After a less-than-stellar Week 1 outing, Utah State will look to bounce back against the 19th-ranked Washington Huskies in Week 2. The Aggies’ opponent is much tougher this week, and the margins are much thinner than in the season opener.… Source link

The Pac-12 made its official return to college football over the weekend, with games on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. All eight teams were in action; the spectrum of success in their respective games was quite wide. Several teams had incredibly encouraging openers, even in losses. There were also a couple of less-than-encouraging performances by some of the teams in the conference. Let’s take a look at everything from the Pac-12 in Week 1. We’ll start with a power ranking of the entire conference and then move on to storylines, winners and losers, then a preview of what’s to come in Week 2. Pac-12 Power Rankings This ranking comes from the combination of ballots from Cache Valley Media Group staff, including Jason Walker, Eric Frandsen, Stockton Jewkes and JD Walker. Post-Week 1 Pac-12 Power Ranking Rank Team Record 1 Boise State 0-1 2 San Diego State 1-0 3 Colorado State 1-0 4 Oregon State 0-1 5 Washington State 0-1 T-6 Fresno State 0-1 T-6 Texas State 0-1 8 Utah State 0-1 The top and bottom of the conference were unanimous on the ballots. Even in a losing effort, Boise State proved its mettle, and the Broncos remain a strong favorite to

LOGAN — College football returned to Cache Valley on Saturday. But the Utah State Aggies seemed hesitant to participate in the season-opening festivities. The hosts sleep-walked through the evening, earning a 29-17 defeat at the hands of Idaho State. Source link