Thursday Dots: Ready to Fiesta

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Football Dots

• Adam Jude caught up with Hunter Bryant, whose status is still 50/50 for Saturday. He’s a huge boost to the offense if he plays.

• Jon Wilner takes stock on the Pac-12 teams, players, and coaches. Interestingly, he says Josh Rosen’s stock is up.

• JoJo McIntosh’s family have made an incredible journey since escaping Cambodia in the early 80s. Great read from Adam Jude.

• Of course Chris Petersen will be asked all week about trick plays in the Fiesta Bowl.

• A Fiesta Bowl preview and prediction from Black Shoe Diaries.

• Making big news in the coaching world was former Penn State OC Joe Moorhead taking the Mississippi State job. Taking his place for the bowl game is Ricky Rahne, who is looking to create his own identity.

• The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette writes about Mike Gesicki and the matchup problem he creates for the UW defense. He leads Penn State with 51 receptions this year.

• Penn State and Washington have had similar trajectories over the past few years. On the Penn State side, they hope a victory over Washington will validate their progress.

• Salvon Ahmed answers questions about his first season and what he expects on Saturday from Penn State.