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Pac-12 Notes – UCLA Week
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September 23rd
… Foe Pause …
California enters Associated Press poll … Colorado in at No. 26
From CBS Sports … Kentucky is ranked in the AP Top 25 for the first time since 2007, checking in at No. 17 after knocking off a previously-ranked No. 15 Mississippi State team at home to improve to 4-0. The Wildcats broke into the rankings one spot ahead of Texas, which also made a big move up to No. 18 after beating TCU. Mississippi State held on in the top 25, down nine spots to No. 23, but TCU was not as fortunate, falling all the way out of the rankings.
There were several new arrivals at the back end of the rankings with No. 22 Duke, No. 24 Cal and No. 25 Texas Tech all making appearances.
Let’s take a look at where the new AP Top 25 stands through the first four weeks of the 2018 season.
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Others Receiving Votes: Colorado (3-0) 83; Boise State (2-1) 58; Virginia Tech (2-1) 55; South Florida (4-0) 50; Oklahoma State (3-1) 44; Texas A&M (2-2) 41; Iowa (3-1) 31; South Carolina (2-1) 31; Florida (3-1) 29; North Carolina State (3-0) 28; Syracuse (4-0) 25; TCU (2-2) 24; Cincinnati (4-0) 10; North Texas (4-0) 10; Utah (2-1) 9; Missouri (3-1) 7; Ole Miss (3-1) 7; Maryland (3-1) 6; Buffalo (4-0) 6; San Diego State (3-1) 5; Arizona State (2-2) 4
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USA Today / Coaches’ poll
Neither Colorado nor California break into poll … CU at No. 29; Cal at No. 33
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Others Receiving Votes: BYU (3-1) 141; South Florida (4-0) 113; Syracuse (4-0) 83; Colorado (3-0) 73; TCU (2-2) 67; North Carolina State (3-0) 61; Texas Tech (3-1) 56; South Carolina (2-1) 52; California (3-0) 38; Washington State (3-1) 34; Florida (3-1) 29; Texas A&M (2-2) 29; Appalachian State (2-1) 25; Iowa (3-1) 23; Cincinnati (4-0) 22; North Texas (4-0) 17; Missouri (3-1) 14; Maryland (3-1) 9; Boston College (3-1) 8; Arizona State (2-2) 8; USC (2-2) 8; San Diego State (3-1) 6; Troy (3-1) 5; Army West Point (2-2) 4; Virginia (3-1) 3; Arkansas State (3-1) 3; Utah (2-1) 2; Buffalo (4-0) 2
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UCLA senior quarterback Wilson Speight may be available for CU game
From the Orange County Register … Chip Kelly answered before reporters could even ask.
“Wilton!” the coach interjected Wednesday before the first question of his news conference. “Wilton is day-to-day.”
Reporters were not planning to ask the coach about the quarterback’s official injury status, knowing it has remained unchanged for the past two weeks since Speight injured his back in the season opener. But when the practice doors opened for UCLA’s first training session of the bye week, Speight appeared to have made a step forward in his recovery.
The former starting quarterback participated in most every drill during Wednesday’s open viewing period, including those that required him to throw on the run. During the past week, he threw only stationary passes, then watched as the other quarterbacks simulated rolling out of the pocket and throwing.
This week’s bye could provide Speight additional time to recover before UCLA’s game at Colorado on Sept. 28, when the Bruins (0-3) will try to win their first road game in more than two years.
Freshman Dorian Thompson-Robinson has started the past two games and has 522 passing yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions while completing 54.7 percent of his passes.
While Kelly has said he wanted to tailor his scheme to his personnel, he said changing the offense wasn’t necessary when going from the grad transfer, known more for his passing ability, to the freshman, who was one of the top dual-threat quarterbacks in the country for his recruiting class.
“There’s not much difference between them,” Kelly said of Speight and Thompson-Robinson. “It’s a big misconception that Wilton can’t run. I don’t know what that conception is, but you look at miles per hour, he’s one of our faster guys. He runs over 20 miles an hour. There isn’t much difference between our offensive scheme when Wilton’s in and when Dorian’s in.”
Speight, in a quarter and a half of action before getting injured, showed his mobility by side-stepping free rushers and with a 13-yard scramble. He was 8 for 12 passing for 45 yards and an interception before suffering the back injury, his second in less than a year after fracturing three vertebrae last September.
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Pac-12 Notes – UCLA Week
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September 23rd
… Foe Pause …
California enters Associated Press poll … Colorado in at No. 26
From CBS Sports … Kentucky is ranked in the AP Top 25 for the first time since 2007, checking in at No. 17 after knocking off a previously-ranked No. 15 Mississippi State team at home to improve to 4-0. The Wildcats broke into the rankings one spot ahead of Texas, which also made a big move up to No. 18 after beating TCU. Mississippi State held on in the top 25, down nine spots to No. 23, but TCU was not as fortunate, falling all the way out of the rankings.
