Washington State will play CU on a three-game losing streak after loss to ASU … USC interim AD says he won’t make a decision on Clay Helton … UCLA wide receiver Theo Howard enters transfer portal …

Mel Tucker and Mario Cristobal coached together under Nick Saban … Mel Tucker: “We have to make the plays, have the discipline, the execution, in order to be successful” … Tony Brown expecting more double coverage if Laviska can’t go … Cornerback Mehki Blackmon lost for the season …

Neill Woelk’s Fast Five Keys to Oregon game … CU leads the nation in one category (and, yes, it’s a positive one) … The CU/Oregon game which Bill McCartney called “the turning point for our program” … Updated injury report …

Oregon has held its last four opponents under ten points (first team to do that since 2015) … Meanwhile, CU’s defense will be starting three freshmen against Justin Herbert’s offense … The Buffs are three-touchdown underdogs – is there a scenario under which Mel Tucker & Co. can pull off an upset? …

After one week of play in October, Oregon already has the Pac-12 North all but won, while Arizona has emerged as the only other team without a conference loss … Where do the Buffs stack up in the latest Pac-12 Power Rankings? …