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oregon 61 at arizona state 55
Oregon
Key Player Performance - QB Vernon Adams finally returned to the field from injury and did so in a big way as he lead the Ducks to the win while posting 315 passing yards and 4 touchdown passes. He found WR's Darren Carrington, and Bralon Addison for a touchdown a peice and also threw two touchdowns to WR Dwayne Stanford. RB Royce Freeman did his thing with 15 carries as he ran for 112 yards and had a pair of touchdown runs.
Key Injuries - WR Byron Marshall is out indefinitely with an ankle injury.
Key Under the Radar Players to Watch - RB Kani Benoit only had 3 carries in the game but managed to run for 66 yards and a touchdown in a backup role.
Arizona State
Key Player Performance - QB Mike Bercovici had a huge game for the Sun Devils as he put the offense on his shoulders for 6 total touchdowns. Bercovici finished the game with 32 of 53 passing for 398 yards and 5 touchdown passes and also had 58 yards rushing with another touchdown on the ground. RB Demario Richard was back from injury and saw a heavy dose of work in the game rushing 19 times for 135 yards and a touchdown and caught 2 passes for 9 yards and a touchdown. WR Tim White had a very solid game catching 9 passes for 97 yards and a touchdown. WR D.J. Foster had 6 receptions for 87 yards and also ran 6 times for 29 yards. WRs Devin Lucien and Gary Chambers each had a touchdown reception along with TE Kody Kohl.
Key Injuries - No key injuries to report.
Key Under the Radar Players to Watch - Even with Demario Richard back from injury, backup RB Kalen Ballage continues to see touches as he carried the ball 12 times for 127 yards and had another 2 catches for 15 additional yards.
Oregon state 12 at utah 27
Oregon State
Key Player Performance - With Seth Collins sitting out with a knee injury it was Nick Mitchell under center and he finished the game throwing 19 of 35 for 204 yards and a touchdown along with 40 rushing yards. RB Storm Woods could do very little in the ground game only rushing 9 times for 21 yards. WR Victor Bolden actually lead the Beavers in rushing with 45 yards and he also had 7 catches for 34 yards and a touchdown. WR Jordan Villamin had 3 catches for 94 yards
Key Injuries - QB Seth Collins has a knee injury and is questionable for Saturday's game against UCLA.
Key Under the Radar Players to Watch - No key under the radar player to watch out for this week.
Utah
Key Player Performance - QB Travis Wilson played a very safe game after committing a multitude of turnovers last week against USC. Wilson finished the day throwing 14 of 17 for 198 yards and a touchdown and rushed 14 times for 56 yards and another score on the ground. RB Devontae Booker ran 25 times for 121 yards and a touchdown and caught 3 passes for 25 yards. WR Kenneth Scott had a pair of catches for 44 yards and teammate WR Britain Covey had 3 catches for 36 yards.
Key Injuries - No key injuries to report.
Key Under the Radar Players to Watch - TE Harrison Handley is receiving lots of opportunities in the passing game with the other TEs in front of him going down with injuries. He caught 2 passes for 43 yards and a touchdown in the game and now has 3 touchdowns on the season.
Stanford 30 at washington state 28
Stanford
Key Player Performance - QB Kevin Hogan couldn't get much down through the air as he only completed 10 of 19 passing for no touchdowns and an interception. It was a different story on the ground though as he rushed 14 times for 112 yards and a pair of touchdowns. RB Christian McCaffrey ran the ball 22 times for 107 yards and caught a team high 4 passes for 26 yards but failed to find the endzone in the game. TE Austin Hooper had a lone reception for 17 yards.
Key Injuries - WR Devon Cajuste has an illness and is questionable for Saturday's game against Colorado.
Key Under the Radar Players to Watch - RB Remound Wright continues to steal goal line work from McCaffrey and sniped another touchdown with just 4 carries for 7 yards.
Washington State
Key Player Performance - QB Luke Falk continues to pass the ball at a high rate as he completed 35 of 61 passes for 354 yards for 2 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. RB Gerard Wicks ran the ball 12 times for 78 yards but failed to find the endzone on the day. It was WRs Gabe Marks and River Cracraft that found their way into the endzone as Marks finished with 6/83/1 and Cracraft with 4/48/1. The other stud WR out of the trio is Dom Williams and he had 7 catches for 94 yards.
Key Injuries - No key injuries to report.
Key Under the Radar Players to Watch - No key under the radar player to watch out for this week.
