Big-5 futures

up Utah — UNLV just what the doctor ordered

up BYU — Tune-up before TCU showdown

down Utah State — 'Pack's run game too tough

up Weber State — 2 cupcakes before Montana

down Southern Utah — tough first league game

Players to watch

James Brindley and Bobby Wagner, Utah State

Leading the Aggies in tackles so far this season, safety James Brindley and linebacker Bobby Wagner will try to lead the defense against a Nevada team that has scored 110 points in it's last two games.

Game of the week

Oklahoma vs. Texas

Two former Heisman Trophy finalists (Longhorns QB Colt McCoy and recently returned Sooners QB Sam Bradford) face off in the Red River Rivalry at Dallas' Cotton Bowl.

Talk of the subdivision

Bowl agreements

Cotton Bowl Stadium has found a replacement for the namesake game that is moving to the new Cowboys Stadium.

The Dallas Football Classic at the 77-year-old Fair Park venue will debut on New Year's Day after the 2010 season with teams from the Big Ten and Conference USA.

The Cotton Bowl is moving this season to the Cowboys' $1.15 billion stadium in suburban Arlington. The Cotton Bowl on Tuesday extended its deal with the Big 12 through 2014 and plans to the same with the SEC.

The Big Ten will end a 14-year relationship with the Alamo Bowl in San Antonio after this season. Instead, the Big Ten will send teams to Dallas and the Texas Bowl in Houston, where a Big 12 team will be the opponent.

Also on Tuesday, the Holiday Bowl has extended agreements with the Pacific-10 and Big 12 conferences through 2013.

The four-year extension begins with the 2010 game. The bowl will have the second selection of eligible Pac-10 teams after the Bowl Championship Series selection process and the fourth selection after the BCS process in the Big 12.

The bowl's Pac-10-Big 12 matchup began in 1998.

The 2009 Holiday Bowl, sponsored by Pacific Life, is scheduled for Dec. 30 at Qualcomm Stadium.

—Associated Press

Quotable

"We have to win every game from now on. We can't lose again. I don't think we are, either. Actually, I know we're not. We're going to win this week."

Mychal Kendricks, Cal linebacker

State of the state

BYU (5-1)

Opponent: San Diego State

Location: San Diego