Kevin Gemmell, ESPN Staff Writer 10y

Pac-12 morning links

Those who are tardy do not get fruit cup.

Leading off

For the folks out there who were on the fence about whether Todd Graham was really committed to Arizona State, he's given you half a million reasons to get off it.

During a news conference on Monday, it was announced that the Graham family and the family of athletic director Ray Anderson would each pledge $500,000 toward the school's fundraising effort to "reinvent" Sun Devil Stadium. Graham came to Arizona State with a reputation for hopping programs -- especially after a quick departure from Pittsburgh. This move seems to solidify his place in Tempe.

It really wasn’t about that. Obviously this is something that makes a big statement about what our commitment is, as we surely wouldn’t make this kind of commitment if we had anything else in mind.

Sun Devil Stadium will undergo three phases of renovations over the next three offseasons, with construction slated to be complete in 2017. You can watch the complete news conference here.

That's the good news for ASU.

The bad news is that the quarterback Taylor Kelly will miss next week's South Division showdown against UCLA. Several outlets reported the news Sunday night and the Pac-12 blog confirmed from an ASU source Monday. Mike Bercovici told Doug Haller of the Arizona Republic that he's ready for the challenge.

Eliminator

We told you last week if you haven't seen The Eliminator yet, you really should. As of right now, only Washington State and Colorado have been flagged as "eliminated" from the College Football Playoff. Arizona, ASU, Oregon and UCLA are listed as "still in contention" with the rest of the league "on the fence."

But before we get to the playoff, someone has to win their division first. Ted Miller hit on the South on Monday, which is a mess.

News/notes/practice reports

  • Arizona looks set at QB for the next, say, two or three years. But just in case, they got a commit from a transfer.

  • Some more on the ASU donations.

  • Handing out "grades" for California's bye week.

  • Colorado's offensive line is starting to show some consistency.

  • An Oregon practice report.

  • Chris Brown is hoping to get a shot in crowded OSU backfield.

  • Some Stanford grades from the Army game.

  • Josh Rosen can't wait to get started for the Bruins.

  • USC's report card for the BC game. It's not good.

  • Nate Orchard growing into a leader in many ways.

  • Some Cyler Miles quotes from Washington's Monday news conference.

  • Some video of Mike Leach's Monday news conference.

Just for fun

If you only watch one video today of a Pac-12 mascot playing charades with Ashley Adamson, make it this one:

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