Around the Pac-12: Week 3

The PAC-12 is an impressive 30-6 on the season and has really impressed so far.

Washington went on the road and completely dominated Michigan State who could not get anything going on offense or defense until the fourth quarter.

Utah had another warm-up game and beat Weber State 31-7 as quarterback Nate Johnson took over the game on offense as they are still waiting for Cam Rising to return.

Oregon blew out Hawaii and Bo Nix had a great game completing 21 out of 27 passes for three touchdowns.

Oregon State’s defense came up big against San Diego State and DJ Uiagalelei was able to keep the offense up as the Beaver defeated the Aztecs 26-9.

In a double overtime thriller Colorado beat Colorado State in a game that would be very bad for Colorado as they lost Travis Hunter for a few weeks with an injury.

Colorado State was up 28-17 and almost pulled off the upset before Colorado scored within the final minute to tie it and win it in the second overtime.

Washington State scored the most out of all the PAC-12 teams this week with 64 points and threw for over 400 yards.

UCLA beat North Carolina Central 59-7 in another warm-up game for the Bruins.

Idaho got out to a great start against California and was up 17-0 halfway through the second quarter before Sam Jackson V took over the game and rallied them to a 31-17 win.

In a major upset, Sacramento State defeated Sanford 30-23 after a 49-yard Marcus Fulcher touchdown within the last two minutes of the game.

Arizona State had the worst showing out of every PAC-12 team where they were shut out 29-0 by Fresno State.

Arizona picked up their second win of the season against UTEP in dominating fashion as they were up 31-3 late in the fourth quarter before UTEP got a garbage time touchdown.

This upcoming week is the first full week of PAC-12 play where all teams will be playing.

In one of the best games this week, Colorado will travel to play Oregon which will be the first real test against one of the better teams in the nation.

UCLA will play Utah where the quarterback matchup between Dante Moore and whoever Utah decides to start will play a pivotal role in the game.

Oregon State will travel to play Washington State in a game that features the only two current conference members for the 2024 season.

Stanford will host Arizona as they look to get back on track following an upset loss to Sacramento State.

USC will play Arizona State in a game that should not be particularly close while Washington hosts California in a game that will likely have a similar result.

James Morrison is a fourth-year majoring in Broadcast Journalism. To contact him, email jpm6920@psu.edu.