UI’s Runner might face felony charge over punch

An Idaho football player could face a felony assault charge for his part in an altercation that ended the career of former Washington State receiver Mansel Simmons. Pullman Police announced in a press release Wednesday that they are recommending a second-degree felony assault charge against … Read more

The feeling started last season, Jake Rodgers said, and only got worse as the offseason progressed. The former Washington State offensive lineman just wasn’t having fun anymore. Read more

COUGARS The feeling started last season, Jake Rodgers said, and only got worse as the offseason progressed. The former Washington State offensive lineman just wasn’t having fun anymore. “It wasn’t working out for me,” Rodgers said in a telephone interview Thursday. “I wasn’t enjoying myself anymore. … Read more

COUGARS Pullman Police announced in a press release Wednesday that charges will be recommended against Idaho receiver Roman Runner and former Washington State receiver Mansel Simmons for their involvement in an altercation in the early hours of March 24. PPD recommends a second-degree felony assault charge for Runner, 21, and a misdemeanor disorderly conduct charge for Simmons, 20. … Read more

COUGARS An offensive lineman has left Washington State’s football team. The school confirmed that Jake Rodgers, a fourth-year junior who attended Shadle Park High School in Spokane, has chosen not to play for the Cougars next season. His transfer destination has yet to be confirmed. Rodgers started all 12 of WSU’s games as a redshirt sophomore in 2012 and played every position on the offensive line except center. … Read more

COUGARS Washington State linebacker/defensive end Logan Mayes was cited Thursday for hit and run, though Pullman Police Cmdr. Chris Tennant described the alleged traffic accident as “relatively minor.” Tennant said an eyewitness called the police after seeing Mayes back his vehicle into anothercar in a parking lot. … Read more

The count of Washington State football players arrested in the last two weeks is now at three after junior linebacker Logan Mayes was arrested early Thursday evening on suspicion of hit and run, according to the Pullman Police logs. A WSU spokesman confirmed that coaches are aware of the incident, which will be handled internally per coach Mike Leach’s policy. A PPD employee who answered the phone Sunday morning said nobody on duty was able to answer media inquiries, meaning details of Mayes’ arrest are still unclear. Read more

COUGARS News of another oral commitment broke yesterday — though this one is from a player who plans to arrive this season — but some more bad news also broke for the WSU football team. Keep reading for accounts of both. Read more

COUGARS There are a few news items to pass along this morning from WSU, so click the jump to read the links. Read more

Washington State running back Teondray Caldwell was arrested on May 7 on suspicion of assault and burglary stemming from an April 28 incident at a Pullman residence. KQQQ 1150-AM in Pullman reported that Caldwell and a group of WSU football players were denied entry to a party, and that Caldwell allegedly struck a man sitting on the porch. Read more

COUGARS WSU announced Thursday that it will cancel all afternoon classes on the Pullman campus on Oct. 31, which is when the Cougars host Arizona State. It's also a Thursday night. It's also Halloween. Here's the release from the office of president Elson Floyd: In an effort to increase the number of conference football games given national television exposure each season, the PAC-12 has significantly increased the number of regular-season conference football games scheduled to be played on Thursday and Friday nights. … Read more

COUGARS Washington State running back Teondray Caldwell was arrested on May 7 on suspicion of assault and burglary stemming from an April 28 incident at a Pullman residence. KQQQ 1150 AM in Pullman reported that Caldwell and a group of WSU football players were denied entry to a party, and that Caldwell allegedly struck a man sitting on the porch. A Pullman Police spokesperson said police responded to a citizen dispute on April 28, but the suspect had left the area when officers arrived and the alleged victims did not want to press charges or assist in the investigation. But after a series of conversations and interviews, police arrested Caldwell, a sophomore from Los Angeles, on May 7 on suspicion of first-degree burglary and second-degree assault. Charges have not been filed. … Read more

COUGARS Most college football news that originates in the month of May is centered around recruiting, and that's the topic of today's morning post. Keep reading. Read more

COUGARS Washington State defensive tackle Toni Pole was issued a citation late Saturday night for making a false statement to a Pullman Police officer. A Pullman PD spokesperson said police were called about a noise complaint earlier in the night and issued a warning to Pole, who provided a false name and birth date. When police responded to another noise complaint at the same address later that night, the same officer recognized Pole and realized that he had given them a fake name earlier. … Read more

COUGARS There are a few WSU stories out there worth passing along today. Read along with us. Read more

The latest mic'd up video from WSU Athletics features defensive line coach Joe Salave'a: Read more

COUGARS Sometimes, a warm spring day produces some football news. Yesterday was one of those days. Keep reading. Read more

YAKIMA – Bill Moos said he wanted to build when he accepted the Washington State athletic director job in February of 2010. He’s already done that, spearheading efforts that saw construction completed in September on WSU’s new football press box and premium seating, as well as a large hole in the ground near Martin Stadium that will eventually turn into a new football operations building. Read more

COUGARS FROM PULLMAN — Not a lot going on out here, other than the whole graduation thing. But we do have a few WSU links to pass along on a slow Sunday morning. Read more

COUGARS FROM PULLMAN — Meant to post this yesterday, but here's a video from WSU Athletics with defensive coordinator Mike Breske mic'd up during one of WSU's spring practices. Read more