Colorado (2-10, 1-7 Pac-12) at Utah (7-4, 4-4 Pac-12)@@http://pac-12.org/SPORTS/Football/Standings.aspx@@
Friday, 12:30 p.m. FSN

After losing their first four conference games to start the season, the Utes actually find themselves in decent position to win the Pac-12 South on Saturday. A win over woeful Colorado, along with an Arizona State loss to California and a UCLA loss at USC, would earn Utah a place in the Pac-12 Championship Game in its first season as a member of the conference. The Colorado game, at the very least, should be a breeze. The Buffaloes rank last in the conference in both scoring offense (20.0 points per game) and defense (38.4 points allowed per game). Utah, meanwhile, quietly holds the conference’s best scoring defense (19.9 points allowed per game) and ranks second in turnover margin (plus-9). A Pac-12 South title might just be in the cards for these newcomers.@@http://www.pac-12.org/portals/7/images/Football/2011-Stats/HTML/confldrs.htm@@
California (6-5, 3-5 Pac-12) at Arizona State (6-5, 4-4 Pac-12)
Friday, 7:15 p.m. ESPN
This battle of thoroughly mediocre teams does have some big-picture implications, as Arizona State would win a three-way tiebreaker for the South Division crown with a victory over the Golden Bears and a UCLA loss at USC. The Sun Devils, though, are sputtering to the finish, having lost their last three games. The low point was a 31-27 loss to in-state rival Arizona last week, but Dennis Erickson’s crew has a chance to redeem itself against an equally inconsistent California team. The Golden Bears did come tantalizingly close to an upset at No. 9 Stanford last week but have proven nothing if not unpredictable this season. Yet with a pass defense that’s ranked first in the Pac-12, California is well suited to keep Arizona State in check.
Louisiana-Lafayette (8-3, 6-2 Sun Belt) at Arizona (3-8, 2-7 Pac-12)
Saturday, 1 p.m. 
A disastrous season comes to a merciful end for the Wildcats this weekend in a nonconference affair, but the big news this week was the hiring of former Michigan head coach Rich Rodriguez. Their future now securely in hand, the Wildcats will look for their first two-game winning streak of the year after a win over Arizona State last weekend. The Ragin’ Cajuns are no pushover in the Sun Belt Conference, however, and given the way this season has gone, anything could happen in Tucson on Saturday.
Washington State (4-7, 2-6 Pac-12) at Washington (6-5, 4-4 Pac-12)
Saturday, 4:30 p.m. Versus
Another year, another disappointment from both Washington schools. After starting the year 3-1, the Cougars went on to lose six of their next seven games and arrive in Seattle on the heels of a 30-27 overtime loss to Utah last weekend. Washington, meanwhile, went from a top-25 ranking to barely above .500, the low point coming last weekend in a 38-21 loss to Oregon State. The good news for the Huskies is that sophomore quarterback Keith Price will start this weekend after playing only sparingly against the Beavers. Look for the Cougars to air it out with their second-ranked passing offense, while Washington rides the back of running back Chris Polk for one more game.
No. 22 Notre Dame (8-3, 3-1 away) at No. 4 Stanford (10-1, 8-1 Pac-12)
Saturday, 5 p.m. ABC
The Cardinal will look to end the year with a bang against a suddenly-ranked-again Notre Dame squad. In what will likely be Andrew Luck’s final home game at Stanford, a big-time performance is to be expected. The Cardinal defense will be tested by a potent Fighting Irish attack, but Notre Dame simply hasn’t faced a team of Stanford’s caliber yet this season. Look for a fairly comfortable win for the home team, punctuated by some A-plus Brian Kelly explosions.
UCLA (6-5, 5-3 Pac-12) at No. 10 USC (9-2, 6-2)
Saturday, 7 p.m. FSN

How frustrating it must be for the Trojans to sit and watch as bumbling teams like UCLA, Arizona State and Utah scramble for a Pac-12 South crown they so clearly don’t deserve. USC will have the chance to take out some of that frustration on the Bruins at the Los Angeles Coliseum on Saturday. After stunning Oregon on the road last weekend, it’s hard to imagine the Trojans falling at home to an inferior UCLA team, but stranger things have happened. The Bruins have something to play for, and head coach Rick Neuheisel may well be coaching for his job. USC, meanwhile, knows its time is next year, but a major letdown is still unlikely. The Trojans are simply too talented to lose at home to UCLA, no matter what the implications are.