COUGARS UPDATED: 8:25 P.M.Let's go back in time, to say, Thursday.Stop by Bill Doba's office at WSU and ask the coach for a minute. Tell him you can guarantee Cal won't score any more than, say, 21 points against his team on Saturday.Think he would…
Methodical. That's the word I spent the second quarter searching for.Sort of like the Cougar defense and Marshawn Lynch. It spent 15 minutes trying to find him, with less success than I had.Lynch was part of rushing attack that had more than 100 yards at…
COUGARSThere is something magical about a Saturday and college football players. Call it the Lourdes effect.All these injured 20-year-olds suddenly are healthy enough to play.Marshawn Lynch and his bad ankle? He looks fine. Ditto Cougar offensive lineman Charles Harris and his ankle. It wouldn't shock…
COUGARSIt seemed like good news. Cal running back Marshawn Lynch has an ankle injury and may not be at full strength (he's on the field and running well, maybe slightly favoring his left ankle).But then you look at what happened last week against Oregon when…
EAGLES, VANDALS, PIRATESThe Vandals opponent today, Louisiana Tech (4 p.m.; Radio: 1050-AM, 1080-AM), is a mirror with UI in every way except one: the record. Idaho is 3-3, 2-0 in the Western Athletic Conference; Louisiana Tech is 1-4 and 0-1.You can find more about today's…
COUGARSIt's game day (vs. Cal at 2 p.m. in Martin Stadium) and we have are usual array of information, all contained on one page in the print Spokesman-Review. We'll try to do something similar here before we hit the road.On the front page, we'll lead…
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