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Morning links: Xavier Cooper boosts his stock at the combine

Representatives from the Detroit Lions played a lowlight clip for Xavier Cooper and grilled him about one of his worst plays.

We don't know if they liked his answers, but if the team interviews went as well as the drills then Cooper had a very productive NFL Scouting Combine indeed. We have a story in today's paper about Cooper's impressive performance in Indianapolis.

CougCenter also has a combine recap.

In other news…

-- ESPN lists Washington State as the toughest place in the Pac-12 to be a football coach.

-- Pacific Takes looks at what Mike Leach needs to do to win in those tough circumstances.

-- Andrew Andrews won Pac-12 Player of the Week for his big game against the Cougars.

-- Arizona's Serbian freshman is feeling right at home in Tucson.

-- Arizona State's Curtain of Distraction recreated the football team's Hail Mary.

-- California already has its 2016 quarterback  recruit.

-- Colorado will have lots of competition for spots on the offensive line this spring.

-- Oregon's Jalil Abdul-Bassit is finding his way 15 years after his mother was murdered.

-- Stanford opened spring practice on Monday.

-- UCLA's football team has found a defensive coordinator.

-- Everyone knows USC's Leonard Williams is a top NFL talent. But he still managed to wow at the combine.



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

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