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Sept. 18 v. Houston
It’s no typo: Houston quarterback Case Keenum (7) has passed for more than 5,000 yards in each of the past two seasons. Keenum’s play has him set up to be a dark horse in the Heisman Trophy discussion, and a win over a Pac-10 opponent could be something that gets the country talking. The 2010 matchup between the Bruins and the Cougars marks the beginning of a three-year nonconference series. (Credit: Houston Chronicle)

Sept. 25 at Texas
Coach Mack Brown has built a dynasty in Austin, Texas, and were it not for an injury to starting quarterback Colt McCoy in last year’s BCS championship game, Texas could have had its second BCS title in five years. Garrett Gilbert (3) had to replace McCoy that night and performed admirably. Gilbert returns for his sophomore season as the field general for the Longhorns, the No. 5 team in the preseason AP Poll. (Credit: Texas Athletics)

Sept. 11 v. Stanford
Running back Toby Gerhart trampled over UCLA and the rest of the Pac-10 last year, but it was junior quarterback Andrew Luck (12) who provided the steady complement to the Heisman Trophy candidate. Coach Jim Harbaugh enters his fourth season as Stanford’s coach in his quest for a Rose Bowl victory. (Credit: Stanford Athletics)

Saturday at Kansas State
Kansas State coach Bill Snyder took the Wildcats from cellar-dweller to national powerhouse in the 1990s and came back in 2009 to try and do it again. Senior running back Daniel Thomas (8) had more than 1,500 all-purpose yards for the Wildcats in 2009, including 115 yards against the Bruins at the Rose Bowl. (Credit: Kansas State Athletics)