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WSU notebook: QB Julian Dugger posts scrimmage to remember, TE depth in question and other notes
WSU QB Caden Pinnick takes reins and other things we learned from Cougars’ first scrimmage
DE Ben Beatty making noise as WSU gets ready for first scrimmage of fall camp
Jaylen Thomas races in for pick-six to highlight Day 7 of WSU fall camp
What would WSU players do if they won Akron’s viral offensive coordinator promotion? ‘I’m throwing bombs’
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CB CJ Solis-Lumar, DE Matyus McLain star on sweltering Day 10 of WSU fall camp

UPDATED: Mon., Aug. 17, 2026

PULLMAN – Last winter, shortly after Kirby Moore took over at Washington State and he was working with his new assistants to fill a depleted roster, he put heads together with new defensive coordinator Trent Bray.

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WSU notebook: QB Julian Dugger posts scrimmage to remember, TE depth in question and other notes

UPDATED: Sun., Aug. 16, 2026

PULLMAN – In his time at Washington State, Julian Dugger has become something of an enigma.

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WSU QB Caden Pinnick takes reins and other things we learned from Cougars’ first scrimmage

UPDATED: Sat., Aug. 15, 2026

PULLMAN – Across the first week of Washington State’s fall camp, the team’s three quarterbacks competed for the starting job to something of a stalemate, a thick haze hovering over the race. Who was ahead? Behind? Good luck finding any clarity.

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DE Ben Beatty making noise as WSU gets ready for first scrimmage of fall camp

UPDATED: Fri., Aug. 14, 2026

PULLMAN – At this point, Linus Zunk and Matyus McLain have gotten all the headlines, all the publicity. They’re shoo-ins to start at defensive end for Washington State, two transfers who figure to wreak all kinds of havoc in opposing backfields this fall, and they’ve been covered accordingly.

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What would WSU players do if they won Akron’s viral offensive coordinator promotion? ‘I’m throwing bombs’

UPDATED: Thu., Aug. 13, 2026

PULLMAN – A wide smile washed over Jack Pedersen’s face. Standing in front of a microphone after a recent Washington State fall camp practice, the senior tight end recognized the question immediately.

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Jaylen Thomas races in for pick-six to highlight Day 7 of WSU fall camp

UPDATED: Thu., Aug. 13, 2026

PULLMAN – Jaylen Thomas first started to accelerate when he saw Caden Pinnick load up to release the football, a cheetah perking up seeing an antelope saunter into its field of view. From his spot in Washington State’s secondary, Thomas watched as Pinnick targeted a receiver over the middle, then launched himself into a full sprint in that direction.

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Oddsmakers put WSU at 5.5 wins. Will the Cougars overachieve? | Pac-12 football

UPDATED: Mon., Aug. 17, 2026

If the oddsmakers are correct, the inaugural season of the new Pac-12 will be light at the top and bottom and wider than the Snake River in the middle.

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WSU puts the ‘ball on the ground too much’ on Day 6 of fall camp, Kirby Moore says, as defense earns edge again

UPDATED: Wed., Aug. 12, 2026

PULLMAN – Kirby Moore had barely been in front of the microphone, had barely started to recap his Washington State team’s sixth day of fall camp Wednesday afternoon, when he made a blunt assessment about his offense’s outing.

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WSU defensive line swarms and overwhelms offense on Day 5 of Cougars’ fall camp

UPDATED: Tue., Aug. 11, 2026

PULLMAN – When it’s at its best, when players are zigging and zagging and swimming and powering through, Washington State’s defensive line can look like a tidal wave. The Cougars can overwhelm anyone in their way, offensive linemen from the first or second team, tight ends staying in for extra protection, poor running backs trying their best to chip block to buy their quarterback a half-second of time.

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Safety Jeremiah Bernard soars for highlight play, Cougar defenders dominate on Day 4 of WSU fall camp

UPDATED: Mon., Aug. 10, 2026

PULLMAN – Jeremiah Bernard left his feet and dove like he was Superman about to snuff out a local crime. The ball had just left the hands of Owen Eshelman, one of three Washington State quarterbacks vying for starting duties, and it was headed for a receiver toward the sideline of Rogers Practice Field.

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WR Branden Ganashamoorthy shines as WSU QBs unlock deep ball on Day 3 of fall camp

UPDATED: Sat., Aug. 8, 2026

PULLMAN – At first there was only silence, the kind of anticipatory stillness that can only mean something breathtaking is on the horizon. Washington State players from both sidelines, offensive players in crimson on the far end and defenders in white on the near side, held their breath as the ball fell back toward the earth, toward the corner of the end zone, where junior wideout Branden Ganashamoorthy was jockeying for position on a pass from quarterback Caden Pinnick.

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Defenders make plays, offense pushes tempo on Day 2 of WSU fall camp

UPDATED: Fri., Aug. 7, 2026

PULLMAN – The loudest cries of the latest Washington State football practice, the Cougars’ second day of fall camp on Friday morning, were directed toward a defender whose potential has gone a tad understated since his arrival on campus.

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