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For Immediate Release \\ Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021 Contacts \\ Jim Thornby ([email protected]) 2021 #PAC12FB STANDINGS

PAC-12 OVERALL NORTH W-L Pct. PF PA W-L Pct. PF PA Home Road Neut Div Streak California 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - Oregon 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - Oregon State 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - Stanford 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - Washington State 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 -

SOUTH W-L Pct. PF PA W-L Pct. PF PA Home Road Neut Div Streak UCLA 0-0 .000 0 0 1-0 1.000 44 10 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 W 1 Arizona 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - Arizona State 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - Colorado 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - USC 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - Utah 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 -

THIS WEEK’S #PAC12FB SCHEDULE QUICK HITS

HIGH FIVE: The Pac-12 had 5 schools in the AP Preseason Top 25, matching Game Time (Local) TV the SEC & Big Ten for most by conference and 41.7% (5 of 12 schools) are Thursday, Sept. 2 represented, the highest percentage of any conference. The Pac-12 last had Weber State at #24 Utah 5:30 p.m. MT P12N 5 teams in the preseason AP poll in 2019. Roxy Bernstein, Southern Utah at #25 Arizona St 7:30 p.m. PT P12N #11 OREGON made the preseason Top 25 for the 4th straight year and are Ted Robinson, Yogi Roth ranked in the Top 11 in each of the last 3 years. #15 USC is in the preseason poll for the 60th time, 3rd most of any school. #20 WASHINGTON makes the Friday, Sept. 3 preseason Top 25 for the 5th time in the last 6 yeras. For the 3rd straight year, Northern Colorado at Colorado 7:00 p.m. MT P12N #24 UTAH is in the preseason poll while #25 ARIZONA STATE makes it for the Guy Haberman, first time since 2015. UCLA also received votes.

Saturday, Sept. 4 : The Pac-12 had 11 alumni named in the NFL’s Top 100 Players of Stanford vs Kansas St 11:00 a.m. CT FS1 2021 countdown. Reigning NFL MVP was the highest ranked (in Arlington, TX) Aaron Goldsmith, Mark Helfrich former Pac-12 player, coming in at #3. Since the NFL began this countdown Fresno St at #11 Oregon 11:00 a.m. PT P12N in 2011, at least one Pac-12 alum has been in the Top 10 every year. Roxy Bernstein, Lincoln Kennedy • CALIFORNIA: #3 QB Aaron Rodgers (Packers), #46 DE Cameron San Jose St at #15 USC 2:00 p.m. PT P12N Jordan (Saints), #55 WR Keenan Allen (Chargers) Ted Robinson, Yogi Roth • COLORADO: #36 OT David Bakhtiari (Packers) • OREGON: #27 DT DeForest Buckner (Colts), #56 QB Oregon State at Purdue 7:00 p.m. ET FS1 (Chargers) Cory Provus, Robert Smith • STANFORD: #44 RB Christian McCaffrey (Panthers) Montana at #20 Washington 5:00 p.m. PT P12N • UCLA: #70 MLB Eric Kendricks (Vikings) • USC: #84 DE Leonard Williams (Giants) J.B. Long, • UTAH: #82 OT Garett Bolles (Broncos) #16 LSU at UCLA 5:30 p.m. PT FOX • WASHINGON: #19 SS Budda Baker (Cardinals) Joe Davis, , Bruce Feldman Nevada at California 7:30 p.m. PT FS1 #BACKTHEPAC Alex Faust, Petros Papadakis The latest Pac-12 news & information is always available at Pac-12.com BYU vs Arizona 7:30 p.m. PT ESPN or by following along on: (in Las Vegas) , Rod Gilmore, Stormy Buonantony • Twitter (@Pac12 & @Pac12Network) Utah St at Washington St 8:00 p.m. PT P12N • Facebook (Facebook.com/Pac12Conference) Jordan Kent, Bob Davie • Instagram (@Pac12Conference) AROUND THE PAC-12

