PULLMAN – Welcome to a new era in Washington State football. This fall the Cougars, one of two schools left in the collapsed Pac-12, will play a schedule unlike any other in program history. Their matchup with rival Washington is …
If you’re following the Washington State Cougars on the road this season, there’s going to be some new cities to explore, aside from a Nov. 23 trip to Pac-12 rival Oregon State.
PULLMAN – Fa’alili Fa’amoe has a name for the get-togethers with the Washington State teammates he feels the closest to, with the group of guys he just calls the boys: Kava sessions.
It might feel a little tricky to keep track of all the changes happening around Washington State’s athletic department: Are the Cougars still in the Pac-12? Will they keep playing the Apple Cup against Washington? Who’s even on the schedule this year?
The Pac-12 has remained intact in one significant regard for the next two seasons. Unless they qualify for the College Football Playoff, all bowl-eligible former Pac-12 teams will participate in the bowl games affiliated with the conference in recent years. …
PULLMAN – Ever since they began working together, in the first few days of 2023, Washington State edges coach Frank Maile and defensive tackles coach Pete Kaligis took care to align their coaching styles.
PULLMAN – Stephen Hall knows he can’t take a second off, relax or stop pointing his younger Washington State teammates in the right direction. He’s one of the Cougars’ captains this season, and as one of the team’s veteran cornerbacks, …
PULLMAN – Washington State coaches want to let some position battles play out on the field on Saturday. That seems to be the indication from the Cougars’ Week 1 depth chart, which features a total of 24 ORs, meaning coaches …
PULLMAN – Here’s a first look at Washington State’s season opener against Portland State on Saturday. What is it? To kick off a season unlike any other in program history, Washington State is hosting FCS Portland State, which was picked …
PULLMAN – Washington State will operate without one of its starting defensive backs for much of this season. Redshirt junior cornerback Jamorri Colson, who was set to start, will miss “an extended period of time” with an injury, coach Jake …
The Best of the West offers fans an unapologetic assessment of the top football teams in the western third of the country – a collection of schools now scattered across five conferences: the ACC, Big 12, Big Ten, Pac-12 and …
PULLMAN — Eric Morris saw the future one sunny afternoon in the Bay Area. It was late in Washington State’s blowout win over Stanford in 2022, back when Morris was the Cougars’ offensive coordinator, so he put heads together with head coach Jake Dickert and gave starting quarterback Cam Ward the rest of the game off.
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LAS VEGAS – There were dueling emotions for Isaac Jones on June 27 as the former Washington State forward followed along with the second and final day of the 2024 NBA draft.
PULLMAN – Washington State wide receiver Carlos Hernandez will likely miss the first five games of the season with his foot injury. That’s the word from head coach Jake Dickert, who said Thursday that as Hernandez recovers from his foot …