Seattle Post-Intelligencer · Oct 23, 2018
What the heck is going on in the Pac-12? It's complicated
Washington State is the Pac-12's only team with a shot, albeit a long one, at the College Football Playoff. And as for the Pac-12 South, well, it's a jumble.
Plot twists are dominating this Pac-12 season.
The Cougars are coming off a big win over Oregon under the spotlight brought by ESPN's College GameDay, and they're the only one-loss team left in the Pac-12. Presuming the CFP doesn't include any two-loss teams, Washington State is the conference's only hope at cracking college football's final four.
Stranger things have happened, but at this point, Washington State's chances are slim at best. The three teams currently at the top of the national rankings have no losses.