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SPORTS Thursday, November 15, 2018 East Oregonian Page 3B Many Pac-12 South scenarios as season winds down By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer Clay Helton is on the hot seat at USC and four teams in the Pac-12 South could wind up with identical records at the top of the standings at the end of the season. The conference’s southern side enters the final two weeks in a jumble. Here are the possible sce- narios at the moment: Utah (7-3, 5-3 Pac-12) can cap- ture the division’s berth in the conference championship game with a win Saturday in the rivalry game against Col- orado in Boulder. But the Utes will need Arizona State to lose one of its last two games. The Utes finish the season with a nonconference game against BYU. The Sun Devils (6-4, 4-3) have the most direct route to the title game, need- ing only to win both of their final games, at Oregon this Saturday and on the road against rival Arizona over the Thanksgiving holiday. And Arizona (5-5, 4-3) can still pull off an upset by winning its final two games, at Washington State on Sat- urday and in the rivalry game, but the Wildcats will also need Utah to lose to the Buffaloes. That Utah-Colorado game will happen early Saturday, so the Wildcats will know by the time they take the field against the No. 8 Cougars that night if they still have a shot. “We have to be mature enough and be focused enough — which we have been the last couple of weeks with the way we played — to focus on the task at hand, which is Washington State,” Arizona coach Kevin Sumlin said. “So if you’re worried about anything more than that, obviously that’s going to affect your play. We’ve still got a lot of things out in front of us, but in order to have that in front of us, we’ve got to play very well in Pullman, the way we’ve played the last couple of weeks.” Mind-numbingly, it is possible for four teams to finish at 5-4 atop the con- ference. However, if that AP Photo/Rick Bowmer A Utah fan shows his support in the first half during an NCAA college football game against Oregon on Satur- day in Salt Lake City. happens, and Arizona State has won the Territorial Cup, the Sun Devils have the tie- breaker. If ASU falls to Ari- zona, it goes to Utah. So there’s that. There are a couple of other possibly less confus- ing things to consider down the stretch: Hotseat Helton: USC eliminated itself from the conference championship conversation with last Sat- urday’s 15-14 loss to Cali- fornia at the Coliseum. The Trojans (5-5, 4-4) have lost two straight at home after a 19-game winning streak there. To say it has been a disap- pointing season for the Tro- jans is an understatement. The team was picked to fin- ish first in the South in the Pac-12’s preseason poll. While the most recent loss gave rise to speculation that Helton would be fired fol- lowing the season, the coach said he has faith in his team and its future. “I’m sorry for the 5-5 season right now. But bet- ter days are to come,” Hel- ton said. “Programs I’ve seen across the country, win a Rose Bowl, win a Pac- 12 Championship, and then have an off season and then come right back. As a mat- ter of a fact, we’re going to compete against one of them in about two weeks. Some- times you have a season that just doesn’t go your way. I believe in this coaching staff, I believe in the leadership and in the players. Most of all I believe there are better days ahead.” USC’s remaining games are against UCLA at the Rose Bowl on Saturday, and at home against Notre Dame on Nov. 24. Rivalries: It used to be that nearly all the teams had rivalry games on the final weekend of the regular sea- son. This season, there are three rivalry games this weekend, including the Big Game between Cal and Stan- ford, the battle for the Vic- tory Bell between USC and UCLA, and the Rumble in the Rockies between Utah and Colorado. “I did get used to it for a long time, being the last game of the year, the last regular-season game. But I do understand a lot of peo- ple don’t want to have it on the Thanksgiving weekend, they’d prefer not to have the Big Game on Thanksgiving weekend. So I can see it both