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First look: WSU at Colorado

Mon., Nov. 14, 2016

Here is staff writer Jacob Thorpe's first look at Saturday's game between Colorado and Washington State.

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Both Colorado and WSU ratcheting up excitement for final stretch

Mon., Nov. 14, 2016

Mike Leach enjoys pointing out that if a team loses its September games than its November ones will not mean much. His own team, though, betrays his point, being in the thick of the Pac-12 title chase despite having gone 1-2 during the season’s first month.

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Darrien Molton on the WSU defense

Mon., Nov. 14, 2016

Cornerback Darrien Molton talks about the WSU defense during the Monday press conference.

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Luke Falk and Gabe Marks during Monday’s press conference

Mon., Nov. 14, 2016

First Luke Falk and then Gabe Marks talk about the Cougars and Colorado on Monday.

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Mike Leach previews Colorado

Mon., Nov. 14, 2016

The WSU coach says his upcoming opponent is playing with more energy than in years past.

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WSU returner Kaleb Fossum named Pac-12 Special Teams Player of the Week

Mon., Nov. 14, 2016

During last Saturday’s 56-21 win over California Washington State’s Kaleb Fossum became the first Cougar to return a punt for a touchdown in 11 years, and on Monday he won Pac-12 Special Teams Player of the Week for his trouble.

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Injury means Cracraft’s prolific game against Cal is his last

Sun., Nov. 13, 2016

River Cracraft was dominant in Washington State’s 56-21 win over California, making nine catches for 87 yards and three touchdowns. He sustained a leg injury on his final catch in the third quarter, and sources have told the Spokesman-Review that Cracraft tore the ACL in his left knee, ending the career of one of WSU’s most prolific receivers.

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Cougars rise to No. 20 in the polls after California win

Sun., Nov. 13, 2016

The Washington State Cougars are ranked higher than they have been in over a decade, rising to No. 20 in the Week 12 Associated Press Top 25 after beating California 56-21 on Saturday.

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Kick time set for WSU at Colorado

Sun., Nov. 13, 2016

Washington State will end the 2016 regular season with a pair of day games.

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Gabe Marks gets Pac-12 receiving record and makes sure he gets the ball

Sun., Nov. 13, 2016

Gabe Marks, Luke Falk and the rest of the Washington State offense knew that Marks needed just one more catch to become the Pac-12’s all-time receptoins leader when they took the field halfway through the fourth quarter of WSU’s 56-21 win over California.

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WSU 56, Cal 21: Players of the game

Sat., Nov. 12, 2016

Jacob Thorpe’s players of the game from Washington State’s 56-21 victory over Cal on Saturday, Nov. 12, 2016 in Pullman.

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Key moments in Washington State’s win over Cal

Sat., Nov. 12, 2016

Key moments from Washington State’s 56-21 victory over Cal on Saturday, Nov. 12, 2016 in Pullman.

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Cougars in first place after easy win over Cal

Sat., Nov. 12, 2016

On a night when No. 23 Washington State took sole possession of first place in the Pac-12, the Cougars looked every bit of a conference champion as they hummed along to a breezy 56-21 victory over visiting California.

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WSU linebacker Nate DeRider has breakout game against Cal’s Bear Raid

Sat., Nov. 12, 2016

Prior to Saturday night’s game, the majority of junior linebacker Nate DeRider’s career had been spent making an impact during Thursday Night Football scrimmages and on special teams.

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Holiday Bowl keeping an eye on the Cougars

Sat., Nov. 12, 2016

The college football postseason picture was thrown into chaos on Saturday as the No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4 teams in the country all lost. But the bowl game executives are already in process of vetting teams and figuring out which programs they should prepare to host in the coming weeks.

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Cougars take early lead on Cal thanks to Kaleb Fossum’s punt return

Sat., Nov. 12, 2016

Washington State’s offense already had a lead when it first took the field during Saturday night’s game against California, thanks to punt returner Kaleb Fossum.

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WSU wants to make Cal offense one-dimensional on Saturday

Fri., Nov. 11, 2016

The California version of the Air Raid offense is not the same as the Washington State version, although the Cougars would like it to be.

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WSU fends off Montana State in season opener

Fri., Nov. 11, 2016

What might have been a jubilant assertion that this year would be different for the Washington State basketball team was instead a nervous feeling in the pit of your stomach affair.

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2 Minute Drill: WSU’s keys to victory against California

Fri., Nov. 11, 2016

Don’t take your eyes off … California wide receiver Chad Hansen

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The pick: Why Washington State will beat California

Thu., Nov. 10, 2016

The two teams playing in Martin Stadium on Saturday will boast the best offenses in the Pac-12. But only one has any semblance of a defense.

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Cal’s new quarterback Davis Webb is just as prolific as his predecessor

Thu., Nov. 10, 2016

After three years of seeing Jared Goff, Washington State fans will have to learn a new man behind center when California’s offense takes the field on Saturday.

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Washington State’s five wildest finishes under coach Mike Leach

Wed., Nov. 9, 2016

Mike Leach’s nearly five years coaching the Washington State football team have been marked by passing records, points scored and wild finishes. Also, for some reason, games that kick off at night. Thus, no game has better represented the essential essence of Leach’s tenure then California’s 60-59 victory in Pullman in 2014.

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Ernie Kent’s Cougars land pair of Texas junior college players

Wed., Nov. 9, 2016

Washington State signed a pair of basketball players who hail from the Southeast and played together at a Texas junior college on Wednesday, the first day of the national signing period.

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(VIDEO) Mike Leach says a grad transfer QB could succeed at WSU

Wed., Nov. 9, 2016

Max Browne is an Evergreen State native and his coach at USC will allow him to transfer in the Pac-12.

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Jacob Thorpe’s Week 11 Pac-12 picks

Wed., Nov. 9, 2016

After this, we will only have two more weeks of regular season Pac-12 picks and yours truly is still exactly .500 for the year.