In case you didn’t hear, ESPN’s “College GameDay” will be in Eugene for the Pac-12 North showdown between No. 7 Stanford and No. 20 Oregon. Joel Odom of The Oregonian/OregonLive notes that Oregon is 7-2 when “College GameDay” is broadcast from Eugene (one of those losses was to Stanford back in 2012).

Kyle Bonagura reports that USC kicker Chase McGrath is out for the season with a torn ACL after trying to make a tackle on a Texas return of his blocked field goal attempt in the third quarter of the Longhorns’ 37-14 win over the Trojans.

Washington running back Myles Gaskin defended quarterback Jake Browning after the Huskies’ win over Utah (The Seattle Times). Browning had a head-scratching interception but also accounted for two touchdowns in a big road win to open conference play.

Kurt Kragthorpe looks at how Utah hurt itself in its 21-7 loss to Washington Saturday night. The Utes had some big chances go by the wayside, including a surefire pick-six that wasn’t because defensive lineman Pita Tonga fumbled the football out of bounds, which eventually led to a dropped pass just short of the goal line on fourth and goal that should have been a sure touchdown.

Good weekend for Colorado football and Colorado football alums – not only did the Buffs hammer New Hampshire 45-14 to get to 3-0, but Denver Broncos running back Phillip Lindsay set an NFL rookie record by becoming the first undrafted free agent in NFL history to amass 100-plus scrimmage yards in each of his first two games (NFL.com). Lindsay had 107 yards on 14 carries in the Broncos’ 20-19 win over the Oakland Raiders Sunday afternoon.

No. 1 Stanford women’s soccer had its 29-match winning streak snapped by drawing with No. 7 Santa Clara, 1-1 (Pac-12 Networks recap). That said, the Cardinal is now unbeaten in 30 straight games, a program record.

Sept. 29 kickoff times were released Monday morning, so Wildcats fans should know that Arizona’s Sept. 29 game against USC will kick off at 7:30 p.m. PT on ESPN2. Also, here are Michael Lev’s five takeaways from Arizona’s 62-31 win over Southern Utah (both links courtesy of the Arizona Daily Star).

The Bruins' women's soccer team shut out San Diego State witha 3-0 win, marking the third straight game UCLA scored three goals (UCLABruins.com recap). The Bruins finished non-conference play with a 5-1-1 record.

Oregon State unveiled its turnover chainsaw during its game at Nevada on Saturday (CBS Sports). The Beavers lost a close one, 37-35, but this chainsaw is freaking awesome.

Check out Jeff Metcalfe’s thoughts and takeaways from Arizona State’s loss to San Diego State. Tough way to lose with the targeting call and overturning of a 40-something yard completion that woulda had the Sun Devils inside the 5-yard line for the final play of the game.

Rusty Simmons spotlights Ashtyn Davis’ work on defense and special teams for Cal football. Davis had an interception and an 89-yard kick return for a touchdown during the Golden Bears’ 45-23 win over Idaho State.

Theo Lawson observes that the Washington State offense doesn’t lack for camaraderie (nor for production, as the Cougs have already put up 131 points this season in three games).