When judged by those U.S. News rankings, new conference member Colorado is in the middle of the pack. Utah will scrape along, right above the conference's academic laggard Oregon State.
As a recent UW matter suggests, athletes could use some advice about relationships with young women they have just met. All young men, in fact, should check a woman's age before making certain moves.
The unloved former coach brings UCLA to town for another drubbing of the Huskies. Bad-boy coaches finish with lucrative settlements. Good-guy coaches finish just plain last.