These two teams are both coming off a bye week. Oregon must win on
Thursday night and then play at UCLA before facing Oregon State at home
to close out their regular season. This will be Arizona's last home
game this season. Oregon will be seeking revenge after losing to the
Wildcats last year 37-10. The Wildcats have nothing to lose and should
try to pull out all the stops against the Ducks. The Wildcats are not
afraid to get in a shootout with the Ducks due to their explosive
offense led by QB Willie Tuitama. On defense, the Wildcats must try to
contain QB Dennis Dixon and RB Jonathan Stewart. LB Spencer Larsen will
be all over the field and CB Antoine Cason must be able to lock down
the Oregon receivers. The Ducks will run the spread offense which has
not been stopped all season long. On defense, the Ducks will try to
stop the pass first, but they must not forget about freshman RB Nick
Grigsby. This is a trap game for the Ducks and the Wildcats will get
the huge upset in front of their fans.
Arizona 33 Oregon 30
Cal vs Washington
QB Jack Locker of the Huskies is out for this game due to a hard hit he
took last week against Oregon State. Senior QB Carl Bonnell will get
the start. Cal is coming off a tough loss at home to USC and QB Nate
Longshore has not been the same since he hurt his ankle more than a
month ago. Longshore has been inconsistent and inaccurate but he will
be facing a weak secondary this week. WRs DeSean Jackson and Lavelle
Hawkins should make some big plays as well as RB Justin Forsett. The
Huskies played the Bears tough last year before losing in overtime, but
they don't have the offensive weapons to beat an angry Cal team.
Cal 34 Washington 24
Oregon State vs Washington State
Oregon State will start Lyle Moevao at quarterback once again as Sean
Canfield is out with an injury. Moevao did not play well last week in
place of Canfield but the Ducks were once again led by RB Yvenson
Bernard who had 149 yards on 36 carries. The Cougars defeated Stanford
last week at home and are playing better of late. The Cougars have a
good offense led by QB Alex Brink while the Beavers have one of the
best defenses in the Pac-10. Give the edge to the Cougars because
they are playing at home and it will be Moevao's first start on the
road. The Cougars must stop Bernard and force Moevao to throw and try
to win the game on his own. The Cougars on offense will try to test
Oregon State's secondary since the Beavers have an excellent rush
defense. Brink and his receivers must be careful and watch out for
FS Al Afalava who knocked out Jake Locker last week with a hard hit.
Washington State 24 Oregon State 19
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