Roundup: Stanford RB Bryce Love set to return to action vs. Oregon

Stanford football coach David Shaw said Tuesday that running back Bryce Love will play Saturday against Oregon after missing the UC Davis game with an undisclosed injury (ESPN).

Pac-12 play begins for women’s volleyball this week, so check out The Seattle Times’ Scott Hanson’s article on Washington volleyball's outlook heading into the conference season. The 8-2 and 13th-ranked Dawgs open up with 22nd-ranked Washington State (9-1) Thursday night in the 206.

Also, check out the game notes for Utah’s battle at Colorado Wednesday night. You can watch the match on Pac-12 Networks (6 p.m. PT/7 p.m. MT).

Former Arizona State golfer and head coach George Boutell passed away Monday (TheSunDevils.com). Boutell played on the PGA Tour from 1968-73 and led the Sun Devils to two Pac-10 titles, including the school’s first-ever Pac-10 title in any sport.

Oregon State men’s basketball has landed BYU transfer Payton Dastrup, head coach Wayne Tinkle announced Tuesday. A waiver has been filed with the NCAA for Dastrup to be eligible to suit up for the Beavs this year and a decision is expected within a couple of weeks.

Colorado women’s soccer’s Jalen Tompkins was named Pac-12 Goalkeeper of the Week after helping the now-23rd-ranked Buffs to wins over Utah Valley and Denver. Colorado is 8-0-1 heading into its Pac-12 opener at Oregon State Friday.

Joey Kaufman reminds us that USC linebacker Porter Gustin will be suspended for the first half of the Washington State game Friday night due to his targeting penalty against Texas last week.

Posted a few days ago, John Canzano writes that Oregon quarterback Justin Herbert is lacking a signature win heading into the Stanford game.

Michael Lev features Arizona football center Josh McCauley, who became semi-Twitter famous after a GIF was made of him slapping Houston defensive tackle Ed Oliver’s helmet after he went offside.

Theo Lawson writes about the importance of Washington State’s game at USC to the 33 Southern California natives on the Cougar roster.

Check out this California Golden Blogs roundtable discussing Cal football’s 3-0 start, the team’s quarterback play and more.

Thuc Nhi Nguyen looks at the state of the UCLA football program heading into Pac-12 play.