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UCLA Football: Pac-12 Network To Televise Oct. 6 Game At Cal

Eric Stephen — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 19:12:34 -0000

The Pac-12 Conference on Monday announced the game times and television schedule for Week 6, which is the weekend of Oct. 4-6. The UCLA Bruins travel to Berkeley to battle the Cal Bears on Saturday Oct. 6, and the 7 p.m. PDT game will be televised by the Pac-12 Network.

The Oct. 6 game at Cal will be the second straight game on the Pac-12 Network for the Bruins, who play the Colorado Buffaloes at 3 p.m. PDT at Folsom Field this Saturday. The Bruins opened as 21-point favorites over the Buffaloes, who have lost three of their first four games.

The game against the Bears will be the third time this season for UCLA on the Pac-12 Network, which still hasn't reached an agreement to be carried on DirecTV.

UCLA beat Cal 31-14 when the two teams played at the Rose Bowl.

For more news and notes on UCLA football, be sure to read Bruins Nation.

UCLA Vs. Colorado Odds: Bruins Open As 21-Point Favorite

Eric Stephen — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 12:10:09 -0000

After suffering their first loss of the season on Saturday, the UCLA Bruins look to get back on the winning track with a road game against the Colorado Buffaloes on Sept. 29 at Folsom Field. The Bruins opened as 21-point favorites against the Buffaloes.

UCLA was not just undefeated on the field before their 27-20 loss to the Oregon State Beavers, but the Bruins were also 3-0 against the spread. But after opening as an 11-point favorite against the Beavers, a line that shrank to eight points by the end of the week, UCLA fell behind early and never fully recovered.

Colorado had rightful claim to the most disappointing team in college football with their 0-3 start, including a loss to Sacramento State. But tell that to the Washington State Cougars, who held a 17-point lead at home before falling 35-34 to the Buffaloes. Believe it or not but Colorado, at 1-0 in conference play, is tied for first in the Pac-12 South.

Colorado is 1-3 against the spread this season. The Bruins won their meeting against the Buffaloes last year at the Rose Bowl, 45-6.

Saturday's game is at 3 p.m. PDT, and will be televised by Pac-12 Network.

For more information on UCLA football, be sure to read Bruins Nation.

Pac-12 Football Saturday TV Schedule Highlighted By Arizona Vs. Oregon

Eric Stephen — Sat, 22 Sep 2012 11:20:06 -0000

After the USC vs. Stanford teaser last week, the Pac-12 has its first week of conference battles on Saturday, with five games on the docket, highlighted by the two prolific offenses of the Arizona Wildcats and Oregon Ducks meeting in Eugene. Both the USC Trojans and UCLA Bruins are home in Los Angeles on the same day for the first of three times this season. Here is a look at the Saturday Pac-12 television schedule.

12:30 p.m. - Oregon St. Beavers (1-0) at UCLA (3-0), ABC/ESPN2: The battle of undefeated teams is a tad misleading, as the Beavers have played just one game, but the matchup is intriguing with the No. 19 Bruins battling an Oregon State team looking to improve on its current No. 26, outside-looking-in status.

1 p.m. - Colorado Buffaloes (0-3) at Washington St. Cougars (2-1), FX: Colorado has been terrible to start the season, with a home loss to Sacramento State and a 69-14 drubbing by Fresno State in the last two weeks. The Cougars have an excellent chance to improve to 3-1, hosting Colorado in Pullman.

3 p.m. - Cal Bears (1-2) at USC (2-1), Pac-12 Network: The No. 13 Trojans look to rebound from their loss at Stanford while making their Pac-12 Network debut, leading DirecTV customers scrambling to find a place to watch the game. USC has beaten Cal eight straight years.

7 p.m. - Utah Utes (2-1) at Arizona State (2-1), Pac-12 Network: The Sun Devils lead the all-time series 17-6, including a 35-14 win last season.

7:30 p.m. - Arizona (3-0) at Oregon (3-0), ESPN: The game of the day in the Pac-12 features two ranked, undefeated teams, while new head coach Rich Rodriguez looks for a signature win for his No. 22 Wildcats. All-purpose threat De'Anthony Thomas is averaging 17.5 yards per rush this season for the No. 3 Ducks.

Get Caught Up On The Buffaloes Prior To Fresno State With New YouTube Show

Jon Woods — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 17:05:13 -0000

With so many freshmen and sophomores seeing significant time on the field this year for the Colorado Buffaloes, casual and hardcore fans alike have had trouble keeping up with all the new faces. Get caught up before Saturdays road match-up with Fresno State with a new YouTube show from our SB Nation Buffaloes Blog, Ralphie Report.

Check out An Hour in the Buff after the jump...

