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Washington State ‘still going day by day’ with injured running back Max Borghi; Deon McIntosh embracing opportunity

UPDATED: Mon., Nov. 16, 2020

Nick Rolovich didn’t completely shut down the possibility of Max Borghi returning to the field this season, but the coach’s comments Monday night didn’t inspire much confidence Washington State’s junior running back would be plowing through defenders in a crimson uniform anytime soon.

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Ayden Hector gives Washington State consecutive Pac-12 Freshman of the Week awards

UPDATED: Mon., Nov. 16, 2020

Washington State quarterback Jayden de Laura accepted the Pac-12’s Freshman of the Week award after the first week of the season and safety Ayden Hector made sure it stayed in Pullman a week later.

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First look: Washington State at Stanford

UPDATED: Mon., Nov. 16, 2020

What is it? Washington State (1-1) faces Stanford (0-2) for a late-night Pac-12 North matchup on “The Farm.”

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Report: Washington State edge Will Rodgers III enters NCAA transfer portal

UPDATED: Mon., Nov. 16, 2020

For the third time in two months, someone who was counted on to play an integral role for the Washington State defense has opted to enter the NCAA’s transfer portal.

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Washington State rewind: Memories of 2018 upset inspired Oregon veterans in first Pullman win since 2014

UPDATED: Sun., Nov. 15, 2020

Two years removed from being on the wrong side of history, Mario Cristobal and Oregon were determined to leave Martin Stadium with a different facial expression Saturday night.

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Analysis: Washington State shows its still a work in progress after squandering opportunities in 43-29 loss to No. 11 Oregon

UPDATED: Sat., Nov. 14, 2020

PULLMAN – At times, Washington State showed the promise and potential of a football team capable of creating havoc in the talent-laden Pac-12 North, as the Cougars have so often these last five years.

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Difference makers: Tyler Shough, Travis Dye lead dynamic Oregon attack in 43-29 win over Washington State

UPDATED: Sat., Nov. 14, 2020

Difference makers from Oregon's 43-29 victory over Washington State on Nov. 14, 2020, in Pullman, Wash.

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Freshman walk-on Ayden Hector sparks Washington State with two fumble recoveries, interception

UPDATED: Sat., Nov. 14, 2020

Ayden Hector gave Washington State's defense a spark in the first half of Saturday's game against No. 11 Oregon.

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Washington State missing five members of two-deep for game against No. 11 Oregon

UPDATED: Sat., Nov. 14, 2020

Washington State will play a second consecutive game without all-conference running back Max Borghi, the Cougars will also be without outside receiver Calvin Jackson Jr., who limped off the field in the season opener with an apparent lower body injury.

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Former Washington State standout Bill Gaskins, a member of 1965 ‘Cardiac Kids,’ dies at 76

UPDATED: Sat., Nov. 14, 2020

Bill Gaskins, an ex-Washington State defensive back and halfback who starred on Bert Clark's 1965 "Cardiac Kids" team, has died at the age of 76.

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The pick: Why No. 11 Oregon will beat Washington State

Sat., Nov. 14, 2020

Last Saturday against Oregon State, Washington State fans saw glimpses of the defense they hoped the Cougars had been building through the offseason, followed by glimpses of a defense they hoped had been left at Chase Field in Phoenix.

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For second time in three years, Washington State attempting to upset top-15 Oregon team at Martin Stadium

UPDATED: Fri., Nov. 13, 2020

Unless the cardboard cutouts at Martin Stadium are programmed differently than those elsewhere in the country, Saturday's game between Washington State and No. 11 Oregon won't end the same way it did the last time the teams met on the Palouse, with tens of thousands of students and fans converging onto a football field to mob Gardner Minshew and his teammates following a euphoric 34-20 win.

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Two-minute drill: Keys to victory for Washington State against No. 11 Oregon

UPDATED: Fri., Nov. 13, 2020

Keys to victory for Washington State against No. 11 Oregon

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Washington State’s Abraham Lucas, Oregon’s Kayvon Thibodeaux set to collide in highly anticipated trench battle

UPDATED: Thu., Nov. 12, 2020

Fans on both sides of Saturday's game between Washington State and No. 11 Oregon will be eager to see how first-year starting quarterbacks Jayden de Laura and Tyler Shough fare coming off equally impressive college debuts.

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Despite inexperience, Kyle Smith hopes to avoid year-two dip at Washington State

UPDATED: Thu., Nov. 12, 2020

In 2010-11, Columbia's basketball program made many of the strides fans hoped it would when the Lions hired first-year coach Kyle Smith, going 15-13 with an improved 6-8 record in the Ivy League. But Smith's team experienced a small dropoff in year two, finishing with a 15-15 record while going just 4-10 in conference play.

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Washington State picked 11th in preseason hoops poll; Isaac Bonton named to second team

UPDATED: Thu., Nov. 12, 2020

A Washington State men's basketball team that's coming off its best record since 2011-12, but also one that's losing its top scorer and rebounder, was chosen 11th in the preseason Pac-12 media poll that was released Thursday.

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Washington, Washington State to kick off 113th Apple Cup at 7:30 on ESPN

UPDATED: Thu., Nov. 12, 2020

Post-Thanksgiving food comas will have worn off by the time Washington and Washington State take the field for the 113th Apple Cup later this month.

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Washington State mailbag: What to make of the second-half defense in Corvallis, and how can the Cougars contain Oregon’s run game?

UPDATED: Sun., Nov. 15, 2020

A bit of trivia before we jump into this week's mailbag.

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Five key stats from the season opener that indicate a shift in offensive culture at Washington State

UPDATED: Tue., Nov. 10, 2020

Times are a changing at Washington State. It’s 2020, what else do you expect?

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Washington State football player who contracted COVID-19 will return to field Tuesday; no update on injured Max Borghi

UPDATED: Mon., Nov. 9, 2020

It’s been Washington State’s policy to refrain from reporting on team-specific COVID-19 numbers, instead offering totals for the athletic department as a whole.

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Washington State’s Jayden de Laura earns Pac-12 Freshman of Week – potentially the first of many

UPDATED: Mon., Nov. 9, 2020

Beginning last season, the Pac-12 began honoring the conference’s Freshman of the Week to go along with its customary Offensive, Defensive and Special Teams Player of the Week awards.

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Washington State, Stanford will kick off at 8 p.m. on Nov. 21

UPDATED: Mon., Nov. 9, 2020

Washington State fans will be getting a rare reprieve from late-night football when the Cougars host No. 11 Oregon in an afternoon game this weekend.

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First look: No. 11 Oregon at Washington State

UPDATED: Mon., Nov. 9, 2020

What is it? Washington State (1-0) hosts 11th-ranked Oregon (1-0) for the first home game of the Nick Rolovich era.

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Washington State rewind: Cougars find yet another way to use versatile receiver Travell Harris in 38-28 win

UPDATED: Mon., Nov. 9, 2020

For the first time in 11 months, the Washington State Cougars played football a game that mattered, and perhaps by the skin of their teeth.

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Washington State, No. 11 Oregon set to kick off at 4 p.m. in week two matchup

UPDATED: Sun., Nov. 8, 2020

A larger audience of college football fans will have a chance to watch first-year starting quarterback Jayden de Laura and Washington State take on No. 11 Oregon next Saturday in Pullman.