Monthly Archives: October 2014
Preview: Oregon at UCLA
How fickle football can be. Ten days ago, Oregon was hailed as a national title contender led by a Heisman Trophy favorite. But after a home loss to Arizona on Oct. 2, the Ducks are being described in less-flattering terms. One coach reportedly described Oregon as having “The worst offensive line I’ve seen at this […]
Preview: Washington State at Stanford
Pass defense? Ughhh….. The offensive line? We’ll see …. The kicking game? Don’t go there. It’s still too soon. For all the uncertain aspects of Washington State, you can be sure of one thing — Connor Halliday is flinging the football at a historic rate. One week after setting an NCAA single-game record with 734 […]
Northwest football standings and schedule (Week 6)
FBS (Division I) (All times Pacific; Click on team for its full schedule) Pacific-12 Conference North Division . Conference Overall PF PA California 2 1 4 1 250 202 Oregon 1 1 4 1 […]
Week 6 roundup: How Clark County players fared
Each week, Tailgate Talk will publish a list of each local player whose college teams were in action. * — has used redshirt year Colorado State Garrett Grayson, Heritage, Sr. QB — Completed 12 of 18 passes for 236 yards and three touchdowns with an interception in Colorado State’s 42-17 win over Tulsa. The Rams improved to […]
Preview: Cal at Washington State
Points should be plenty Saturday when two of the nation’s best passing offenses clash in The Palouse. In fact it’s Mike Leach’s Air Raid against Cal’s Bear Raid, which runs a similar scheme. Washington State leads the nation with 480.8 passing yards. Connor Halliday leads the country in passing yardage (2,318) and touchdowns (20). But […]
Preview: Arizona at Oregon
No. 2 Oregon looks to avenge last year’s desert drubbing, where Arizona denied the Ducks a shot at the Pac-12 title. Oregon, however, has a healthy Marcus Mariota, who was recovering from a sprained MCL in last year’s game. The Heisman frontrunner has thrown 13 touchdowns, no interceptions and leads an offense that ranks […]