Oregon wide receiver Dillon Mitchell declared for the NFL Draft Wednesday morning, two days after the junior scored the game-winning touchdown in the Ducks’ 7-6 victory over Michigan State in the Redbox Bowl.

Likewise, Washington safety Taylor Rapp will enter the NFL Draft, Joel Anderson of ESPN notes. Mel Kiper has Rapp as his No. 5 safety prospect.

Former Oklahoma running back and NFL All-Pro DeMarco Murray is set to be Arizona’s running backs coach, Michael Lev reported Wednesday evening. This feels like a huge get for the Wildcats.

The Pac-12 men’s basketball season begins Thursday, and Arizona State will try to get right against Utah as it begins its quest for a Pac-12 title.

Rusty Simmons writes about Cal men’s basketball’s issues on defense so far this year. Wyking Jones and the Golden Bears open up at USC on Thursday night.

Pat Rooney pens this piece on Colorado men’s basketball getting a fresh start in Pac-12 play as the Buffs open conference action at Arizona.

With the Cardinal beginning the Pac-12 season at UCLA, Tom FitzGerald believes that KZ Okpala will be the barometer of Stanford’s success in conference play.

Here are five questions for USC men’s basketball as the Trojans open up against Cal. Joey Kaufman has the questions in the link.

Get a look at WSU women's hoops' game notes before the Cougars head to Corvallis for a Friday night clash on Pac-12 Oregon (7 p.m. PT).

Nick Daschel gives us this link breaking down where Oregon State women’s basketball ranks statistically in the NCAA and Pac-12 in a number of categories.

UCLA softball freshmen Megan Faraimo and Kelli Godin were named to the 2019 USA Softball Junior Women’s National Training Team, USA Softball announced Wednesday (UCLABruins.com on the link).

Lya Wodraska of The Salt Lake Tribune gives us a Utah gymnastics 2019 season primer.