COUGARS The intensity level of practice picked up measurably Tuesday morning coming off WSU's day of rest. From the get-go it seemed the drills were designed to get people hitting, to test toughness. And it worked. The Cougars battled throughout each scrimmage session. There were…
COUGARS Washington State begins its week of practice this morning at 9 and we'll be there. But before we get to that, let's take our spin around the West Coast this morning. Follow the link.
OK, where were we.Last I saw the Spokane Shock, they were disposing of Stockton in the first-round of the playoffs. Then I went on a nine-day vacation to Alaska (scheduled nearly a year ago, prior to learning that I would be covering the 2009 Shock).…
Vacation’s over, another sports year begins.High school football teams open practice on Wednesday and my early prediction for the Greater Spokane League favors Ferris for the third straight year. The team won the annual 7-on-7 tournament in Burnaby again and should be solid in the…
COUGARS My guess is Monday morning's post will be the lightest morning one of the week throughout football season. At least it will be if the pattern established today continues. As we scoured the web for news, there were two Pac-10 schools without a presence.…
COUGARS As we wrote in our story for tomorrow's S-R, the unedited version of which is on the post below, Sunday was a day of change. Part of it was in the level of challenges the player were asked to meet, which we examined in…
COUGARS Both Sunday practices are over. We've got the unedited version of our S-R story on the link. It contains some news about practice and about quarterback J.T. Levenseller leaving the program. Read on.
COUGARS A quick post with some thoughts from the morning practice. Read on if you are interested on this beautiful Sunday morning. Me, I would rather be outside working in the yard or inside watching the PGA. But I'm here.
COUGARS Sunday mornings are always a busy time, so let's get right to it. There are stories galore (now that's a word right out of the 1950s, when a certain quarterback we mention later on was playing football) about Saturday's scrimmage, along with news from…
COUGARS As I was sitting on a bench in Martin Stadium about 45 minutes before Saturday's scrimmage was to start, watching Nico Grasu drilling field goals through the west goal posts, a cart drove past. In the passenger seat was former Cougar coach Jim Sweeney.…
COUGARS We're back with the unedited version of our story from the scrimmage. Finish reading this and then check back soon because we'll have more from the Saturday workout.
COUGARS Our first post this afternoon concerns the quarterback battle. We talked with offensive coordinator Todd Sturdy concerning what goes into the decision-making process and the story that follows is the result of those conversations. Read on for that then be patient, our story about…
Eastern Washington staged its first full practice of fall camp Friday afternoon, running through a two-workout without pads. You can read the story about the practice session that ran in this morning's S-R here.And you can read on for additional information, including a suprise appearance…
COUGARS I'm starting to feel a little like the grim reporter. After talking with Jeshua Anderson on Thursday and highlighting his improved play in my story, the junior wide receiver goes down with a hamstring injury Friday. He's out for a few days at least.…
Hard to believe DeMaundray Woolridge has been out of college football since 2006. But the former Washington State running back is eligible again ... and he moved just 8 miles down the road at Idaho to reunite with Robb Akey. I talked to Woolridge after…
COUGARS Momentum is a funny thing. For all of Friday's first practice and for most of the second, the Washington State offense held it. Then all of a sudden the defense grabbed it back. For more that went on Friday and what Paul Wulff is…
COUGARS It's sometimes surprising what a difference a few months can make. If you want an example, just take a look at Washington State's offense. Early last season the Cougars quit running the no-huddle, giving in when any chance of executing it correctly died in…
COUGARS • UPDATED: 2:15 P.M. The first of the day's two practices are in the book and there were some interesting moments on the cool morning. Read on for our thoughts.
COUGARS As camp winds on for Washington State, starters at many key positions have yet to be named. Such is not the case at other Pac-10 schools, including WSU's first opponent. Read on for our usual morning post.
COUGARS Washington State added the pads that cover the lower half of the body Thursday, putting on all the protection for the first time. For much of the practice the Cougars stayed with the "thud" tempo. Except for an interesting segment right at the beginning…
COUGARS We'll have Thursday's practice summary up soon, but before we get to that, here's the unedited version of our story for tomorrow, a feature on Jeshua Anderson. If you're interested, read on.
Eastern Washington will open fall football practice this afternoon, and you can an early look at the unedited version of the pre-camp story that will appear in Friday's S-R below.The biggest news heading into the fall is the knee injury that will keep Brice Leahy,…
COUGARS It seems there we're back to the Pac-8. As we searched the web for conference news this morning, I was blindsided by the dearth of information concerning Cal and Stanford, the latter Washington State's first opponent in less than a month. Well, there is…
COUGARS We've got a couple of web-exclusive items for you tonight. The first is ... no, we're not telling. Hit the link if you want to find out.
COUGARS Before we get to the summary of the afternoon practice – the morning session was covered in the post below – we have the unedited version of the story that will appear in tomorrow's S-R. Read on.
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