Washington State fell victim to a last-second three against Texas A&M in the CBE Classic on Tuesday.

Connor Halliday was absent from Monday night's practice, and Washington State coach Mike Leach said Jeff Tuel will "probably start" against the Washington Huskies.

Washington State head coach Mike Leach was vague about who would be his starting quarterback in the final game of the season against Washington for the Apple Cup. The non-bowl bound coach has no reason to hide his cards. Unless he really likes apples

The latest BCS rankings dropped the Ducks all the way down to fifth following their loss against Stanford.

The Oregon Ducks senior is one of three finalists for the Doak Walker Award, an annual award given to the top running back in the nation.

Austin Seferian-Jenkins is one of three finalists for the award given to the top tight ends in the country.

The No. 25 Washington Huskies have opened as 10.5-point favorites against the Washington St. Cougars in the 2012 Apple Cup scheduled for Friday, according to Bob Condotta of The Seattle Times.

The latest bowl projections show Oregon facing K-State in the Fiesta Bowl, the Oregon State Beavers facing the Miami Hurricanes in the Sun Bowl, and the Washington Huskies in the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl against the Navy Midshipmen.

Oregon lost to Stanford, which puts them at a disadvantage in the updated Pac-12 standings. They need a Cardinal loss at UCLA if they want to get into the Pac-12 championship game.

The UW Huskies rolled the Colorado Buffaloes, 38-3, but a breakdown of the game shows that they still have some things to improve.