With SportsIllustrated.com teasing Husky nation with the headline "Why Washington Will Beat USC", it seems like the national scene is starting to shine the spotlight on Jake Locker. As impossible as it seems, an upset does seem like a possibility. A home game for the Huskies, a coaching staff that knows USC up and down, the best starting QB in the conference combined with a defense that will face a inexperience quarterback if Barkley does not get the start.

It sure will be interesting, I do not think Husky fans will see a blowout this afternoon. No live chat today. Pac-10 TV schedule and today's links are after the jump.

Today's Pac-10 TV Schedule:
No. 7 California vs. Minnesota ESPN 9:00AM
No. 16 Utah vs. Oregon ESPN 12:30PM
No. 21 Cincinnatti vs. No. 24 OSU FSN 3:45PM
UW vs. No. 3 USC ABC 12:30PM

Local
+The transformation of Ryan Rowland-Smith [USS Mariner]
+Franklin Gutierrez is better than you think, he's got a bat, he's got a glove, and... [Lookout Landing]
+The Mariners hire Jeff Kingston as assistant GM [Mariners Insider]
+How long will Isaiah Thomas and Abdul Gaddy stay at Washington? [Husky Digest]
+Here are the state XC rankings [Prep Blog]

National
+8 Reasons to hate Notre Dame [World of Issac]
+Top NBA Pac-10 prospects (No.6-No.10) [DraftExpress]
+Chronicling an epic fail of a baseball team [Deadspin]
+5 players I love to hate, but would love to have on my team [Dime]
+This is what Adrian Peterson did for my fantasy team last week. Sorry if you did not have him. [Larry Brown Sports]