Andrew Luck’s atomic forearm, a couple cool Wyoming Cowboy highlights and many Hail Marys answered.

Ladies and gentlemen, your USC Trojan Defense (Icon SMI)

Quick refresher on who has the worst Pass-D in the Pac-10 and one of the handful worst in the nation.

Noooo, not Washington State. Here’s a hint: the school is on probation and their name rhymes with blojans.

ARIZONA vs USC

QB Nick Foles should have a field day and could go for as much as 450 with 3 TDs. More than 3 scores might be pushing as the Wildcats still like to pound it in short-yardage situations. Read the rest of this entry →

ARIZONA @ STANFORD

Time for Nick Foles to put the pads back on after a dislocated knee (Icon SMi, from media days)

QB Nick Foles is reported to be back at 100% and ought to reclaim the starting spot this week. Expect him to throw for about 250 and could chip in another 50 on the ground and should end up with a TD, but might not have a multi-score game.

WR Juron Criner has become the focal point of the offense and should end up with about 120 on 8-ish catches and could end up with a TD. There is no clearcut #2WR but last week WR David Roberts had 6 catches on 7 targets, including a team-leading 3 in the RedZone.

Stanford is #40 against the run, still the Wildcats ought to be able to combine for 125-175 on the ground.  As fas as how those yards will be split up, with Grigsby dinged up RB Keola Antolin seems to have taken his chance and literally run with it and has more-or-less become the main cog in the rushing attack. He run should run for about 100 on 18-ish carries  and could chip in another few through the air and could end up with a TD.

RB Nic Grigsby is now healthy (according to reports) but still figures to be the #2 back and should run for about 50 on 9-ish carries  and could chip in another few through the air, but being more of a GoalLine-type of back he might also end up with a short-yardage TD.

For a projection for every player on each team… Read the rest of this entry →

CAL @ OREGON STATE

Cal's Shane Vereen eyes a huge game against Oregon State in Week 9 (Icon SMI)

In a showdown of fantasy 1^st round draft picks, RB Shane Vereen might not have as good a day as Quizz, but he still should do pretty well. 120-170 yards is realistic and could chip in another 40-60 yards receiving and should end up with at least 2 scores.

QB Kevin Riley has been a bit erratic this season, but against a bunch of soft Beavers he should flirt with 300 total yards and should end up with 2 scores. Read the rest of this entry →

Oregon (#1, er #2…so confused…) vs UCLA

The forecast is cold and rain which is not great conditions for a healthy passing game.  Of course, the Bruin air attack is far from healthy. Starting QB Kevin Prince is likely a no-go tonight, so backup Richard Brehaut will get the call, but is not worth a fatnasy roster spot. For that matter, bench any Bruin RBs you may have picked up along the way as it will be tough sledding for any 1-dimentional offense vs the Quack Attack. If you’re stuck, RB#1 Johnathan Franklin is the best bet to crack 100 yards but K Kai Forbath may very well end up being the top UCLA scorer. And although it may be rainy, the winds should be calm. Read the rest of this entry →