Arrow-right Camera
The Spokesman-Review Newspaper
Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

SportsLink

Cougars prepare for Pac-12 play

Washington State begins Pac-12 play this week against No. 2 Oregon. That means that the Cougars will have their weekly press conference today to discuss the Ducks and we'll have some coverage from that in the early afternoon.

In the meantime, we follow Saturday's win with a story today's paper and a report from last night night's practice, which featured a sneak peak at WSU's white helmets.

More links are after the jump.

-- Here's some locker room fodder for the Microsoft Cougs: Oregon's coach said that WSU quarterback Connor Halliday puts up 'Playstation Numbers.'

 

-- Saturday's win wasn't enough to get the Cougars out of the bottom of the Pac-12 blog's conference power rankings.

-- Bud Withers has a rundown of the conference's hectic weekend.

-- Ken Goe's three takeaways from this weekend piece includes a challenge for Washington State's coach.

-- Washington's Shaq Thompson is receiving national praise for his big game on Saturday.

-- Arizona State is going to have to survive without its star quarterback for a game or two.

-- As a matter of fact, quite a few college quarterbacks are already injured, including the one at UCLA.

-- Colorado is keeping its collective chin up after a close loss to the Sun Devils.



Jacob Thorpe
Jacob Thorpe joined The Spokesman-Review in 2013. He currently is a reporter for the Sports Desk covering Washington State University athletics.

Follow Jacob online:






Looking for a Grip on Sports?

Vince Grippi's daily take on all things regional sports has been moved to our main sports section online. You can find a collection of these columns here.