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• Cougs’ opener picked up by ESPN

  May 17, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 PULLMAN – The hiring of coach Mike Leach continues to pay dividends for the Washington State football program. The Cougars’ season-opening game at Brigham Young was already teeming with storylines. …

• Mike Leach era at WSU to start on a Thursday night

  May 16, 2012 in Sports The hiring of coach Mike Leach continues to pay dividends for the Washington State football program. 5

• WSU’s Tuel turns focus to summer workouts

  April 25, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 PULLMAN – Call him Coach Tuel. That’s not to say that Washington State’s quarterback thinks he’s ready to take over the reins from Mike Leach. But with the 15th and …

• Wilson comes up with inspired effort for Cougars offense in Crimson and Gray Game

  April 22, 2012 in Sports on Page C1 The play would have felt routine coming from Marquess Wilson last season. On Saturday, it was more of a reminder that the junior receiver is actually still here.

• Blanchette: Up to Cougars to keep buzz going

  April 21, 2012 in Sports Mike Leach was impressed – with the play of his team off and on, yes, but also that cars en route to see it were backed up for blocks.

• Forecast calls for throng at WSU scrimmage

  April 20, 2012 in Sports Washington State athletic director Bill Moos has predicted that 10,000 or so fans would flock to Albi at 1 p.m. today to watch the Cougars’ annual spring football game, but … 7

• WSU’s Byers adjusts to move to linebacker

  April 20, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 PULLMAN – Jared Byers has had exactly 13 practices to shake off the rust. Not from the offseason, necessarily, but from spending the first three seasons of his Washington State …

• Coug backup Gilbertson inspires confidence

  April 18, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 PULLMAN – David Gilbertson is an obvious, if overlooked, beneficiary of one of Washington State’s more frustrating injury situations this spring. With sophomore quarterback Connor Halliday limited as he recovers …

• WSU defense not up to speed, but still impressive in scrimmage

  April 15, 2012 in Sports on Page C1 PULLMAN – If the tempo of Washington State’s defense during Saturday’s scrimmage wasn’t quite fast enough for defensive coordinator Mike Breske’s liking, there’s good news for players on that side …

• WSU defense not up to speed, but still impressive in scrimmage

  April 14, 2012 in Sports If the tempo of Washington State’s defense during Saturday’s scrimmage wasn’t quite fast enough for defensive coordinator Mike Breske’s liking, there’s good news for players on that side of the … 1

• Cougars don’t always star in screen test

  April 13, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 PULLMAN – For all the anticipation over Mike Leach’s Air Raid offense, the most intense directions given by Washington State’s coaches may actually involve the shortest passes the Cougars will …

• Defensive line dominates WSU scrimmage

  April 8, 2012 in Sports on Page C1 PULLMAN – The story of Saturday’s scrimmage may have been the bits of turf clinging to the jerseys of Washington State’s offensive linemen. For the Cougars under coach Mike Leach, …

• Defensive line dominates WSU scrimmage

  April 7, 2012 in Sports PULLMAN – The story of Saturday’s scrimmage may have been the blades of turf clinging to the jerseys of Washington State’s offensive linemen. For the Cougars under coach Mike Leach, …

• Cougars get in some scratching, clawing at practice

  April 6, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 PULLMAN – After Washington State scrimmaged for the first time this spring, football coach Mike Leach lamented afterward that his receivers needed to be more physical. More aggressive with their …

• Cougars’ Bowlin grateful for second chance

  April 4, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 PULLMAN – It’s hard not to notice Mike Bowlin. That seems an odd statement, since Bowlin is a kicker, and kickers tend not to get noticed until they miss a …

• Leach calls Cougars’ spring session ‘disjointed’

  April 1, 2012 in Sports on Page C1 PULLMAN – This is what the growing pains look like. Washington State’s first semi-scrimmage of the spring wasn’t terrible. But it was more inconsistent than any of its previous four …

• Leach calls Cougars’ spring session ‘disjointed’

  March 31, 2012 in Sports Washington State’s first semi-scrimmage of the spring wasn’t terrible. But it was more inconsistent than any of its previous four practices, the result of players trying to process a whole …

• Linebacker Monroe emerges as surprise for Cougars

  March 30, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 PULLMAN – At first, Darryl Monroe wasn’t sure he’d even be able to practice this spring. Still recovering from a torn Achilles suffered in Washington State’s 2011 season opener, Monroe … 2

• WSU line coach Salave’a has come long way

  March 28, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 PULLMAN – The van cruised down Interstate 5 toward San Diego. And toward the unknown for Joe Salave’a, a ninth-grader at the time, who was still trying to grasp just …

• Cougar learn simplicity of passing game

  March 25, 2012 in Sports on Page C1 PULLMAN – Before the Air Raid revolution at Washington State, it would have been a sin for a receiver to miss any part of the quarterback’s play-call in the huddle. … 1

• Cougs’ QB candidates wing it at first spring session

  March 23, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 PULLMAN – Whoever finishes second in Washington State’s quarterback battle will not be able to blame a lack of opportunities. That much was evident fairly early in the Cougars’ 3-hour …

• Blanchette: Leach’s debut lacks spectacle, not tempo

  March 23, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 PULLMAN – Where was the marching band? The Mike Leach era – Washington State football as You’ve Never Seen it – made the first tentative steps from the abstract to …

• Blanchette: Leach’s debut lacks spectacle, not tempo

  March 22, 2012 in Sports PULLMAN – Where was the marching band?

• Leach begins teaching offense with DVDs

  March 22, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 PULLMAN – Mike Leach won’t be spending much time duplicating 16-millimeter film this spring. Because that’s no longer in style, the Washington State coach hasn’t bothered with playbooks, either.

• WSU assistant Simmons identifies with receivers

  March 21, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 PULLMAN – Perhaps none of Mike Leach’s assistants resembles his unconventional rise to coaching stardom more than Dennis Simmons, who has made a career of coaching receivers at the college …

• Leach, WSU staff prepare for crucial spring practices

  March 18, 2012 in Sports on Page C5 PULLMAN – The assembly of Mike Leach’s first recruiting class at Washington State may have, in a way, offered a guideline for what to expect from the Cougars when they …

• Leach, staff prepare for crucial spring practices

  March 17, 2012 in Sports The assembly of Mike Leach’s first recruiting class at Washington State may have, in a way, offered a guideline for what to expect from the Cougars when they begin spring …

• WSU’s Mastro one of maestros at pistol

  March 14, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 PULLMAN – Jim Mastro calls it a blessing in disguise. It was 2009, and Mike Leach had an opening on his staff at Texas Tech. The job was going to …

• WSU’s Volero, Leach formed bond while fishing

  February 29, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 PULLMAN – It didn’t matter to Paul Volero where Mike Leach wound up coaching in the end. All Washington State’s outside linebackers coach knew was that if Leach offered him …

• New WSU inside receivers coach preaches toughness

  February 22, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 PULLMAN – One of the first entries following a YouTube search of Eric Morris is a highlight reel of the former Texas Tech receiver. It is 7 minutes, 57 seconds …

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