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Pac12 Power Rankings After Week 2

Week 2 of the season has wrapped up and Pac12 teams had a pretty good week overall. Teams are starting to settle into who they will be for the rest of the season, but that is not to say there has not been some big moves in the power rankings this week (looking at you Fresno State!).  Texas State (#1 last week) Texas State maintains its spot at number 1 this week after beating rival UTSA 43-36. While any rival win is a good win regardless of the score there has to be some concern about the Texas State defense. Allowing 27 points to Eastern Michigan and then 36 points to UTSA is not a great way for the defense to start the year. Texas State has a massive game against ASU next week, a win could put them in contention to win at least 10 games this season.  Boise State (#2 last week) This was a game where you just felt Boise State had to send a message after losing to USF in week 1. The USF loss aged pretty well however after USF went into UF and came home with a win. Boise State b...
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Takeaways From WSU Football's Win Over SDSU

WSU Football beat future Pac12 foe SDSU 36-13 on Saturday night to improve to 2-0 in the Jimmy Rogers era! The Cougs looked like a much improved team this week after squeaking past Idaho in week 1. Below are some of my key takeaways from last night's game.  The Run Game Was Much Improved  After WSU rushed for just 3 yards against FCS opponent Idaho last week there were rightfully a lot of concerns about the O-line and the run game. WSU put a lot of those fears to rest against SDSU rushing for 139 yards this week. The O-line is also yet to allow a sack this year! Kirby Vorhees and Angel Johnson also looked a lot more patient in the run game waiting for holes to open up. Leo Pulalasi also got more touches than he did in week 1 and he rushed for 30 yards on just 5 carries.  Coming into the game the SDSU D-line was seen as a big test for the Cougs O-line. I would say the Cougs passed the test with flying colors, and you have to be feeling more confident about the next 10 game...
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Pac12 Power Rankings After Week 1

Week 1 of college football is in the books and wow was it an interesting week for future Pac12 schools. In all transparency this week's rankings will be pretty reactionary based on what we saw in week 1. The teams I had in my top 3 heading into the season (BSU, OSU and WSU) did not look great in week 1 leaving room for some teams to jump ahead of them.  Texas State (#7 last week)  Texas State had the most impressive win of week 1 for any Pac12 school. They destroyed Eastern Michigan by a score of 52-27. While the offense looked unstoppable, definitely some room for improvement on the defensive side of the ball. Texas State has a huge rivalry game against rival UTSA this week but with a win over UTSA Texas should be on its way to at least an 8+ win season.  Boise State (#1 last week)  Boise State only drops one spot after a tough defeat against USF. While Boise State certainly didn't look great I am willing to give them another week to figure it out. A cross country g...
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Takeaways From WSU Football's Win over U of I

WSU pulled out a 13-10 win over the University of Idaho last night. The game never felt comfortable for WSU but WSU did what needed to be done to start the season 1-0 and avoid an embarrassing loss to an FCS school to start the season. There were a lot of different takeaways from the battle of the palouse, we will talk about some of them here.  Quarterback   Perhaps the most surprising thing from game number one was the fact that Jaxon Potter got the start at quarterback for WSU. Zevi Eckhaus was believed by many to be the frontrunner heading into the season, so there was some surprise when Jaxon Potter ran out to take the first offensive snap of the season for WSU.  Potter had a rough first two drives of the game but seemed to settle into the game after that. Potter ended the game completing 23/30 passes for 208 yards and one touchdown. Most importantly Potter had zero turnovers which is something that defensive minded head coach Jimmy Rogers will really appreciate....
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My 2025 WSU Football Record Prediction

I n this article I am going to give my 2025 record prediction. This is always a tough one to do, especially with a first year head coach and a completely overhauled roster. While I hope the team goes 12-0 and I am hoping I am wrong these are my predictions before the season starts. The new era of college sports with player and coach movement makes it so much harder to project teams before the season starts.  Game 1 WSU vs Idaho (WIN)  Idaho has been a really good football team over the last few years. It feels very lucky that Jason Eck left Idaho for New Mexico this offseason. He almost pulled off an upset of Oregon last year and almost beat the Cougs in the season opener in 2022. I think this year's game will start off with the Cougs working out some early kinks before sailing to a 2 score victory.  Game 2 WSU vs SDSU (WIN) This is a sneaky interesting game on the WSU schedule. A matchup with a future Pac12 foe, I think this game will be just as competitive as last year....
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Pac12 Power Rankings Heading Into The Season

This is the start of a season long series where I will be power ranking each team at the end of each week. While not all the schools are playing in the same conference right now, it makes the power ranking more interesting and leaves more room for debate!  Boise State  While Boise State lost a lot of talent from last year's College Football Playoff team, they still return a lot of players from last year's team. They are a top contender to win the Mountain West title again this season. Replacing the star power of Heisman Trophy finalist Ashton Jeanty is no easy feat but the number one spot is Boise State’s to lose heading into the season.  Oregon State  It is no secret that Oregon State had a disappointing season under first year head coach Trent Bray last year. Getting Maalik Murphy at QB is going to be a big step forward for Oregon State this season. While Oregon State plays an extremely competitive schedule this year, they should be very competitive and I expect th...
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