Week 9: You can't spell Trojan without O.J.

Ahhh, the back end of the college football season. We're finding out who's for real in the PAC 12, BIG 12, WAC, MWAC and in Indyland, and who's a pretender. Stanford laid the hammer down on a good Washington squad last week, proving they're for real. Oklahoma continues its march toward Bedlam, and Boise continues to bide its time and watch as the big boys kill each other off in this week-by-week drama that is college football. Pull up a seat...

PAC 12
Washington State @ Oregon -36.5
Colorado @ Arizona St. -30.5
Cal -5.5 @ UCLA
Stanford -7 @ USC
Oregon St. @ Utah -5
Arizona @ Washington -6

BIG 12
Missouri @ Texas A&M -11.5
Baylor @ Oklahoma State -13.5
Oklahoma -14 @ Kansas St.
Kansas @ Texas -28
Iowa St. @ Texas Tech -15

WAC
SJSU @ La. Tech -7.5
Hawaii -7.5 @ Idaho
Nevada -15 @ NMSU

MWAC
BYU @ TCU -13
Air Force -30.5 @ New Mexico
Colorado St. -3 @ UNLV
Wyoming @ San Diego State -16.5

Independents
Navy @ Notre Dame -20

Stanford -7 @ USC
Stanford comes into the USC game flying high, putting up close to 50 points per game, good for second-best in the nation. Andrew Luck and the Cardinal have only been tested once, but that came last week against a previously solid-looking Washington club. Stanford hung 65 on them. USC is on a hot streak of its own, but it felt like the Trojans' 31-17 victory over Notre Dame was a bowl game for the probationeers. Stanford puts it on USC in L.A. and covers.

Missouri @ Texas A&M -11.5
Mizzou takes its smashmouth rushing attack into College Station, where the Aggies are great against the run, giving up less than three yards per rush this season. The Tigers have been effective in the passing game, though, and that's trouble for the Aggies defense. Ryan Tannehill won't have problems with Missouri's defense, though, as he's ably led A&M's offense to this point in the season. Look for a shootout in College Station, with Mizzou beating the spread but A&M winning the game.

Baylor @ Oklahoma State -13.5
Parents of God-loving football fans won't let their children watch this game, as it'll be pure offensive pornography. RGIII has used his legs and capable running backs to set up a phenomenal passing game. You don't win by making him rely on his arm. You do win the way Oklahoma State plays, which is to keep him the hell off the field. OSU's passing attack, led by Justin Blackmon and Brandon Weeden, can do whatever it wants to, including run time off the clock with short passes over the middle. OSU hangs close to 60 on Baylor's piss poor defense and the Cowboys cover easily.

Oklahoma -14 @ Kansas St.
Normally, when the No. 9 team in the nation is favored by two TDs against the No. 8 team at their place, you'd scratch your head. Not here. Oklahoma is no worse than they were when they were ranked No. 3 last week and brain-farted against Texas Tech. Ryan Broyles, Landry Jones and Co. will come out gunning with the clear thought that winning out in the Big 12, coupled with a few losses in the SEC, could put them right back in the national title picture they squandered away last week. Bob Stoops will figure out how to stop K-State's option attack and we'll be done with this pretender of a squad. OU covers.

BYU @ TCU -13
TCU's two losses this year (Baylor, SMU) have come against hot offense squads with solid quarterbacks. The Cougars' offense has been heating for two straight weeks against subpar competition in preparation for this battle, averaging 46 points per game, but behind shaky, inconsistent quarterback play. TCU has a well-tuned offense and is practiced against better opposition. Look for TCU to pull away late and cover.