Sun., Dec. 25, 2016
Clay McGuire: Seniors set an example
Clay McGuire says WSU's first recruiting classes laid down an important foundation.
SUNDAY, DEC. 25, 2016
Sun., Dec. 25, 2016
Mike Leach gives practice instead of ponies
Mike Leach says he considered giving his players ponies for Christmas, but thought of something better.
FRIDAY, DEC. 23, 2016
Fri., Dec. 23, 2016
Alex Grinch says Cougars are focused on the task at hand
Defensive coordinator Alex Grinch says the Cougars are excited to be in San Diego, but focused on beating Minnesota.
FRIDAY, DEC. 16, 2016
Fri., Dec. 16, 2016
Mike Leach: 'If somebody decided to boycott here, I'd cut him'
WSU coach Mike Leach says he still is not paying attention to the boycott by Minnesota football players.
THURSDAY, DEC. 15, 2016
Thu., Dec. 15, 2016
Clay McGuire explains having an Outland finalist helps recruiting
The WSU offensive line coach explains how Cody O'Connell's big season helps recruiting.
Thu., Dec. 15, 2016
Luke Falk on WSU's improved rushing attack
Washington State's quarterback talks about improvement by the offensive line and running backs.
Thu., Dec. 15, 2016
Alex Grinch talks about preparing for Minnesota
Defensive coordinator Alex Grinch says the Cougars will start focusing on their upcoming opponent this weekend.
Thu., Dec. 15, 2016
Mike Leach unhappy to be coaching energy in bowl practices
The WSU offense did not have a good practice on Thursday.
SATURDAY, DEC. 3, 2016
Sat., Dec. 3, 2016
WSU players: It's all about energy 1
Ike Iroegbu and Robert Franks after WSU's loss to New Orleans.
Sat., Dec. 3, 2016
Kent: Cougars can't blame crowds for low energy
Ernie Kent says his team isn't able to draw energy from the WSU crowds, but must find another way.
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 30, 2016
Wed., Nov. 30, 2016
WSU players say it was 'fascinating' watching Malachi Flynn score 27
Malachi Flynn's older teammates had great vantage points to watch his prolific night.
Wed., Nov. 30, 2016
Ernie Kent implores fans to come to games
"It's very difficult for these guys to walk into an arena and not have that energy in the building," Ernie Kent said after his team beat Utah Valley on Wednesday.
SUNDAY, NOV. 27, 2016
Sun., Nov. 27, 2016
Cougars regret lack of urgency against SJSU 1
Charles Callison, Josh Hawkinson and Malachi Flynn after the SJSU loss.
Sun., Nov. 27, 2016
Kent blames veteran mistakes for SJSU loss
Ernie Kent after Washington State's loss to San Jose State.
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 23, 2016
Wed., Nov. 23, 2016
Apple Cup chat (transcript) 1
S-R alum Christian Caple covers the Washington Huskies and joined us for a special Apple Cup edition of our weekly chat.
TUESDAY, NOV. 22, 2016
Tue., Nov. 22, 2016
Dave Nichol has a lot of respect for UW's secondary
The matchup between Nichol's outside receivers and UW's defensive backs will be critical on Saturday.
Tue., Nov. 22, 2016
Mike Leach does not care what Jimmy Lake thinks
The WSU coach is not concerned with the UW assistant saying WSU's offense is not tough, hard-nosed football.
MONDAY, NOV. 21, 2016
Mon., Nov. 21, 2016
Clay Mcguire talks Outland Trophy finalist Cody O'Connell
Left guard Cody O'Connell is an Outland Trophy finalist in his first year as a starter.
Mon., Nov. 21, 2016
Alex Grinch says coaches need to get more effort
Washington State's defensive coordinator says the coaches were not able to get maximum effort from the players against Colorado.
Mon., Nov. 21, 2016
Apple Cup game notes
Game notes for No. 23 Washington State vs. No. 6 Washington.
Mon., Nov. 21, 2016
Mike Leach previews the Apple Cup
Mike Leach was the only Cougar to give a press conference on Monday.
SATURDAY, NOV. 19, 2016
Sat., Nov. 19, 2016
Peyton Pelluer tips his hat to Colorado 1
WSU linebacker Peyton Pelluer says Colorado took advantage of the Cougars' mistakes.
Sat., Nov. 19, 2016
Parker Henry is looking forward to the Apple Cup
Linebacker Parker Henry says looking forward to the Apple Cup will help the Cougars flush the Colorado loss.
Sat., Nov. 19, 2016
Jamal Morrow says Cougars treated CU like any other game
Running back Jamal Morrow says the hype around Saturday's game did not affect the Cougars.
Sat., Nov. 19, 2016
Luke Falk says Cougars couldn't get into rhythm
Quarterback Luke Falk says WSU could not recapture its rhythm from the first half.
Jacob Thorpe joined The Spokesman-Review in 2013. He currently is a reporter for the Sports Desk covering Washington State University athletics.
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