WEBER STATE (0-0) at #24 UTAH (0-0) OREGON STATE (0-0) at PURDUE (0-0) Thurs., Sept. 2 • 5:30 pm MT • P12N Sat., Sept. 4 • 7:00 pm ET • FS1 UTAH: 5-0 all-time vs Weber State (3-0 under ). 26-1 in regu- OREGON STATE: First road game at a Big Ten school since 2018 season opener lar season non-conference games since joining the Pac-12, with only loss coming at Ohio State. Have averaged over 400 yards of total offense in each of the last 3 in 2012 at Utah State Charlie Brewer named starting QB after transferring from seasons, the first time in school history they’ve done that. TransferSam Noyer was Baylor. Brewer has 12 career 300-yard passing games, tied with Iowa State’s named starting QB for this game after being 2nd team All-Pac-12 with Colorado last Brock Purdy and Florida State’s McKenzie Milton for the most among active FBS season. players. The Utes have had 11 games with a 300-yard passer in last 10 seasons. PURDUE: Lost their only previous meeting with Oregon State in 1967, also in Wetst WEBER STATE: Jay Hill is a former Utah player (1998-99) and Lafayette. Finished the 2020 seaon with a 4-game losing streak after starting the assistant coach (2001-13). Wildcats have made the FCS playoffs in each of the season 2-0. QB Jack Plummer is the older brother of Arizona QB Will Plummer. last 5 seasons. MONTANA (0-0) at #20 WASHINGTON (0-0) SOUTHERN UTAH (0-1) at #25 ARIZONA STATE (0-0) Sat., Sept. 4 • 5:00 pm PT • P12N Thurs., Sept. 2 • 7:30 pm PT • P12N WASHINGTON: Have won 20 straight non-conference games at home with the last ARIZONA STATE: 17-1 in non-conference home games over the last 10 seasons, loss coming in 2010 vs then #8 Nebraska. Played all 4 games last season at home, only loss coming to San Diego St. in 2017. 19 of the Sun Devils 30 games under the only FBS team to play only home games. 1 of 2 FBS teams last season that did have been decided by 7 points or less. Finished the 2020 season not lose a (San Jose State). LB Edefuan Ulofoshio has 10+ tackles in 5 of with 2 straight wins, with 116 points and 1000 total yards combined. Scored 45+ his last 7 games dating back to 2019. points in consecutive games for the first time since 2015. QBJayden Daniels has 22 career pass TD and 3 INT, the 2nd highest ratio among active FBS QB. MONTANA: Has beaten Washington only once in 19 matchups (1-17-1), with the win coming in 1920. Last meeting was in 2017 with the Huskies winning 63-7. SOUTHERN UTAH: First ever meeting against Arizona State and facing a Pac-12 Have lost their last 6 vs FBS opponents with their last win coming in 2003. opponent for the first time since 2018 (lost at Arizona 62-31). Lost 2021 season opener, 45-14 at San Jose State on Saturday, #16 LSU (0-0) at UCLA (1-0) Sat., Sept. 4 • 5:30 pm PT • FOX NORTHERN COLORADO (0-0) at COLORADO (0-0) UCLA: Won season opener vs Hawai’i 44-10 on Saturday. Michigan transfer Zach Fri., Sept. 3 • 7:00 pm MT • P12N Charbonnet ran for 106 yards and 3 rush TD on just 6 carries in his UCLA debut. COLORADO: 11-1 in non-conference home games since the start of the 2013 Charbonnet is the 4th Pac-12 player since 1996 to have 100+ rush yds and 3 rush season. RB is first Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year to return TD in their fist game with the team. Dorian Thompson-Robinson had 1 pass TD vs the following season since returned to Stanford after winning in 2017. Hawai’i to tie him with for 7th on the school’s all-time passing TD list LB Carson Wells led FBS with 2.7 tackles for loss per game last season with 41. The defense held Hawai’i to 26 yards rushing, their fewest allowed since allowing 23 at BYU in 2016. Looking to start 2-0 for the first time since 2017. NORTHERN COLORADO: 2-10 all-time vs. Colorado but their last win was in 1934. Lost at Colorado 41-21 in 2017. Ed McCaffrey, a Stanford alum, will be LSU: Won 7 straight true road games vs non-conference opponents and has not making his head coaching debut. lost a true road non-conference game since 2002 at Virginia Tech. 5-5 last season, the first time they have finished .500 or worse since 1999. Allowed 5 opponents last STANFORD (0-0) vs KANSAS STATE (0-0) season to score 40+ points after allowing 4 opponents to score 40+ points the pre- in Arlington, TX voius 10 seasons combined. CB Derek Stingley is a 2-time first team All-American. Sat., Sept. 4 • 11:00 am CT • P12N NEVADA (0-0) at CALIFORNIA (0-0) STANFORD: 8-4 under David Shaw in games played on neutral fields (including Sat., Sept. 4 • 7:30 pm PT • FS1 bowl games). 3rd season opener on a neutral field since WWII (1992- Anaheim, CA, 2017- Sydney, Australia). Only Power 5 school to start 2021 season with 3 CALIFORNIA: 10-1 in non-conference games under Justin Wilcox, 9-0 in the regu- straight road/neutral gams and only school with 12 Power 5 teams on their sched- lar season. 14-5 in games in which QB Chase Garbers has started and played more ule. Finished the 2020 season with a 4-game win streak, all 4 wins coming by 5 than half the game. Defense has held opponents to under 400 yards a game in each points or less. 287.3 pass YPG last season was their most since 1999. of the last 3 seasons, prior to that had not done it in a single season since 2011.

KANSAS STATE: Lost their only previous meeting with Stanford, 26-13, in 2016. NEVADA: 3-22-1 all-time vs Cal but has won the last 2 matchups (2010, 2012). Have lost 4 of their last 5 regular season non-conference games vs Power 5 op- 3-7 vs Pac-12 schools in the last 10 years. Head Coach Jay Norvell is a former as- ponents. Finished 2020, with a 5-game losing streak, started season 4-1. sistant at both Arizona State and UCLA. QB Carson Strong was the Mountain West Offensive Player of the Year in 2020. FRESNO STATE (1-0) at #11 OREGON (0-0) Sat., Sept. 4 • 11:00 am PT • P12N BYU (0-0) vs ARIZONA (0-0) in Las Vegas, NV OREGON: 12 straight home wins is the 6th longest active streak in FBS, having Sat., Sept. 4 • 7:30 pm PT • ESPN not lost at since Sept 2018 vs Stanford. Have not lost a non- conference home game since 2008 vs Boise State. Anthony Brown will be mak- ARIZONA: ’s first game as head coach at Arizona, Fisch was 1-1 as the ing his first start at QB with Oregon, but started all 28 games he played for Boston interim head coach at UCLA to end the 2017 season. 2-1 all-time in season openers College from 2017-19. RB CJ Verdell needs 23 rush yds to pass Ricky Whittle for at neutral sites. Added 17 transfers from FBS schools in the offseason. First non- 8th on Oregon’s career rushing list. conference game since beating Texas Tech 28-14 in September 2019.