Edgar Castaneda Kicks Game-Winning FG, Gains Scholarship

Russ Oates — Sun, 09 Sep 2012 00:41:45 -0000

Sacramento State Hornets kicker Edgar Castaneda, a walk-on, kicked the game-winning field goal against the Colorado Buffaloes on Saturday for the 30-28 victory. Is he going to Disney World? No, but he does have a scholarship now:

Walk-on kick Edgar Castaneda, who hit the game-winning FG, isn't a walk-on anymore! Coach Sperbeck game him a scholarship after the game!
— Hornet Athletics (@hornetsports) September 8, 2012

Congrats!

(h/t Dr. Saturday)

Ram Rams Buffalo ... Possibly In Ram

Russ Oates — Sat, 01 Sep 2012 16:26:13 -0000

It's time for the 2012 Rocky Mountain Showdown, but things are already getting nasty outside of the stadium between rams and buffaloes. Just take a look below:

via @Jyz77

My question: Is the ram in a Dodge Ram?

Colorado OL David Bakhtiari Makes ESPN's 2012 Preseason All-Pac-12 Team

Russ Oates — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 13:40:04 -0000

The Colorado Buffaloes football team isn't exactly brimming with the top talent in the college football world -- look out for those freshmen, though! -- but ESPN's Pac-12 Blog did place offensive lineman David Bakhtiari on its preseason All-Pac-12 team one day before the 2012 season kicks off.

If he were healthy, would Paul Richardson have made it at wide receiver over Washington State's Marquess Wilson? Not that it matters all that much. Richardson, who might miss as few as two games this season, could certainly find himself All-Pac-12 at the end of the year.

Jordan Webb's Colorado Bio Clearly Hasn't Watched Oregon-Oklahoma Yet

Jason Kirk — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 14:38:38 -0000

From new Colorado starter Jordan Webb's official school bio (emphasis added):

2010 (Fr.-RS)-He started seven games and played in nine overall, missing games eight through 10 after being injured against Texas A&M (which included the Colorado game where KU rallied with the aid of terrible Big 12 officiating for a 52-45 win). He completed 121-of-214 passes for 1,195 yards (7 TD/8 INT); in his first career start against Georgia Tech, he completed 18-of-29 for 179 yards and three touchdowns. He threw for over 200 yards twice: 249 versus New Mexico State and 228 against Kansas State. He played for a new Kansas head coach, Turner Gill.

ht Matt Hinton

Pac-12 Network Is Live: What You'll See, If You Can See It

Brett Hein — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 01:40:30 -0000

As of 20 minutes ago, the Pac-12 Network is live and on the air. The question is: Can you, the fan, see it?

Before the Utah Utes kick off the first-ever game on the network against Northern Colorado Bears on Aug. 30, 2012, both Utes backers and fans of the Colorado Buffaloes should tune in for the preview shows. The preview show for both teams will air this Saturday, Aug. 18. The Colorado preview begins at 8 pm MT, with Utah following at 10:30 p.m. MT.

The network will also show a series of "Football Classics," beginning with the 2009 double-overtime thriller between the Oregon Ducks and Arizona Wildcats, which airs Thursday night at 9:30 p.m. MT. The classic slated for Colorado fans is the 1991 Orange Bowl victory over the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, while Utah fans will see the game against the TCU Horned Frogs from the Utes' magical 2008 season.

Colorado fans are new to this, but the stress of cable-network availability is a resurfacing nightmare for Utah fans, who experienced the "call your cable provider" movement of the now-defunct The Mtn. So far, Comcast is the biggest fish to sign on, while fans are still waiting for other providers to say yes.

But take courage, Buffaloes and Utes. If you haven't used this tool, the newly-relaunched Pac-12.com has a Channel Finder to see which providers in your area have you covered.

SB Nation Studios Previews Pac-12

Russ Oates — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 18:28:03 -0000

It's Year 2 of the Pac-12 and things won't be getting any easier for the Colorado Buffaloes. Jon Embree finished his first year as head coach with a 3-10 record, mostly with seniors. In 2012, Embree will need to fill in many of those spots with freshman or reserves this season, especially at quarterback and running back. Tyler Hansen and Rodney Stewart are gone, and wide receiver Paul Richardson is making his way back from a torn ACL.

It's could be worse before it gets any better. But that's why they play games -- to prove doubts wrong.

Over at SB Nation Studios, Dan Rubenstein previews the Pac-12 in 2012. There's nary a mention of the Buffaloes. Check it out below:

The Utah Utes are mentioned a few times: defensive tackle Star Lotulelei is a player to watch and USC-Utah is one of the top games this season.

College football is almost here. Are you ready?