Well, once again I've started the week with a loss. Last week I underestimated Oregon State, and this week I overestimated them. (Or perhaps I overestimated USC and underestimated Utah.)

Anyway, here's the rest:

No. 23 Oregon at No. 9 Southern California. Running was enough vs. Cougars, but it won’t be vs. hyper-focused Trojans. SC, 37-24.

Arizona State at California. Elimination game for Rose Bowl the loser's dreams. Cal, 30-20.

Stanford at Notre Dame. Irish have won six straight in the series. N.D., 31-28.

Washington State at UCLA. This is that rare game that each of these teams probably thinks it can win. Bruins, 34-14.

Washington at Arizona. Visiting team has won four straight in this series, and Tucson was the site of Tyrone Willingham's first Pac-10 win as UW coach. However, these Wildcats figure to score far more than Locker-less Huskies can match. Arizona, 47-17.

Last week: 3-1.
Season: 27-7.
UW games: 3-1.

In his final meeting with the media before kickoff, Willingham said Thursday that he remained uncertain if receiver D’Andre Goodwin and tailback David Freeman will be available Saturday. Safety Johri Fogerson (ankle) is doubtful, but it appears safety Victor Aiyewa (groin) will play for the first time this season.

Willingham said true freshman receiver Cody Bruns will probably make his college debut at Arizona, and he said it is possible receiver Anthony Boyles could, too. True freshman tailback Terrance Dailey had also been in the mix, but he was slowed this week by illness.

The Huskies fly out Friday, their first travel in 34 days since the season-opening loss at Oregon on Aug. 30.

The team will be greeted by the hottest weather they have faced in a while. The forecast for today in Tucson calls for partly cloudy skies with a high temperature of 93. The game day forecast calls for a high of 89.

Anyone ready to talk basketball for a second?

ESPN hoops analyst Jay Bilas blogs that UW senior foward Jon Brockman as the No. 1 rebounder in college basketball.

Here is a link, although this is ESPN Insider (paid subscription) material, so you may not be able to get through. However, as I have already mentioned, Bilas lists the top rebounds and puts Brockman ahead of No. 2 Tyler Hansbrough of North Carolina, No.3 Blake Griffin of Oklahoma, etc.

Of Brockman he writes, "Brockman won't win on 'Dancing with the Stars,' but he is a beast on the boards." He goes on to point out that Brockman was the nation's third-leading rebounds last season (11.6 rpg) and the two guys ahead of him are now in the NBA.

By the way, I'll try to do a basketball off-season roundup next week when the football team is off. Then things should pick up again as the Huskies hold their basketball media day Oct. 15, then begin pactice (no public Midnight Madness-like event is planned), then comes Pac-10 basketball media day Oct. 30 in Los Angeles, and then the start of the UW season, Nov. 15 at Portland.