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Pac-12 football 2018 season preview: Breakout stars, biggest games, predictions

By Charles Rahrig V

PALO ALTO, CA - NOVEMBER 18: Bryce Love #20 of the Stanford Cardinal runs with the ball against the California Golden Bears at Stanford Stadium on November 18, 2017 in Palo Alto, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
PALO ALTO, CA - NOVEMBER 18: Bryce Love #20 of the Stanford Cardinal runs with the ball against the California Golden Bears at Stanford Stadium on November 18, 2017 in Palo Alto, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) /
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PALO ALTO, CA – NOVEMBER 10: Myles Gaskin #9 of the Washington Huskies plays in an NCAA Pac-12 football game against the Stanford Cardinal on November 10, 2017 at Stanford Stadium in Palo Alto, California. (Photo by David Madison/Getty Images)
PALO ALTO, CA – NOVEMBER 10: Myles Gaskin #9 of the Washington Huskies plays in an NCAA Pac-12 football game against the Stanford Cardinal on November 10, 2017 at Stanford Stadium in Palo Alto, California. (Photo by David Madison/Getty Images) /

Game of the Year: Stanford at Washington – Nov. 3

There are plenty of contenders for the best game in the Pac-12 this season, including USC’s battles against Stanford and Arizona, UCLA and Chip Kelly’s return to Oregon, but the choice here is the game that should be for the North.

On Nov. 3, the Washington Huskies will host the Stanford Cardinal. Last season, the two programs shared the Pac-12 North title, but Stanford went to the conference championship game because of their head-to-head win over Washington.

Had the Huskies won, they might have won the conference again and went onto bigger things. Now, they’ll meet again this season in Seattle. It’s very likely that once again this game carries the same big implications.

If Washington wants to win the conference and boost their College Football Playoff resume, they’ll need a win over David Shaw’s program. It’s entertaining to see the two giants face off each season and that’s why it will be the best game this season.

Bryce Love against a stout front that Washington boasts will be one of the best in-game battles all season. These two programs are more than familiar with each other and Shaw taking on Chris Petersen is coaching defined.