FRESNO STATE: Beat UConn 45-0 in their 2021 season opener. Washington BYU: WIll play 5 games against Pac-12 opponents this season, including their first transfer QB Jake Haener threw for 331 pass yards and 3 TD against UConn, 3 games of the season. 3-10 against Pac-12 schools since the start of the 2015 including one to fellow UW transfer WR Ty Jones. season but have won their last 2 matchups with Arizona.

SAN JOSE STATE (1-0) at #15 USC (0-0) UTAH STATE (0-0) at WASHINGTON STATE (O-0) Sat., Sept. 4 • 2:00 pm PT • P12N Sat., Sept. 4 • 8:00 pm PT • P12N USC: 12-1 in non-conference home games since the start of the 2013 season WASHINGTON STATE: 18-3 at home since the start of the 2017 season and have and have won 13 straight season openers at home. 19 straight wins vs Mountain won their last 8 home games vs non-conference opponents. RB Max Borghi is the West Conference opponents. QB , in his career in the 4th quarter, only player listed on the watch list for both the Doak Walker (Top RB) and Biletnikoff has 14 pass TD and 1 INT. 319.3 pass YPG last season, just the 4th time in (top receiver) awards. school history with 300+ pass YPG. UTAH STATE: First meeting with Washington State since 1961 and first in Pull- SAN JOSE STATE: Have lost 14 straight games against Pac-12 opponents with man since 1949. First game at Utah State for head coach Blake Anderson after 7 last win coming in 2006, and last road win over Pac-12 team in 2000. Won sea- seasons at Arkansas State . Added 15 players in the transfer portal this offseason, son opener 45-14 over Southern Utah on Saturday. 0-4 all-time vs USC. including former Oregon State RB Calvin Tyler, Jr.

Pac-12 Football - September 1, 2021 NOTABLE ACTIVE RANKINGS & STREAKS ACTIVE STREAKS PAC-12 CAREER PASS YARDS, ACTIVE PLAYERS FBS, MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES ALLOWING 35 POINTS OR LESS Pass Yds Player Team Games Start 5,423 Kedon Slovis, USC Washington 75 11/15/2014 5,262 Dorian Thompson-Robinson, UCLA San Diego State 34 08/31/2018 4,049 Chase Garbers, California Iowa 25 11/10/2018 3,644 Jayden Daniels, Arizona State Cincinnati 16 11/09/2019 1,280 Sam Noyer, Oregon State, (all with Colorado) Iowa State 16 11/16/2019 Nevada 15 10/26/2019 PAC-12 CAREER RUSH YARDS, ACTIVE PLAYERS FBS, CONSECUTIVE HOME WINS VS NON-CONFERNCE OPPONENTS Average Player Team Games Start 2,523 CJ Verdell, Oregon Alabama 36 09/06/2008 1,840 Troy Dye, Oregon Utah 25 09/15/2007 1,503 Vavae Malepeai, USC Oregon 25 09/12/2009 1,278 Max Borghi, Washington State Notre Dame 24 09/30/2017 1,127 Christopher Brooks, California Clemson 22 08/31/2013 Washington 20 09/03/2011 PAC-12 CAREER RECEIVING YARDS, ACTIVE PLAYERS Average Player 1,656 Renard Bell, Washington State (will miss 2021 season) FBS, MOST CAREER 300-YARD PASSING GAMES BY ACTIVE PLAYERS 1,617 Johnny Johnson III, Oregon Team 300-yd games 1,497 Britain Covey, Utah Charlie Brewer (Utah) 12 1,359 Theo Howard, Utah (1,359 with UCLA, 163 with Oklahoma) McKenzie Milton (Florida St) 12 1,273 Trevon Bradford, Oregon State Brock Purdy (Iowa St) 12 Dillon Gabriel (UCF) 11 Holton Ahlers (ECU) 10 PAC-12, 100+ RUSH YDS, 3+ RUSH TD IN 1ST GAME WITH TEAM (SINCE 1996) Alan Bowman (Texas Tech) 9 Opp Rush YDS Rush TD (North Carolina) 9 2021 Zach Charbonnet (UCLA) Hawai’i 106 3 D’Eriq King (Miami, FL) 9 2020 Jarek Broussard (COLO) UCLA 187 3 Kedon Slovis (USC) 9 2012 Marion Grice (ASU) NAU 107 3 2011 Malcolm Agnew (OSU) Sac St 223 3

