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Washington State rides strong first half to win at Colorado State.

FORT COLLINS, Colo. – A week ago, Washington State seemed to take a breath of fresh air.

FORT COLLINS, Colo. – Here is what to watch for when Washington State visits Colorado State at 4:30 p.m. PT on CBS Sports Network.

FORT COLLINS, Colo. – In a couple months, winter will arrive and Washington State will look back on this season, the first under coach Jimmy Rogers. Maybe the Cougars will feel proud of their accomplishments, of the way they capitalized on a brutal road stretch. Perhaps they will regret the way things went.

PULLMAN – Tim Brandle couldn’t believe his iPhone wasn’t buzzing a hole in his pocket. It was a sunny Saturday afternoon earlier this month, and he was sitting at his 8-year-old daughter’s soccer game, keeping one eye on the score of the Washington State football game.

Jay Norvell, the head coach, needs to re-assign Jay Norvell, the offensive coordinator, before it’s too late. Close games are turning chaotic at Canvas Stadium — only not in a good way.

If there was ever a week to ignore the Hotline’s picks, cast point spreads aside and simply enjoy the games, this is it.

PULLMAN — Not a cloud hung in the sky at Rogers Field, where Washington State had just wrapped up a practice early in fall camp, a crucial preseason stretch for a team with so many newcomers. It was Aug. 2, the fourth day of fall camp, and on a sizzling Saturday afternoon, the Cougars’ defense had run away with the practice.

PULLMAN – In the hours after Washington State redshirt freshman offensive lineman Sone Falealo was shot at a Pullman party early Sunday morning, head coach Jimmy Rogers made his way to the Pullman Regional Hospital to accompany him.

PULLMAN – Zevi Eckhaus may never have seen the pressure headed his way, not with his back turned. It was early in Washington State’s loss to rival Washington last weekend, and after the Huskies took an early lead, Eckhaus and the Cougars were looking to match.

Oklahoma football sustained a huge blow Tuesday, with the announcement that quarterback John Mateer needs surgery for an injury to his throwing hand suffered during the seventh-ranked Sooners’ 24-17 win over Auburn last Saturday.