NCAA football

The new Pac-12 has eight football-playing members and won't need more than three or four bowl partners. (If there are more teams eligible than bowls available, the conference will fill vacancies in games tied to other leagues.)

INGLEWOOD, Calif. – The atmosphere was filled with uncertainty, even as Washington celebrated on the LA Bowl logo.

With his first full season now in the books, Idaho Vandals football coach Thomas Ford Jr. is shifting quickly into offseason mode, conducting exit meetings, signing commits, working the transfer portal and looking to rebuild part of his coaching staff.

PULLMAN – As Washington State gets ready to start a new era, announcing the hire of new football coach Kirby Moore on Friday, there’s good news for the Cougars under the hood.

From the outside, Friday’s hiring of the former Missouri offensive coordinator looks like a victory for the Cougars.

Washington (8-4) vs. Boise State (9-4)

The Cougars are hiring Missouri offensive coordinator Kirby Moore as their next head football coach, the program announced Friday afternoon, ushering in a new era of WSU football.

Just when it seemed like the coaching carousel was slowing down, the college football landscape shifted again.

Key elements of 2026 season on hold as College Football Playoff negotiations drag on.

I don’t know if Kirby Moore will accept the head-coaching position at WSU, or if he will even be offered (he should). But his arrival in Pullman will hopefully reframe the narrative among WSU fans, who are acting like the Ghost of Christmas Future just showed them a very bleak vision indeed.

One day after Washington defensive coordinator Ryan Walters said he’d had “zero communication” about a potential reunion with former colleague Josh Heupel at Tennessee, the Volunteers are expected to hire Penn State coordinator Jim Knowles to fill their defensive coordinator vacancy, according to multiple reports.

PULLMAN – Washington State appears to be starting interviews to fill its head coaching vacancy.

PULLMAN – The criteria Washington State is using to narrow down its head coaching search is beginning to look a little clearer.

PULLMAN – As Washington State continues its coaching search, looking for someone to replace Jimmy Rogers, few names have bubbled to the surface. The Cougars themselves certainly aren’t releasing any candidates they’re interviewing.

Jedd Fisch’s relationship with Rob Gronkowski began with a long-overdue homecoming, a helicopter and a Guinness World Record.

PULLMAN — At Washington State and across the college football ecosystem, it's transfer portal season.

Notre Dame was excluded from the College Football Playoff as the loser of a three-team resume showdown that propelled Miami and Alabama into the at-large field and left the Irish to whine, complain and ultimately storm off to their bedroom, slam the door and refuse to come out for bowl season.

PULLMAN – Last winter, when coach Jimmy Rogers left South Dakota State for WSU, he wasn’t doing so with the intent of getting the Iowa State job.

Luke Falk came to Pullman as a walk-on quarterback. Now he wants to come back as a walk-on head coach.