2015 football preview

With returning starters at quarterback, along both offensive and defensive line and every assistant coach back from the program’s first bowl trip in a decade, excitement swirled around the Washington State football team in 2014. That passion was quickly doused when the Cougars lost their first two games despite being favored in both. Mike Leach and his team will attempt to turn last season into a temporary blip in the program’s positive momentum with what he has called his best team yet at WSU.

Satini Puailoa returned for his second stint as Sandpoint’s head coach in 2012 and the season opener offered a memorable, telling moment. The Bulldogs punted against East Valley and the Knights started hollering “Peter,” so their players would steer clear of the bouncing football.

Craig Tefft enters his sixth season at St. Maries more excited than he’s ever been. The excitement is palatable through town, too.

There’s really no question as to what Matt Linehan’s low point of his redshirt freshman season was. He threw three interceptions and fumbled twice in a home contest versus Arkansas State. Coach Paul Petrino benched him the next week at San Diego State.

Jared Young is just the third coach in four decades at Wallace. He follows in the big steps of Dave Rounds, who followed in the big shadow of Norm Walker.