COACHES WINS... BY CONFERENCE WINS ONLY Rank Coach, School (Seasons) W-L-T PCT 1. , UCLA (1976-95) 98-51-5 .653 2. Don James, WASH (1975-92) 97-38-2 .715 3. , ORE (1995-2008) 72-43-0 .626 4. John McKay, USC (1960-75) 70-17-3 .794 5. Howard Jones, USC (1925-40) 65-23-12 .710 6. O.E. Hollingbery, WSU (1926-42) 64-43-10 .590 7. John Robinson, USC (1976-82, 1993-97) 63-23-3 .724 Larry Smith, ARIZ (1980-86) & USC (1987-92) 63-34-4 .644 9. , USC (2001-2009)^ 62-14-0 .816 David Shaw, STAN (2011-current) 62-25-0 .713 11. , ARIZ (1987-2000) 60-49-4 .549 12. , OSU (1997-98, 2003-14) 58-63-0 .479 13. , ORE (1977-94) 56-79-2 .416 14. , CAL (1987-91) & ASU (1992-2000) 55-51-4 .518 15. Jim Owens, WASH (1957-74) 54-57-2 .487 16. James Phelan, WASH (1930-41) 51-31-8 .611 17. , CAL (2002-12) 50-45-0 .526 , WSU (1989-2002) 49-63-0 .438 Lon Stiner, OSU (1933-48) 49-42-13 .534 20. Henry Sanders, UCLA (1949-57) 47-11-1 .805 , OSU & UCLA (1955-70) 47-19-3 .703 22. Kyle Whittingham, UTAH (2011-current) 45-41-0 .523 , WSU (1987-88) OSU (1999-2002) & ASU (2007-11) 45-46-0 .495 24. , ORE (2009-12) & UCLA (2018-current) 44-18-0 .710 25. , CAL (1947-56) 40-21-4 .646

BY CONFERENCE PCT. ONLY (Minimum of five years in the Pac-12 and .500 record) Rank Coach, School (Seasons) W-L-T PCT 1. Pete Carroll, USC (2001-2009)^ 62-14-0 .816 2. Henry Sanders, UCLA (1949-57) 47-11-1 .805 3. John McKay, USC (1960-75) 70-17-3 .794 4. Andy Smith, CAL (1916-25) 26-8-2 .750 5. Pop Warner, STAN (1924-32) 31-9-5 .744 6. , USC (2015-present) 36-13-0 .735 7. , USC (1942-50) 37-12-5 .731 , USC (1951-56) 28-10-1 .731 9. John Robinson, USC (1976-82, 1993-97) 63-23-3 .724 10. Don James, WASH (1975-92) 97-38-2 .715 11. David Shaw, STAN (2011-current) 62-25-0 .713 12. Howard Jones, USC (1925-40) 65-23-12 .710 Chip Kelly, ORE (2009-12) & UCLA (2018-current) 44-18-0 .710

*BOLD indicates active coach in the Pac-12 Conference ^ Nine wins later vacated due to NCAA penalty (revised record: 53-14-0)

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CFP/AP (media)/USA Today (coaches)* ARIZ ASU CAL COLO ORE OSU STAN UCLA USC UTAH WASH WSU Pre nr/nr 25/28 nr/T56 nr/nr 11/12 nr/nr nr/T56 T42/T42 15/14 24/26 20/21 nr/nr

AP Top 25 Coaches Top 25 CFP Pac-12 Preseason Aug., 16, 2021 Aug, 10, 2021 First Poll on Nov. 2 Media Poll 1 Alabama (47) 0-0 1548 1 Alabama (63) 0-0 1621 2 Oklahoma (6) 0-0 1462 2 Clemson 0-0 1508 NORTH

