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THURSDAY, OCT. 13, 2011

Mead’s Davian Barlow drags Ferris’ Zach Minnerly. Barlow scored four touchdowns despite an injured ankle. (Jesse Tinsley)

Mead handles Ferris 

The Panthers stunned No. 1-ranked and defending state champ Ferris 35-14 at Joe Albi Stadium Thursday. Here's my game story. Junior running back Davian Barlow, who scored four touchdowns for Mead, is pictured above.

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Look for Eags to look to Edward

Eastern Washington will try to build on its modest two-game winning streak on Saturday, when the Eagles welcome Big Sky Conference rival Northern Colorado to Roos Field for a 4 p.m. Homecoming matchup. With wide receiver Brandon Kaufman out for the year with a broken…

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Tuel may start against Stanford

COUGARS • UPDATED: 6:15 P.M. Remember way back to this morning when I blogged this about whether Jeff Tuel or Marshall Lobbestael would start against Stanford ... "This morning I would say don't bet on either guy right now. I'm not sure which guy will…

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Zags await opening practice

Gonzaga officially opens practice Friday and there's a media day scheduled as well so we'll have a post later Friday recapping opening day. Meanwhile, the WCC announced it is teaming with YouTube to host the 2011 WCC Men’s Basketball Tip-Off on Thursday, October 27. All…

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Q&A with Idaho QB Brian Reader

Brian Reader knows the grim numbers from the last two weeks: no touchdowns in regulation, five interceptions, and a completion percentage that has been "awful," in the words of his coach. But the Idaho quarterback has also seen enough this year to know the Vandals'…

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A delayed WSU morning post 

COUGARS If you don't follow our Twitter account, you missed the reason why our morning posts have been appearing anywhere from a half-hour to an hour late recently. For some reason recently, Adobe Flash videos on a few newspapers' websites have slowed my high-class MacBook…

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