but with no touchdown passes. He did however run 5 times for 70 yards and a score on the ground. RB Paul Perkins ran 20 times for 121 yards and RB Nate Starks had 4 carries for 14 yards and a touchdown. WR Jordan Payton had a nice game despite not finding the endzone as he caught 14 passes for 152 yards.
Key Injuries - WR Devin Fuller has an ankle injury and is questionable for Saturday's game against Utah.
Key Under the Radar Players to Watch - WR Thomas Duarte has been having a great season to this point but had an off game with just 2 catches for 30 yards. He has 44 receptions for 696 yards and 8 touchdowns thus far on the season.
washington 17 at arizona state 27
Washington
Key Player Performance - QB Jake Browning threw for a lot of yards with 405 but didn't have the best overall game as he had a single touchdown and 3 interceptions. RB Myles Gaskin continues to make plays for the Huskies as he ran hard with 18 carries for 108 yards and a touchdown. WR Jaydon Mickens had 5 catches for 100 yards and Dante Pettis had 2 catches for 35 yards.
Key Injuries - No key injuries to report.
Key Under the Radar Players to Watch - TE Darrell Daniels had 4 catches for 61 yards and a touchdown and now has 13 receptions for 178 yards and 1 touchdown on the season in a backup role.
Arizona State
Key Player Performance - QB Mike Bercovici led the Sun Devils to victory while completing 22 of 34 passing for 253 yards and a touchdown. RB Demario Richard was somewhat shut down with just 45 rushing yards on 14 carries but backup Kelen Ballage did some damage with 92 rushing yards and a pair of touchdown runs on 11 carries. WR Devin Lucien had 4 catches for 63 yards and a touchdown while teammate D.J. Foster had 5 catches for 62 yards. WR Tim White had 5 catches for 22 yards but failed to break a big play like he has done all season.
Key Injuries - No key injuries to report.
Key Under the Radar Players to Watch - TE Kody Kohl continues to see volume in the offense with 4 catches for 55 yards and he now has 27 receptions for 291 receiving yards and 4 touchdowns on the season.
Oregon State 24 at california 54
Oregon State
Key Player Performance - QB Nick Mitchell finished with 161 passing yards and 2 toucdhown passes to go a long with 49 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown before he was knocked out of the game. RB Paul Lucas led the team in rushing with 13 carries for 70 yards. WR Jordan Villamin had 7 catches for 83 yards and a touchdown reception. Teammate WR Victor Bolden had just 2 catches for 40 yards.
Key Injuries - QB Seth Collins is out for the season with a knee injury and backup QB Nick Mitchell suffered a head injury and is questionable for next weeks game against Washington.
Key Under the Radar Players to Watch - TE Noah Togiai had 2 catches for 21 yards and a touchdown but only has a total of 7/42/1 on the season.
California
Key Player Performance - It was the Jared Goff show in this game as Goff threw for 453 passing yards and 6 touchdown passes as he was on point all game long. The touchdown passes were spread out to Maurice Harris who had 4 catches for 97 yards and two scores, Tre Watson who had 2 catches for 54 yards and a touchdown, Darius Powe 3/41/1, Malik McMorris 1/11/1, and Kenny Lawler 2/4/1. It was a team effort on offense with Goff spreading the ball out to all of receivers.
Key Injuries - No key injuries to report.
Key Under the Radar Players to Watch - Sophomore RB Tre Watson was impressive with 10 rushes for 110 yards and 2 catches for 54 yards and a touchdown. He now has 47 rushes for 255 yards and 2 touchdowns on the season and 4 catches for 81 yards and 1 touchdown receiving.