3 Clemson (6) 0-0 1447 3 Oklahoma (2) 0-0 1481 1 Oregon (38) 238 4 Ohio State (1) 0-0 1393 4 Ohio State 0-0 1435 2 Washington (2) 189 5 Georgia (3) 0-0 1364 5 Georgia 0-0 1386 3 California 140 6 Texas A&M 0-0 1223 6 Texas A&M 0-0 1286 4 Stanford 137 7 Iowa State 0-0 1160 7 Notre Dame 0-0 1139 5 Oregon State 71 8 Cincinnati 0-0 1014 8 Iowa State 0-0 1131 6 Washington State 65 9 Notre Dame 0-0 1009 9 North Carolina 0-0 999 10 North Carolina 0-0 999 10 Cincinnati 0-0 979 SOUTH 11 Oregon 0-0 968 11 Florida 0-0 870 12 Wisconsin 0-0 743 12 Oregon 0-0 842 1 USC (27) 223 13 Florida 0-0 728 13 LSU 0-0 664 2 Utah (6) 183 14 Miami (FL) 0-0 663 14 USC 0-0 655 3 Arizona State (6) 170 15 USC 0-0 660 15 Wisconsin 0-0 654 4 UCLA (1) 135 16 LSU 0-0 631 16 Miami (FL) 0-0 575 5 Colorado 88 17 Indiana 0-0 549 17 Indiana 0-0 573 6 Arizona 41 18 Iowa 0-0 513 18 Iowa 0-0 554 PAC-12 FCG CHAMPION: 19 Penn State 0-0 456 19 Texas 0-0 427 20 Washington 0-0 449 20 Penn Stae 0-0 422 Oregon (27 votes) 21 Texas 0-0 350 21 Washington 0-0 404 22 Coastal Carolina 0-0 232 22 Oklahoma State 0-0 216 Others receiving votes: USC (10), 23 Louisiana-Lafayette 0-0 208 23 Louisiana-Lafayette 0-0 153 Utah (3) 24 Utah 0-0 176 24 Coastal Carolina 0-0 150 25 Arizona State 0-0 125 25 Ole Miss 0-0 149 Others Receiving votes: Others Receiving votes: T42 UCLA 26 Utah 28 Arizona State 42 UCLA T56 Stanford, California 2020 FINAL PAC-12 STANDINGS PAC-12 BOWL ARRANGEMENTS PAC-12 OVERALL In 2021-22, if the Pac-12 champion is selected for the NORTH W-L Pct. PF PA W-L Pct. PF PA playoffs, the conference will send a replacement team to 108th Rose Bowl x- Washington 3-1 .750 121 100 3-1 .750 121 100 Game. The Pac-12 fill will one fill one slot from one of the following 3 games: z- Oregon 4-2 .667 202 164 4-3 .571 219 198 Lockheed Martin Armed Forces (Dec. 22), SERVPRO First Responder (Dec. Stanford 4-2 .667 176 190 4-2 .667 176 190 23), Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl (Dec. 28) Oregon State 2-5 .286 202 233 2-5 .286 202 233 Washington State 1-3 .250 108 154 1-3 .250 108 154 Opponent Date TV California 1-3 .250 81 106 1-3 .250 81 106 CFP Seminfals -- Dec. 31 ESPN SOUTH W-L Pct. PF PA W-L Pct. PF PA Rose Big Ten Jan. 1 ESPN x- USC 5-1 .833 200 156 5-1 .833 200 156 Valero Alamo Big 12 Dec. 29 ESPN Colorado 3-1 .750 128 125 4-2 .667 171 190 SRS Distribution Las Vegas Big Ten Dec. 30 ESPN Utah 3-2 .600 151 130 3-2 .600 151 130 San Diego County Credit Union Holiday ACC Dec. 28 FOX Arizona State 2-2 .500 161 93 2-2 .500 161 93 Tony the Tiger Sun ACC Dec. 31 CBS UCLA 3-4 .429 248 215 3-4 .429 248 215 Arizona 0-5 .000 87 199 0-5 .000 87 199 Jimmy Kimmel LA MWC Dec. 30 ESPN Redbox Bowl Big Ten tbd tbd Z- CLINCHED CONFERENCE X- CLINCHED DIVISION *Armed Forces/First Responder/Gasparilla TBD tbd ESPN

Pac-12 Football - September 1, 2021 2021 PRESEASON ALL-PAC-12 TEAM

Below is the 2021 Pac-12 preseason All-Conference team as selected by the media who cover Pac-12 football on a regular basis.

First Team Offense Second Team Offense QB Kedon Slovis, USC QB Jayden Daniels, Arizona State RB Jarek Broussard, Colorado RB CJ Verdell, Oregon RB Max Borghi, Washington State RB Rachaad White, Arizona State WR Drake London, USC WR Britain Covey, Utah WR Kyle Phillips, UCLA WR Johnny Johnson III, Oregon TE Cade Otton, Washington TE Greg Dulcich, UCLA OL Jaxson Kirkland, Washington OL Nathan Eldridge, Oregon State OL Abraham Lucas, Washington State OL Sataoa Laumea, Utah OL Dohnovan West, Arizona State OL Michael Saffell, California OL Nick Ford, Utah OL Kellen Diesch, Arizona State OL Alex Forsyth, Oregon OL Sean Rhyan, UCLA

First Team Defense Second Team Defense DL , Oregon DL Tyler Johnson, Arizona State DL Mika Tafua, Utah DL Nick Figueroa, USC DL Thomas Booker, Stanford DL Tuli Tuipulotu, USC DL Jermayne Lole, Arizona State DL Terrance Lang, Colorado LB Devin Lloyd, Utah LB , Oregon LB Nate Landman, Colorado LB Edefuan Ulofoshio, Washington LB Drake Jackson, USC LB Avery Roberts, Oregon State DB Mykael Wright, Oregon DB Isaiah Pola-Mao, USC DB Trent McDuffie, Washington DB Mekhi Blackmon, Colorado DB Chase Lucas, Arizona State DB Evan Fields, Arizona State DB Chris Steele, USC DB Verone McKinley III, Oregon

First Team Specialists Second Team Specialists PK Jadon Redding, Utah PK Lucas Havrisik, Arizona P Michael Turk, Arizona State P Ben Griffiths, USC AP/ST Thomas Booker, Stanford AP/ST D.J. Taylor, Arizona State RS Britain Covey, Utah RS D.J. Taylor, Arizona State

ALL-PAC-12 HONORABLE MENTION (Received votes from four-or-more members of the media) : Dorian Thompson-Robinson, UCLA

RUNNING BACK: Austin Jones, Stanford; Brittain Brown, UCLA; DeaMonte Trayanum, Arizona State, Travis Dye, Oregon

WIDE RECEIVER: Travell Harris, Washington State; Renard Bell, Washington State; Mycah Pittman, Oregon; Dimitri Stanley, Colorado; K.D. Nixon, USC; Michael Wilson, Stanford

TIGHT END: Brant Kuithe, Utah

OFFENSIVE LINE: T.J. Bass, Oregon; Walter Rouse, Stanford; Joshua Gray, Oregon State; Luke Wattenberg, Washington; Alec Anderson, UCLA; Andrew Vorhees, USC; LIam Ryan, Washington State; Sam Marrazzo, UCLA; Henry Bainivalu, Washington

