NCAA football

PULLMAN – Somewhere along the line, sometime around when Washington State’s defense began to make these scintillating showings look normal, a certain feeling hung over the entire operation.

PULLMAN — Ten games into this season, a wacky and compelling and rollercoaster affair that has covered four different time zones in six different states, Washington State’s defense has become a tricky thing.

SACRAMENTO – Idaho was seeking a late building block for first-year coach Thomas Ford Jr., an encouraging finish for a team that won’t be going to the playoffs. Sacramento State needed a win to stay in the Football Championship Subdivision playoff picture.

As a collective, WSU's defense played another commendable game, holding Louisiana Tech to 167 yards – the Bulldogs' second-lowest output in a game this season.

Devin Ellison's time at Washington State has come to an end.A junior college transfer wide receiver, Ellison is no longer with the Cougars, a team spokesman confirmed Saturday evening. He is not listed on WSU's online roster anymore. He finishes his Cougar career with just two games played.

Washington State can take another step toward bowl eligibility with a win against Louisiana Tech.

Shortly after leading Eastern Washington in receiving for the second straight week, this time in a 27-7 victory Saturday over the Northern Colorado Bears at Roos Field in Cheney, redshirt junior Miles Williams reflected on the impact of one of his senior teammates, Nolan Ulm.

With four seconds left on the clock , his Northern Colorado football team trailing Eastern Washington by an insurmountable number, and with starter Eric Gibson already standing on the sideline, backup quarterback Peter Costelli took a snap, dropped back, rolled to his right and threw deep down the sideline.

SEATTLE – Adam Mohammed had made only two trips to the end zone entering Saturday.

The rebuilt Pac-12 has media deals with three networks, but the financial terms are undisclosed.

With two games remaining, after seeing its playoff hopes dashed, Idaho (4-6, 2-4 Big Sky Conference) has to recalibrate the remainder of its season. The Vandals’ efforts to go out on a winning streak and a .500 record begin with a road trip to Sacramento State. Here are three things to watch as the Vandals face the Hornets (6-4, 4-2).

On the Eastern Washington football team, there is a group that watches film beyond the scope expected by position coaches. Nolan Ulm referred to them Tuesday as “the grinders.”

Washington (6-3, 3-3 Big Ten) vs. Purdue (2-8, 0-7)

PULLMAN – If ever there was a trap game facing Washington State, this is it.

PULLMAN – Here is what to watch for when Washington State hosts Louisiana Tech at 7 p.m. Saturday on the CW.

PULLMAN – In recent weeks, Isaac Terrell has been quieter with his play. He hasn’t looked the same as he did about a month ago, when he tied a Washington State record with four tackles for loss in one game, breaking out as perhaps the Cougars’ best player on either side of the ball.

MOSCOW, Idaho – Shut out of the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs for the first time after a three-year run that included back-to-back trips to the quarterfinals, Idaho (4-6, 2-4 in the Big Sky Conference) is looking to make the best of a disappointing year in which the Vandals failed to live up to preseason predictions as a top 10 FCS team.

PULLMAN – Playing in the secondary can be a tricky situation. If you do it poorly, and the opposing quarterback lights you up, you become an instant liability. Everyone notices. It is a story right away.

PULLMAN – Times are changing at Washington State.