The Washington State Cougars are bowl eligible after last week's win over Arizona State, and now the remaining three games will decide where WSU will be playing during the holiday season. The Cougs' opponent on Saturday night, UCLA, still has higher aspirations. The Bruins scontrol their own destiny for the Pac-12 South title with Utah and USC left on the schedule.
But those final two games will hold a lot less meaning for UCLA if it can't take down WSU. Will the Bruins be looking ahead to those pivotal final two games? Maybe, but with the Cougs coming in as a legitimate threat, it's likely UCLA will be focused.