DEFENSIVE LINE: Brennan Jackson, Washington State, Isaac Hodgins, Oregon State; Luc Bequette, California; Otito Ogbonnia, UCLA; Viane Moala, Utah

LINEBACKER: Kuony Deng, California; Cameron Goode, California; Carson Wells, Colorado; Caleb Johnson, UCLA; Jahad Woods, Washington State

DEFENSIVE BACK: Qwuantrezz Knight, UCLA; JaTravis Broughton, Utah; Clark Phillips, Utah; Quentin Lake, UCLA; Elijah Hicks, California; Stephen Blaylock, UCLA; Kyler Gordon, Washingon; Josh Drayden, California; Jaylen Watson, Washington State; Kyu Blue Kelly, Stanford; Isaiah Lewis, Colorado

PLACE KICKER: Parker Lewis, USC; Peyton Henry, Washington; Nicholas Barr-Mira, UCLA

PUNTER: Ryan Sanborn, Stanford

ALL-PURPOSE/SPECIAL TEAMS/RETURN SPECIALIST: Kyler Gordon, Washington; Keegan Markgraf, Utah; Damon Johnson, USC; Mykael Wright, Oregon

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Date Offensive Player Offensive Lineman Sept. 7 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 22 Nov. 29

Date Offensive Player Offensive Lineman Sept. 7 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 22 Nov. 29

Date Special Teams Player Freshman Sept. 7 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 22 Nov. 29

Pac-12 Football - September 1, 2021 2021 NATIONAL COLLEGE FOOTBALL AWARDS WATCH LIST - PAC-12 CANDIDATES PRESEASON ALL-AMERICA