Colorado 31 at UCLA 35
Colorado
Key Player Performance - QB Sefo Liufau passed for 312 yards on 37 of 57 throwing but failed to find the endzone in the game. He also rushed the ball 15 times for 45 yards. RBs Patrick Carr and Donovan Lee did the work for the Buffaloes on the ground as Carr ran 19 times for 100 yards and a touchdown and Lee ran 13 times for 62 yards and a touchdown. WR Nelson Spruce caught 11 passes for 90 yards and WR Shay Fields had 4 catches for 39 yards before leaving with an ankle injury.
Key Injuries - RB Michael Adkins continues to deal with a hamstring injury and is questionable for Saturday's game against Stanford. WR Shay Fields is dealing with an ankle injury and is also questionable for Saturday's game against Stanford.
Key Under the Radar Players to Watch - Sophmore WR Devin Ross is one to watch especially if Fields misses anytime with an injury. Ross had a great game catching 9 passes for 101 yards and now has a 20/290/2 stat line on the season.
UCLA
Key Player Performance - QB Josh Rosen completed 19 of 33 passing for 262 yards and a touchdown. RB Paul Perkins had just 12 carries for 118 yards and a touchdown and also did some damage in the passing game catching 4 passes for 41 yards and a touchdown. WR Jordan Payton came up big in the game with 8 catches for 134 yards while teammated Thomas Duarte had 3 catches for 61 yards.
Key Injuries - WR Devin Fuller suffered a concussion and will be questionable for Saturday's game versus Oregon State.
Key Under the Radar Players to Watch - RB Soso Jamabo continues to be a player to watch for the Bruins as he found the endzone again on only 4 carries for 20 yards and the score.
USC 27 at California 21
USC
Key Player Performance - QB Cody Kessler seemed to have a nice matchup in this game but didn't perform as such with no touchdowns on the day. He completed 18 of 22 passes for 186 yards and ran for another 9 yards. It was the ground game that prevailed against Cal, as both Ronald Jones and Tre Madden found their way into the endzone. Jones finished with 11 carries for 80 yards and the score and Madden had 14 carries for 62 yards and the score. Also teammate RB Justin Davis had the most carries out of the bunch with 15 but he only managed a total of 42 yards rushing. WR JuJu Smith-Schuster ended the game catching 5 passes for 55 yards.
Key Injuries - Star WR JuJu Smith suffered a hand injury and is questionable for Saturday's game against Arizona.
Key Under the Radar Players to Watch - Freshman WR Deontay Burnett had 3 catches for 82 yards and now has 7 catches on the season for 145 yards averaging 20.7 yards per catch.
California
Key Player Performance - QB Jared Goff finished the day passing 23 of 31 for 272 yards and a pair of touchdowns and interceptions and also collected 23 rushing yards. RB Daniel Lasco finally looked healthy and ran hard for his 15 carries collecting 64 yards and a touchdown. WR Bryce Treggs caught one of the two Goff touchdown passes and finished with a solid 4/85/1 game. WR Kenny Lawler couldn't seem to make the big play in the game and only had 3 catches for 30 yards total. TE Stephen Anderson had 3 catches for 25 yards and a touchdown and he remains to be the top TE in the Pac-12 Conference.
Key Injuries - No key injuries to report.
Key Under the Radar Players to Watch - Senior WR Darius Powe had 3 catches for 43 yards and now has 27 catches for 269 yards and 3 touchdowns on the season.
Arizona 3 at washington 49
Arizona
Key Player Performance - QB Anu Solomon struggled in this game completing 18 of 31 passes for 160 yards with no touchdowns and 2 interceptions. RB Jared Baker ran hard for 67 yards on 19 carries and had a single catch for 4 yards. WR Nate Phillips led the team with 56 receiving yards on 3 catches while Cayleb Jones had 5 catches for 40 yards. It was an ugly offensive game for the Wildcats as they couldn't get anything going on offense.
Key Injuries - RB Nick Wilson has a foot injury and is questionable for Saturday's game against USC. WR Tyrell Johnson has a hamstring injury and is questionable for Saturday's game against USC.
Key Under the Radar Players to Watch - Safety/WR Johnny Jackson continues to see action on offense and caught 6 passes for 29 yards.
Washington
Key Player Performance - QB Jake Browning had a really nice day for the Huskies as he totalled 5 touchdowns with 4 passing and 1 rushing and finished with 263 passing yards. RB Dwayne Washington had 4 rushes for 77 yards and a touchdown and added 2 receptions for 49 yards and a touchdown. TE Joshua Perkins led the team in receiving with 4 catches for 58 yards and a touchdown. WR Jaydon Mickens had 3 catches for 56 yards.
Key Injuries - No key injuries to report.
Key Under the Radar Players to Watch - RB Myles Gaskin had 49 rushing yards on 11 attempts and has had a very productive Freshman season to date with 655 rushing yards and 6 touchdowns on the season.