Local NFL roundup: Cooper Kupp hits paydirt in 100-yard game, but Rams can’t finish comeback
UPDATED: Sun., Sept. 27, 2020
The Los Angeles Rams came up short, despite Cooper Kupp's best efforts.
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Washington State AD talks Pac-12 schedule, Quidel testing, gameday logistics
UPDATED: Sat., Sept. 26, 2020
Call it a return to normalcy.
Five notable things Washington State’s Nick Rolovich said in wake of Pac-12’s decision to restart season
UPDATED: Thu., Sept. 24, 2020
Less than two hours after presidents and chancellors in the Pac-12 Conference voted to resume a seven-game football season, starting the weekend of Nov. 6-7, first-year Washington State football coach Nick Rolovich took a seat with radio broadcaster Matt Chazanow at Zeppoz Casino in Pullman on the coaches talk show to discus the day’s news and answer other questions about the Cougars program.
Play on: Washington State, others in Pac-12 will open seven-game season in early November
UPDATED: Thu., Sept. 24, 2020
Jaylen Watson’s tweet mirrored what every one of his Washington State teammates must have felt before they hit the sheets Wednesday night.
Pac-12’s fate will be determined Thursday at CEO meeting
UPDATED: Wed., Sept. 23, 2020
Almost every sign points to some type of Pac-12 football taking place in 2020, but the conference’s CEO group, consisting of university presidents and chancellors, is expected to discuss the finer points of what a shortened fall season would look during a meeting on Thursday.
Local NFL roundup: Gardner Minshew goes for 3 TDs, 339 yards in loss to Tennessee
UPDATED: Sun., Sept. 20, 2020
Gardner Minshew’s magic ran out in the final moment of an otherwise superb game against Tennessee that saw the former Washington State and Jacksonville Jaguars starter throw for 300-plus yards and three touchdowns for the first time in his career.
Report: Pac-12 targeting Halloween start for 2020 football season
UPDATED: Thu., Sept. 17, 2020
When the week began, the concept of a late-starting Pac-12 football season still appeared to be a long shot, even though the conference’s recent partnership with American testing manufacturer Quidel Corp.was considered a major breakthrough.
Washington State mailbag: On the ramp-up to the (potential) Pac-12 season and recent Cougar transfers
UPDATED: Thu., Sept. 17, 2020
In what could be one of the last non-football season editions of the WSU mailbag, I break down how the Cougars and other teams would "ramp up" to the potential 2020 fall season, and examine why six WSU players have entered the transfer portal in just over a month's time.
Pac-12 nears return after health officials in California, Oregon green-light contact practice
UPDATED: Wed., Sept. 16, 2020
The only thing standing between the Pac-12 Conference and the resumption of a fall football season had been clearance from public health officials in California and Oregon, whose guidelines have prevented teams from initiating contact practice, let alone holding full-on college football games.
Adryan Lara, three-star QB in class of 2022, commits to Washington State
UPDATED: Tue., Sept. 15, 2020
The next time Washington State gets a commitment from the quarterback position, there’s a chance he’ll come from the 2023 recruiting class.
Washington State defensive end Cosmas Kwete enters transfer portal
UPDATED: Mon., Sept. 14, 2020
Washington State defensive end Cosmas Kwete, who appeared in 11 games last season as a true freshman, has entered the NCAA transfer portal.
Even as new partnership provides ‘ray of sunshine,’ Washington State grapples with dark realities of pandemic
UPDATED: Sat., Sept. 12, 2020
During a Zoom call with reporters Friday, Pat Chun described the Pac-12's new partnership with Quidel Corporation as "a ray of sunshine." By the end of the month, Washington State and other schools in the league will be able to to test their athletes daily – something that's been considered a breakthrough in the race to get college sports back.