ways,” Stanford coach David Shaw said. “But I’ve kind of gotten used to it now with the way that it’s been with a game afterward. It doesn’t cheapen the rivalry to me. This is a great week with a lot of festivities.” Oh, and about the North: It’s not settled either. But all signs point to the Apple Cup. Both the Cou- gars and the Huskies control their own destinies, meaning that whichever team wins out will get the championship game berth. Washington State (9-1, 6-1) hosts Arizona on Satur- day, while Washington (7-3, 5-2) hosts Oregon State. Both seemingly winnable games. The Apple Cup is set for Black Friday in Pullman. Packers have bitter memories of CenturyLink Field By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer The Green Bay Packers have some bitter memories of CenturyLink Field. Who can blame them? The NFC championship game in the 2014 season was in their control until a fake punt by the Seahawks and some bad decisions by the Packers helped Seattle force overtime. Then Russell Wilson spoiled the Cheeseheads’ night with a 35-yard TD pass to Jermaine Kearse — bril- liant throw, even more brilliant catch — and Seattle headed to the Super Bowl. Many believe those Packers would have han- dled the New England Patriots for the league title. Hey, had Seahawks coaches not gone wacky at the end of that Super Bowl, Seattle would have beaten the Pats. Neither the Packers (4-4-1) nor Seahawks (4-5) looks like championship material. They might find a way to sneak into the playoffs, but a win Thurs- day night would be crucial in that chase. “I know they’re frustrated, too,” coach Pete Carroll says, noting his Seahawks have lost two in a row, both against the LA teams. “They’ve dropped a couple of games that they should’ve won ... we’re kind of in a similar boat right here. “They’ve been a winning program for a really long time and we don’t think of them as anything other than that. I mean, it happens to be the Packers and the Seahawks, so it’s a big deal. We’ve had some great matchups in the past, so we’ve got to play good football.” Seattle, ranked 14th in the SEAHAWK FOOTBALL Seattle Seahawks (4-5) Green Bay Packers (4-4-1) Today, 5:20 p.m., at Century Link Field, Seattle TV: FOX AP Pro32, is a 2½-point favor- ite over No. 13 Green Bay. Seahawks, 26-23 Knockout pool: Green Bay did the job for us on Sun- day, and now we go with Ari- zona. What? Look who the Cardinals are facing. No. 23 Denver (plus 7) at No. 5 Los Angeles Chargers Chargers might be “the other team” in LA, but they’re very solid. Best bet: Chargers, 30-19 No. 7 Minnesota (plus 2 1-2) at No. 10 Chicago If Bears win this one, we’ll start believing. Upset special: Vikings, 22-20 No. 4 Pittsburgh (minus 4 1-2) at No. 24 Jacksonville Do Steelers remember playoff matchup with Jaguars? Is Pittsburgh the Steel City? Steelers, 34-20 No. 2 Kansas City (plus 2 1-2) at No. 3 Los Angeles Rams Game moved from Mex- ico back to LA. Expect lots of scoring. Rams, 40-36 No. 8 Carolina (minus 3 1-2) at No. 25 Detroit Panthers need turnaround coming off real stinker. They’ll get it. Panthers, 26-24 No. 15 Dallas (plus 3) at No. 19 Atlanta Falcons need turnaround coming off real stinker. They’ll also get it. Falcons, 26-19 No. 16 Philadelphia (plus 9) at No. 1 New Orleans Eagles need turnaround coming off real stinker. Sorry, not here. Saints, 37-27 No. 12 Tennessee (plus 2 1-2) at No. 18 Indianapolis. Pro Picks is certain this looks like a crazy choice after what Titans did to Patriots. Still ... Colts, 21-20 No. 9 Houston (minus 2 1-2) at No. 11 Washington Two clubs that can begin thinking playoffs with victory here. Texans, 23-17 No. 26 Tampa Bay (plus 1) at No. 28 New York Giants At least Giants don’t have to face that other Tampa team, USF. Giants, 26-24 No. 32 Oakland (plus 4) at No. 31 Arizona Liked how Cardinals played at KC. Raiders ain’t Chiefs, so ... Cardinals, 20-10 No. 17 Cincinnati (OFF) at No. 20 Baltimore Flacco, Jackson or RG3 as Ravens QB? Won’t matter against Bungles’ defense. Ravens, 29-23 2018 record: Last Week: Against spread (7-6-1). Straight up (8-6) Season Totals: Against spread (72-68-5). 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