College Football Week 12: 5 bold predictions

2. Washington State stays perfect in the Pac 12

If you would have told me that Washington State vs Colorado would have been a massive game in the Pac 12 at the start of the year, I honestly would have laughed. Washington State started the year with back-to-back losses to Eastern Washington and Boise State. Since that point, they have gone on a huge eight-game win streak and are undefeated in Pac 12 play.

As for Colorado, they are ranked No. 10 and are the leaders in the Pac 12 South. With Colorado being ranked No. 10 in the CFP rankings and having a chance to make the Pac 12 championship game, they are a heavy sleeper pick to possibly make the playoff. These two teams have had great runs in the Pac 12 this season and have found themselves both in the rankings.

Washington State has been scoring around 44 points a game, which is almost 10 more points on average than Colorado. Colorado is seen as the better team with a rather good loss to Michigan and their defense only giving up 17.9 points a game on average.  Washington State will have to capitalize on their explosive offense and try to put up loads of points on Colorado’s defense.

I think that if Washington State can assert themselves early on the road, then they will come away with the upset victory. This will be a really good test for the Cougars as they will have the Apple Cup against Washington the week after. If Washington State gets on Colorado early and consistently scores points, the Cougars will have a massive upset on the road.