The first full week of college football gave us plenty to discuss. LSU blowing Brian Kelly’s debut by missing a game-tying extra point was one part of a wild weekend … but the Pac-12 had a lot of stories to offer on Saturday.
Arizona handling SDSU easily at beautiful, new Snapdragon Stadium was a statement. On the other end, Utah losing to Florida and Oregon getting crushed by Georgia were notable outcomes for less positive reasons.
The new-look USC Trojans looked every bit like the best team in the conference with an easy victory over Rice, although their Week 2 matchup against Stanford will be much more difficult.
With Week 2 approaching, the Pac-12 College Wires team is back and will make their picks for this weekend’s slate of games. The team is as follows: Don Smalley, Zachary Neel, and Andy Patton of Ducks Wire; Jack Carlough and Tony Cosolo of Buffaloes Wire; and Donovan James, Matt Wadleigh, and Matt Zemek of Trojans Wire. We also have College Wires regional editor Patrick Conn making his predictions.