Here’s a few key points from his question and answer time, and more…

** Coach said there’s been an emphases on third downs, “We’re going to go and spend more time on there.”

** Says offense needs to score more points, “Are we improving?”, Coach felt that when they played Oregon and Utah they played at a strong level, but he wondered if they had another touchdown in them after that game. He mentioned “too many inconsistencies”.

** He has spoken about Jacob Eason “stepping up” instead of “stepping out”, in terms of what he does when pressure is coming. Coach said because Eason is a pocket passer he needs to step up vertically.

** MJ Tafisi is practicing — not doing contact “things”, Petersen said. 

** On Richard Newton coming back, “This program loves his mentality”, Petersen said, “It was awesome to get him back there”.

** While it says the game begins 8 pm Saturday night, that’s Mountain Time. For West-Coasters the game begins at 7 pm on ESPN.

** Petersen talked about the “parity” in the Pac-12, “There’s no gimme’s”, he said.

** Petersen was asked about Austin Osborne, he said “He’s right there, he’s going to be in the mix”.