There were several new arrivals at the back end of the rankings with No. 22 Duke, No. 24 Cal and No. 25 Texas Tech all making appearances.
Let’s take a look at where the new AP Top 25 stands through the first four weeks of the 2018 season.
1. Alabama |
2. Georgia |
3. Clemson |
4. Ohio State |
5. LSU |
6. Oklahoma |
7. Stanford … same as last week |
8. Notre Dame |
9. Penn State |
10. Auburn |
11. Washington … down one from last week |
12. West Virginia |
13. UCF |
14. Michigan |
15. Wisconsin |
16. Miami (FL) |
17. Kentucky |
18. Texas |
19. Oregon … up one from last week |
20. BYU |
21. Michigan State |
22. Duke |
23. Mississippi State |
24. California … up five from last week |
25. Texas Tech |
Others Receiving Votes: Colorado (3-0) 83; Boise State (2-1) 58; Virginia Tech (2-1) 55; South Florida (4-0) 50; Oklahoma State (3-1) 44; Texas A&M (2-2) 41; Iowa (3-1) 31; South Carolina (2-1) 31; Florida (3-1) 29; North Carolina State (3-0) 28; Syracuse (4-0) 25; TCU (2-2) 24; Cincinnati (4-0) 10; North Texas (4-0) 10; Utah (2-1) 9; Missouri (3-1) 7; Ole Miss (3-1) 7; Maryland (3-1) 6; Buffalo (4-0) 6; San Diego State (3-1) 5; Arizona State (2-2) 4
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USA Today / Coaches’ poll
Neither Colorado nor California break into poll … CU at No. 29; Cal at No. 33
1. Alabama |
2. Clemson |
3. Georgia |
4. Ohio State |
5. Oklahoma |
6. LSU |
7. Stanford |
8. Notre Dame |
9. Penn State |
10. Auburn |
11. Washington |
12. West Virginia |
13. Wisconsin |
14. UCF |
15. Michigan |
16. Miami (FL) |
17. Kentucky |
18. Michigan State |
19. Mississippi State |
20. Oregon |
21. Oklahoma State |
22. Texas |
23. Duke |
24. Virginia Tech |
25. Boise State |
Others Receiving Votes: BYU (3-1) 141; South Florida (4-0) 113; Syracuse (4-0) 83; Colorado (3-0) 73; TCU (2-2) 67; North Carolina State (3-0) 61; Texas Tech (3-1) 56; South Carolina (2-1) 52; California (3-0) 38; Washington State (3-1) 34; Florida (3-1) 29; Texas A&M (2-2) 29; Appalachian State (2-1) 25; Iowa (3-1) 23; Cincinnati (4-0) 22; North Texas (4-0) 17; Missouri (3-1) 14; Maryland (3-1) 9; Boston College (3-1) 8; Arizona State (2-2) 8; USC (2-2) 8; San Diego State (3-1) 6; Troy (3-1) 5; Army West Point (2-2) 4; Virginia (3-1) 3; Arkansas State (3-1) 3; Utah (2-1) 2; Buffalo (4-0) 2
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UCLA senior quarterback Wilson Speight may be available for CU game
From the Orange County Register … Chip Kelly answered before reporters could even ask.
“Wilton!” the coach interjected Wednesday before the first question of his news conference. “Wilton is day-to-day.”
Reporters were not planning to ask the coach about the quarterback’s official injury status, knowing it has remained unchanged for the past two weeks since Speight injured his back in the season opener. But when the practice doors opened for UCLA’s first training session of the bye week, Speight appeared to have made a step forward in his recovery.
The former starting quarterback participated in most every drill during Wednesday’s open viewing period, including those that required him to throw on the run. During the past week, he threw only stationary passes, then watched as the other quarterbacks simulated rolling out of the pocket and throwing.
This week’s bye could provide Speight additional time to recover before UCLA’s game at Colorado on Sept. 28, when the Bruins (0-3) will try to win their first road game in more than two years.
Freshman Dorian Thompson-Robinson has started the past two games and has 522 passing yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions while completing 54.7 percent of his passes.
While Kelly has said he wanted to tailor his scheme to his personnel, he said changing the offense wasn’t necessary when going from the grad transfer, known more for his passing ability, to the freshman, who was one of the top dual-threat quarterbacks in the country for his recruiting class.
“There’s not much difference between them,” Kelly said of Speight and Thompson-Robinson. “It’s a big misconception that Wilton can’t run. I don’t know what that conception is, but you look at miles per hour, he’s one of our faster guys. He runs over 20 miles an hour. There isn’t much difference between our offensive scheme when Wilton’s in and when Dorian’s in.”
Speight, in a quarter and a half of action before getting injured, showed his mobility by side-stepping free rushers and with a 13-yard scramble. He was 8 for 12 passing for 45 yards and an interception before suffering the back injury, his second in less than a year after fracturing three vertebrae last September.
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