While Washington’s path to the Rose Bowl remains clear — win out, and they’re in — we’ll get a better sense of whether that road goes primarily through Seattle or Pullman following this week’s games. Washington State and Stanford both own 3–1 conference records, meaning that whomever wins that game will be neck-and-neck with the Huskies pending the outcome of their own game against Cal. Meanwhile, the Trojans badly need to land on their feet following last week’s drubbing by Utah, as the Utes now own what could prove to be a pivotal tie-breaker in their head-to-head win over USC.
Washington State looks to retain control of the Pac-12 North in a pivotal Saturday afternoon game against the Cardinal.
