This past weekend marked the first inter-conference games for the majority of Pac-12 teams. And after week one, a few teams are doing their best to standout from the rest. UCLA, Cal and USC had big wins while formerly ranked teams Oregon and Arizona State were each routed at home.
Here’s a look at how the conference – aside from Oregon’s 62-20 implosion at home against Utah – did this past weekend.
No. 9 UCLA 56, No. 16 Arizona 30
College GameDay came to Tucson, Arizona this weekend, and so did undefeated UCLA. The Bruins did not disappoint in the desert spotlight. Freshman sensation quarterback Josh Rosen completed 19-of-28 passes for 284 yards and two touchdowns, leading the Bruins to a 26-point victory. Arizona took the game’s first lead on a 34-yard touchdown pass from Anu Soloman to Nate Phillips, two minutes and 40 seconds into the game. UCLA followed that by scoring four unanswered touchdowns. Soloman didn’t finish the game for the Wildcats, after taking a huge hit to the head in the first half. Rosen wasn’t the only freshman doing big things for UCLA. True freshman Soso Jamobo had nine carries for 96 yards and a touchdown in the rout.
No. 21 Stanford 42, Oregon State 24
Kevin Hogan – who was questionable to start in the week leading up to the game with an ankle injury – wasn’t brilliant, but sophomore running back Christian McCaffrey was. McCaffrey led the Cardinal to a 42-24 win over Oregon State, rushing for 206 yards on 30 carries. Hogan finished with 163 yards passing and two touchdowns. Barry Sanders and Remound Wright had two scores for Stanford, also.
Oregon State freshman quarterback Seth Collins played well in the loss. Collins completed 20-of-36 passes for 275 yards and a touchdown. Collins added a rushing score, also.
Colorado 48, Nicholls State 0
Colorado scored 21 first-quarter points and never looked back in a out-of-conference 48-0 win over Nicholls State. Phillip Lindsay ran the ball 17 times for 113 yards and two touchdowns. Donovan Lee added 103 yards and a touchdown on 10 carries for Colorado.
California 30, Washington 24
Jared Goff completed 24-of-40 passes for 342 yards and two touchdowns as Cal held off a Washington comeback in Seattle, 30-24. Washington and quarterback Jake Browning, down by six, got the ball back with a chance to comeback, but Bronwing was intercepted by Damariay Drew with less than a minute left in the game.
Browning finished 17-of-28 passing for 152 yards and two interceptions in the loss.
No. 19 USC 42, Arizona State 14
After the first two quarters, Arizona State didn’t have a chance against USC. The Trojans headed into halftime up 35-0 behind the arm of Cody Kessler. Kessler finished 19-of-33 for 375 yards and five touchdowns.
The Sun Devils got a big game from running back Demario Richard. Richard ran the ball 14 times for 131 yards and two touchdowns.
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