Kevin Gemmell, ESPN Staff Writer 9y

Pac-12 morning links

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Leading off

It's depth-chart Wednesday. As we do every week, here are the links to the teams playing this week followed by any significant notes. Washington is on bye this week, so we'll update the Huskies next week. The other 11 teams are in action. UCLA is the only team that doesn't do a weekly depth chart. Enjoy!

  • Arizona

  • Arizona State (page 15 of the game notes, though it's still listed as of Sept. 22)

  • California (page nine of the game notes)

  • Colorado

  • Oregon (page 9 of the game notes)

  • Oregon State (page 23 of the game notes)

  • Stanford

  • USC (page 15 of the game notes)

  • Utah (page 11 of the game notes)

  • Washington State (page 11 of the game notes)

Notes

  • At Arizona, despite being listed the first four weeks as a potential starter at strong linebacker, Makani Kema-Kaleiwahea is officially off the depth chart after announcing his transfer. He didn't record a tackle in the first four games (depth charts are so awesome!).

  • At Cal, Y receiver Stephen Anderson has dropped the "or" next to his name with Darius Powe.

  • At Colorado, Jimmie Gilbert moves into the starting spot at right defensive end.

  • At Oregon, it looks like there are two scenarios for whether Jake Fisher returns this week. It's either Fisher at LT, or Tyrell Crosby. If Crosby moves, Matt Pierson moves from left to right tackle. In special teams, Thomas Tyner is listed as the first kick returner and Charles Nelson is listed first at punt returns.

  • At Oregon State, Siale Hautau moves in at left tackle for the injured Jalen Grimble (see story below). And it looks like Trevor Romaine is back to full-time kicking status.

  • At Washington State, Sulaiman Hameed moves up to start at strong safety, while Darius Lemora moves to free safety.

Heisman chatter

The Heisman Pundit has released its weekly straw poll. As always, it is made up of 10 anonymous Heisman voters. And despite a bye week, Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota hasn't slipped a bit. Here are the results of this week's poll. Mariota received seven of the 10 first place votes.

  1. Marcus Mariota, QB, Oregon -- 23 (7)

  2. Todd Gurley, RB, Georgia -- 18 (3)

  3. Kenny Hill, QB, Texas A&M -- 7

  4. Amari Cooper, WR, Alabama -- 5

  5. Ameer Abdullah, RB, Nebraska -- 4

  6. Melvin Gordon, RB, Wisconsin -- 2

  7. Jameis Winston, QB, Florida State -- 1

Chip Patterson of CBS also weighs in on Mariota and notes that Brett Hundley climbed back into the conversation with his performance against ASU.

Tune in

Yours truly joined ESPN Radio 1080 The Fan in Portland last night if you're aching for some pod.

News/notes/team reports

  • The Daily Star guys discuss the Arizona-Oregon showdown.

  • A closer look at some of ASU's defensive woes.

  • Cal's pass defense better figure things out quickly.

  • Sefo Liufau and Nelson Spruce have quite the chemistry.

  • Oregon's defense must be ready against Arizona.

  • Defensive tackle Jalen Grimble is out three to four weeks for the Beavers.

  • Stanford looking to get its offense moving before Notre Dame trip.

  • Some post-practice video of Jim Mora.

  • Tre Madden's recovery has been frustrating.

  • What to expect from Utah-UCLA.

  • Chris Petersen isn't pulling the plug on Cyler Miles.

  • Some more Halliday for Heisman love.

Just for fun

USA Today wants to know which team has the best helmets? ASU and Oregon are in the discussion.

Speaking of the Ducks, their unis for this week.

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