Washington State’s Mike Leach confident in Eastern Washington’s national title chances: ‘I think they’ll win it’
UPDATED: Sat., Dec. 15, 2018, 11:10 p.m.
Eight days after Leach and the Cougars take on Iowa State in the San Antonio-based Alamo Bowl, Aaron Best and the Eagles will play for FCS royalty about five hours north in Frisco, Texas, against North Dakota State, the team that’s won six of the last seven championships.
Video: Washington State right tackle Abraham Lucas post practice Dec. 17 part 2
Dec. 17, 2018
Cougars right tackle Abraham Lucas talks about being named a freshman All-American, WSU's success on the offensive line and how an extra week off kept the team fresher coming into bowl practices.
Video: Washington State coach Mike Leach post practice Dec. 17
Dec. 17, 2018
Cougars coach Mike Leach talks about Monday's practice in Pullman, preparing for Iowa State and the possibility of recruiting another graduate transfer quarterback.
Video: Washington State safety Jalen Thompson post practice Dec. 17
Dec. 17, 2018
Cougars safety Jalen Thompson talks about having an extra week off after the Apple Cup, preparing for Iowa State and the impact of quarterback Gardner Minshew this season.
Video: Washington State right tackle Abraham Lucas post practice Dec. 17 part 1
Dec. 17, 2018
Cougars right tackle Abraham Lucas talks about being named a freshman All-American, WSU's success on the offensive line and how an extra week off kept the team fresher coming into bowl practices.
Video: Washington State coach Mike Leach post practice Dec. 15
Dec. 15, 2018
Cougars coach Mike Leach talks about wide receiver Easop Winston, Eastern Washington's chances of winning a national title and how his assistant coaches utilize social media on the recruiting trail.
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Washington State’s Mike Leach confident in Eastern Washington’s national title chances: ‘I think they’ll win it’
UPDATED: Sat., Dec. 15, 2018, 11:10 p.m.
Eight days after Leach and the Cougars take on Iowa State in the San Antonio-based Alamo Bowl, Aaron Best and the Eagles will play for FCS royalty about five hours north in Frisco, Texas, against North Dakota State, the team that’s won six of the last seven championships.
New York Times story details how family of Tyler Hilinski has dealt with Washington State QB’s suicide
UPDATED: Fri., Dec. 14, 2018, 8:23 p.m.
Since his older brother’s death 11 months ago, Ryan Hilinski has ascended national recruiting leaderboards, earned the distinction of being the country’s top high school pocket passer and collected dozens of scholarship offers from some of the top programs in college football.
Five to watch: Keep an eye on these Washington State football commits as NCAA’s early signing period approaches
UPDATED: Fri., Dec. 14, 2018, 3:46 p.m.
WSU has 20 players orally committed right now according 247Sports, and the Cougars are expected to sign another large batch in about a week’s time.
USA Today tabs Washington State right tackle Abraham Lucas as Freshman All-American
UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 12, 2018, 6:30 p.m.
Lucas started all 12 games on WSU’s offensive line during the regular season and helped the Cougars reduce their sacks total from 44 in 2017 to just 11 in 2018. The Everett native and Archbishop Murray product anchored the right side of an offensive line that was named a semifinalist for the Joe Moore Award – given to the nation’s top O-line – and he was integral in WSU’s FBS-leading passing totals.
Hot ticket? Iowa State up to 13,500 tickets sold for Alamo Bowl while Washington State reports 4,700
UPDATED: Tue., Dec. 11, 2018, 5:29 p.m.
As of Tuesday afternoon, the Cyclones still had a commanding lead on the Cougars in terms of how many tickets each program has sold to the Dec. 28 game in San Antonio, Texas (6 p.m. PT, ESPN).
Washington State’s Mike Leach one of six finalists for Munger Award
UPDATED: Mon., Dec. 10, 2018, 7:47 p.m.
The Washington State coach was named a finalist for the first time since he arrived in Pullman seven years ago. Joining Leach, Notre Dame’s Brian Kelly and Alabama’s Nick Saban were Syracuse’s Dino Babers, UAB’s Bill Clark and Army’s Jeff Monken.
Washington State’s Andre Dillard earns third team All-American recognition from Associated Press
UPDATED: Mon., Dec. 10, 2018, 8:28 p.m.
It marks the third straight year WSU has had an offensive lineman on one of the AP All-American teams. Former left guard Cody O’Connell was a first-teamer in 2016 and a second-teamer in 2017.
Washington State’s Gardner Minshew finishes fifth in Heisman Trophy voting
UPDATED: Sat., Dec. 8, 2018, 10:38 p.m.
The fifth-year graduate transfer became the eighth player in WSU history to finish in the top-10 of the Heisman voting when the final numbers were released Saturday evening, shortly after Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray was announced as the recipient of college football’s top award.
Iowa State’s Matt Campbell: ‘I’ve read the book’ penned by Washington State’s Mike Leach
UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 6, 2018, 6:22 p.m.
Campbell’s playbook may not mirror Leach’s, but the 39-year-old ISU coach still knows a fair amount about the coach he’ll be opposing at the Dec. 28 Alamo Bowl (6 p.m. PT, ESPN) in San Antonio.
Dynamic duo: Washington State’s Gardner Minshew, Mike Leach named Pac-12’s Player of Year, Coach of Year by Associated Press panel
UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 6, 2018, 5:59 p.m.
WSU placed three other players on the AP All-Pac-12 teams. Senior left tackle Andre Dillard was named to the first team offense, while senior defensive end Logan Tago and junior safety Jalen Thompson were both named to the second team defense.
Transcript: Washington State’s Mike Leach and Iowa State’s Matt Campbell talk football, parenting, San Antonio history during Alamo Bowl press conference
UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 6, 2018, 5:42 p.m.
Washington State’s Mike Leach and Iowa State’s Matt Campbell held a joint press conference Thursday morning in San Antonio. Here’s everything the coaches of the Dec. 28 Alamo Bowl had to say.
Washington State’s Gardner Minshew named Pac-12 Offensive Player of the year, Mike Leach named Coach of Year
UPDATED: Tue., Dec. 4, 2018, 6:38 p.m.
Mike Leach and Gardner Minshew may not have drawn it up exactly like this when the seventh-year Washington State coach recruited his next starting quarterback over the phone last spring, but by the end of the Cougars’ historic 10-win season, it was inevitable that the pair would be in the running for some major Pac-12 Conference awards.