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Morning links: Turning an eye to Portland State

There was no traditional Monday press conference yesterday. But we still cast our eye toward WSU's Saturday opponent.

In the paper today we our First Look at the Vikings and on the blog we pass along the game notes, courtesy of WSU athletics. Furthermore, I joined sports radio host Jason Puckett to talk about the upcoming season, and the folks at KJR have a podcast available here (you can also listen to S-R alum Christian Caple talk about the Huskies here).

Stefanie Loh breaks down WSU's inaugural depth chart, as does Jeff Nusser. … Nusser also answered some questions about the Cougars in this preseason Q&A. … The Pac-12 Blog's Kevin Gemmell and Erik Mckinney wrote about WSU quarterback Luke Falk today.

-- Washington's defensive coordinator and Boise State's blue turf go way back.

-- Arizona has a freshman free safety who could see the field in the opener.

-- ASU coach Todd Graham is mighty impressed by his quarterback.

-- Cal's players take pride in not needing to rest.

-- Colorado coach Mike MacIntyre is taking the slow and steady approach.

-- Oregon is making its offense work for Vernon Adams.

-- Gina Mizell recaps Oregon State's preseason.

-- Tom FitzGerald previews Stanford's position groups.

-- A UCLA cornerback was arrested on suspicion of felony robbery.

-- USC athletic director Pat Haden speaks about the Sarkisian incident.

-- Utah isn't sure what to expect against Michigan.



Jacob Thorpe
Jacob Thorpe joined The Spokesman-Review in 2013. He currently is a reporter for the Sports Desk covering Washington State University athletics.

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