Freshman JT Daniels has been named the starting quarterback at USC, head coach Clay Helton announced Sunday (ESPN). Daniels beat out redshirt sophomore Matt Fink, redshirt freshman Jack Sears and redshirt sophomore Holden Thomas to get the gig. He becomes just the second true freshman to start a season-opener at USC, with the first being Matt Barkley in 2009.

UCLA football has suspended six players for its season opener against Cincinnati – Soso Jamabo (two games), Devin Asiasi (three games), Osa Odighizuwa, Mo Osling, Moses Robinson-Carr and Boss Tagaloa (three games). Associated Press on the link with Thuc Nhi Nguyen and Nicole Auerbach also chipping in.

Blake Schuster of Yahoo Sports recounts the story of how former United States Senator John McCain helped Lauri Markkanen get a visa to play basketball at Arizona. McCain died Saturday at the age of 81 following a year-long battle with glioblastoma, a form of brain cancer.

Utah has named Jason Shelley its backup quarterback, ahead of Jack Tuttle and behind Tyler Huntley, Kurt Kragthorpe reports as he takes a dive into Utah’s depth chart.

Will Herm Edwards be able to turn Arizona State into a consistent contender? That’s the question The Arizona Republic’s Kent Somers ponders in this link.

Oregon believes Tony Brooks-James can be an every-down running back, writes Andrew Greif. No more looking up at Royce Freeman; Brooks-James is atop the depth chart.

Nick Daschel looks at the potential risk of Oregon State football coach Jonathan Smith coaching the school for which he played. Good background on Smith and early signs that he would one day be a football coach.

The Seattle Seahawks have signed former Stanford fullback Daniel Marx, it was announced Sunday (USA TODAY).  Marx was released last month by the Atlanta Falcons after not being selected in the 2018 NFL Draft.

You have to check out this play Cincinnati Bengals receiver John Ross made against the Buffalo Bills on Sunday, as the former Husky juked two Bills defensive backs completely out of their shoes on a long touchdown reception (USA TODAY’s For the Win).

Here is the Pac-12 Networks recap of Colorado women’s soccer’s 6-0 win over Missouri on Saturday. The Buffs got a hat trick from Tatum Barton, who scored two of her three goals in the first five minutes.

Here is Theo Lawson’s feature story on Washington State wide receiver Kyle Sweet. Mike Leach ob Sweet – “Of our group, he’s one of the slowest guys, but he’s always one of them that’s the most open.”

Watch this Ashley Adamson interview with Cal wide receiver Moe Ways, a grad transfer from Michigan.