BEDNARIK AWARD JIM THORPE AWARD (Most Outstanding Defensive Player) (Best Defensive Back) (Player Who Best Combines Exemplary Kayvon Thibodeaux, DE, ORE...... 1st Cameron Goode, LB, CAL Chase Lucas, DB, ASU Community Service With Athletic And Devin Lloyd LB, UTAH...... 2nd Drake Jackson, LB, USC Trent McDuffie, DB, WASH Academic Achievement) Nate Landman, LB, COLO Chris Steele, DB, USC Jaydon Grant, DB, OSU Devin Lloyd, LB, UTAH Mykael Wright, DB, ORE Nate Landman, LB, COLO Kayvon Thibodeaux, DE, ORE...... 1st Chase Lucas, CB, ASU Race Porter, P, WASH Devin Lloyd, LB, UTAH...... 1st Trent McDuffie, CB, WASH JOHN MACKEY AWARD Isaiah Sanders, QB, STAN Avery Roberts, LB, OSU (Most Outstanding ) Mika Tafua, DL, UTAH Edefuan Ulofoshio, LB, WASH...... 2nd Kayvon Thibodeaux, DE, ORE Greg Dulcich, TE, UCLA Bryce Wolma, TE, ARIZ Edefuan Ulofoshio, LB, WASH Cole Fotheringham, TE, UTAH WALTER CAMP Cade Otton, TE, WASH Kayvon Thibodeaux, DE, ORE...... 1st THE BILETNIKOFF AWARD Teagan Quitoriano, TE, OSU (Top College Quarterback) Devin Lloyd, LB, UTAH...... 2nd (Most Outstanding Receiver) Brady Russell, TE, COLO Jayden Daniels, QB, ASU Edefuan Ulofoshio, LB, WASH...... 2nd Max Borghi, RB, WSU Jake Tonges, TE, CAL Chase Garbers, QB, CAL Jaxson Kirkland, OL, WASH...... 2nd Johnny Johnson III, WR, ORE Benjamin Yurosek, TE, CAL Kedon Slovis, QB, USC Drake London, WR, USC Dorian Thompson-Robinson, QB, UCLA USA TODAY Tahj Washington, WR, USC Michael Wilson, WR, STAN (Most Outstanding Player) JOHNNY UNITAS GOLDEN ARM AWARD Kayvon Thibodeaux, DE, ORE...... 1st Charlie Brewer, QB, UTAH (Nation’s top QB who best exemplifies Devin Lloyd LB, UTAH...... 2nd BRONKO NAGURSKI TROPHY Jayden Daniels, QB, ASU character, scholastic and athletic (Most Outstanding Defensive Player) Austin Jones, RB, STAN achievement) PHIL STEELE Thomas Booker, DE, STAN Kedon Slovis, QB, USC Charlie Brewer, QB, UTAH Kayvon Thibodeaux, DE, ORE...... 1st Drake Jackson, DE, USC Dorian Thompson-Robinson, QB, UCLA Anthony Brown, QB, ORE Devin Lloyd, LB, UTAH...... 1st Tyler Johnson, DE, ASU Jayden Daniels, QB, ASU Damon Johnson, LS, USC...... 1st Nate Landman, LB, COLO OUTLAND TROPHY Chase Garbers, QB, CAL Nate Landman, LB, COLO...... 2nd Devin Lloyd, LB, UTAH (Most Outstanding Interior Lineman) Jarrett Guarantano, QB, WSU Max Borghi, AP, WSU...... 2nd Trent McDuffie, DB, WASH Henry Bainivalu, OL, WASH Dylan Morris, WASH Chris Steele, DB, USC Nathan Eldridge, OL, OSU Kedon Slovis, USC Drake London, WR, USC...... 3rd Kayvon Thibodeaux, DE, ORE Alex Forsyth, OL, ORE Dorian Thompson-Robinson, QB, UCLA Cade Otton TE, WASH...... 3rd Edefuan Ulofoshio, LB, WASH Jaxson Kirkland, OL, WASH Jaxson Kirkland, OL, WASH...... 3rd Jermayne Lole, DL, ASU LOTT IMPACT AWARD Drake Jackson, LB, USC...... 3rd THE BUTKUS AWARD Abraham Lucas, OL, WSU (Defensive Best in Character/Performance) Britain Covey, PR, UTAH...... 3rd (Top Linebacker) Walter Rouse, OL, STAN Thomas Booker, DE, STAN Keegan Markgraf, LS, UTAH...... 3rd Drake Jackson, LB, USC Dohnovan West, OL, ASU Kuony Deng, LB, CAL Kedon Slovis, QB, USC...... 4th Nate Landman, LB, COLO Drake Jackson, LB, USC Abraham Lucas, OL, WSU...... 4th Devin Lloyd, LB, UTAH PAUL HORNUNG AWARD Quentin Lake, DB, UCLA Thomas Booker, DE, STAN...... 4th Avery Roberts, LB, OSU (Most Versatile Player) Nate Landman, LB, COLO Merlin Robertson, LB, ASU Britain Covey, WR, UTAH Devin Lloyd, LB, UTAH Trent McDuffie, CB, WASH...... 4th Noah Sewell, LB, ORE Travell Harris, WR, WSU Jermayne Lole, DL, ASU Chirs Steele, CB, USC...... 4th Zion Tupuola-Fetui, LB, WASH Kyle Phillips, WR, UCLA Kayvon Thibodeaux, DE, ORE Edefuan Ulofoshio, LB, WASH Nikko Remigio, WR, CAL Mykael Wright, WR, ORE TYLER ROSE AWARD DAVEY O’BRIEN AWARD (Most Outstanding Player from Texas) (Most Outstanding Quarterback) RAY GUY AWARD Zeriah Beason, WR, OSU Charlie Brewer, QB, UTAH (Top Punter) Charlie Brewer, QB, UTAH Jayden Daniels, QB, ASU Ben Griffiths, P, USC Jarek Broussard, RB, COLO Kedon Slovis, QB, USC Ryan Sanborn, P, STAN Victor Curne, OL, WASH Dorian Thompson-Robinson, QB, UCLA Michael Turk, P, ASU Kellen Diesch, OL, ASU Alex Fontenot, RB, COLO RIMINGTON TROPHY Elijah Higgins, WR, STAN (Top College Running Back) (Most Outstanding Center) Keontay Ingram, RB, USC Max Borghi, RB, WSU Nathan Eldridge, C, OSU Brant Kuithe, TE, UTAH Jarek Broussard, RB, COLO Alex Forsyth, C, ORE McKade Metteauer, OL, CAL Travis Dye, RB, ORE Brian Greene, C, WSU K.D. Nixon, WR, USC Alex Fontenot, RB, COLO Josh McCauley, C, ARIZ Michael Wiley, RB, ARIZ Keaontay Ingram, RB, USC Michael Saffell, C, CAL Austin Jones, RB, STAN Luke Wattenberg, C, WASH ROTARY LOMBARDI AWARD Vavae Malepeai, RB, USC Dohnovan West, C, ASU (Embodies spirit of VInce Lombardi) Sean McGrew, RB, WASH Kuony Deng, LB, OSU DeaMonte “Chip” Trayanum, RB, ASU Greg Dulcich, TE, UCLA CJ Verdell, RB, ORE (Most Outstanding Player) Cameron Goode, LB, CAL Rachaad White, RB, ASU Jayden Daniels, QB, ASU Drake Jackson, LB, USC Michael Wiley, RB, ARIZ Kedon Slovis, QB, USC Jaxson Kirkland, OL, WASH Kayvon Thibodeaux, DE, ORE Brant Kuithe, TE, UTAH LOU GROZA AWARD Jermayne Lole, DL, ASU (Top Place-Kicker) Michael Saffell, OL, CAL Jadon Redding, PK, UTAH Edefuan Ulofoshio, LB, WASH

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Pac-12 Football - September 1, 2021 2021 PAC-12 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE & RESULTS

ARIZONA (0-0, South: 0-0) OREGON (0-0, North: 0-0) USC (0-0, South: 0-0) Sa., 9/4 vs BYU (Las Vegas) Sa., 9/4 Fresno State Sa., 9/4 San Jose State Sa., 9/11 San Diego State Sa., 9/11 at Ohio State Sa., 9/11 Stanford Sa., 9/18 Northern Arizona Sa., 9/18 Stony Brook Sa., 9/18 at Washington State Sa., 9/25 at Oregon Sa., 9/25 Arizona Sa., 9/25 Oregon State Sa., 10/9 UCLA Sa., 10/2 at Stanford Sa., 10/2 at Colorado Sa., 10/16 at Colorado Fr., 10/15 California Sa., 10/9 Utah Fr., 10/22 Washington Sa., 10/23 at UCLA Sa., 10/23 at Notre Dame Sa., 10/30 at USC Sa., 10/30 Colorado Sa., 10/30 Arizona Sa., 11/6 California Sa., 11/6 at Washington Sa., 11/6 at Arizona State Sa., 11/13 Utah Sa., 11/13 Washington State Sa., 11/13 at California Fr., 11/19 at Washington State Sa., 11/20 at Utah Sa., 11/20 UCLA Sa., 11/27 at Arizona State Sa., 11/27 Oregon State Sa., 11/27 BYU Fr., 12/3 Pac-12 FB Championship (Las Vegas) Fr., 12/3 Pac-12 FB Championship (Las Vegas) Sa., 12/3 Pac-12 FB Championship (Las Vegas)

ARIZONA STATE (0-0, South: 0-0) OREGON STATE (0-0, North: 0-0) UTAH (0-0, South: 0-0) Th., 9/2 Southern Utah Sa., 9/4 at Purdue Th., 9/2 Weber State Sa., 9/11 UNLV Sa., 9/11 Hawai’i Sa., 9/11 at BYU Sa., 9/18 at Brigham Young Sa., 9/18 Idaho Sa., 9/18 at San Diego State Sa., 9/25 Colorado Sa., 9/25 at USC Sa., 9/25 Washington State Sa., 10/2 at UCLA Sa., 10/2 Washington Sa., 10/9 at USC Fr., 10/8 Stanford Sa., 10/9 at Washington State Sa., 10/16 Arizona State Sa., 10/16 at Utah Sa., 10/23 Utah Sa., 10/23 at Oregon State Sa., 10/30 Washington State Sa., 10/30 at California Sa., 10/30 UCLA Sa., 11/6 USC Sa., 11/6 at Colorado Fr., 11/5 at Stanford Sa., 11/13 at Washington Sa., 11/13 Stanford Sa., 11/13 at Arizona Sa., 11/20 at Oregon State Sa., 11/20 Arizona State Sa., 11/20 Oregon Sa., 11/27 Arizona Sa., 11/27 at Oregon Fr., 11/26 Colorado Fr., 12/3 Pac-12 FB Championship (Las Vegas) Fr., 12/3 Pac-12 FB Championship (Las Vegas) Fr., 12/3 Pac-12 FB Championship (Las Vegas)

CALIFORNIA (0-0, North: 0-0) STANFORD (0-0, North: 0-0) WASHINGTON (0-0, North: 0-0) Sa., 9/4 Nevada Sa., 9/4 vs. Kansas State (Arlington, TX) Sa., 9/4 Montana Sa., 9/11 at TCU Sa., 9/11 at USC Sa., 9/11 at Michigan Sa., 9/18 Sacramento State Sa., 9/18 at Vanderbilt Sa., 9/18 Arkansas State Sa., 9/25 at Washington Sa., 9/25 UCLA Sa., 9/25 California Sa., 10/2 Washington State Sa., 10/2 Oregon Sa., 10/2 at Oregon State Fr., 10/15 at Oregon Fr., 10/8 at Arizona State Sa., 10/16 UCLA Sa., 10/23 Colorado Sa., 10/16 at Washington State Fr., 10/22 at Arizona Sa., 10/30 Oregon State Sa., 10/30 Washington Sa., 10/30 at Stanford Sa., 11/6 at Arizona Fr., 11/5 Utah Sa., 11/6 Oregon Sa., 11/13 USC Sa., 11/13 at Oregon State Sa., 11/13 Arizona State Sa., 11/20 at Stanford Sa., 11/20 California Sa., 11/20 at Colorado Sa., 11/27 UCLA Sa., 11/27 Notre Dame Fr., 11/26 Washington State Fr., 12/3 Pac-12 FB Championship (Las Vegas) Fr., 12/3 Pac-12 FB Championship (Las Vegas) Fr., 12/3 Pac-12 FB Championship (Las Vegas)

COLORADO (0-0, South: 0-0) UCLA (1-0, South: 0-0) WASHINGTON STATE (0-0, North: 0-0) Fr., 9/3 Northern Colorado Sa., 8/28 Hawai’i W, 44-10 Sa., 9/4 Utah State Sa., 9/11 vs Texas A&M (Denver) Sa., 9/4 #16 LSU Sa., 9/11 Portland State Sa., 9/18 Minnesota Sa., 9/18 Fresno State Sa., 9/18 USC Sa., 9/25 at Arizona State Sa., 9/25 at Stanford Sa., 9/25 at Utah Sa., 10/2 USC Sa., 10/2 Arizona State Sa., 10/2 at California Sa., 10/16 Arizona Sa., 10/9 at Arizona Sa., 10/9 Oregon State Sa., 10/23 at California Sa., 10/16 at Washington Sa., 10/16 Stanford Sa., 10/30 at Oregon Sa., 10/23 Oregon Sa., 10/23 BYU Sa., 11/6 Oregon State Sa., 10/30 at Utah Sa., 10/30 at Arizona State Sa., 11/13 at UCLA Sa., 11/13 Colorado Sa., 11/13 at Oregon Sa., 11/20 Washington Sa., 11/20 at USC Fr., 11/19 Arizona Fr., 11/26 at Utah Sa., 11/27 California Fr., 11/26 at Washington Fr., 12/3 Pac-12 FB Championship (Las Vegas) Fr., 12/3 Pac-12 FB Championship (Las Vegas) Fr., 12/3 Pac-12 FB Championship (Las Vegas)

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