Jacob Thorpe

PULLMAN – Coach Mike Leach said that there is no quarterback controversy. Neither backup Austin Apodaca nor freshman Tyler Bruggman will take over as signal caller, and Connor Halliday will continue to manage the team even after Washington State fell 52-24 to Oregon State on Saturday night. He doesn’t have to worry about anyone taking his spot.

PULLMAN – Entering Saturday’s game between Oregon State and Washington State, the fewest passes thrown by the starting quarterback of either team in a game was Connor Halliday of WSU’s 36 against Stanford, and he left that game in the third quarter. As such, the expectation was that the matchup would be a shootout from the get-go.

Coach Mike Leach said that there is no quarterback controversy.

PULLMAN – Washington State’s football team hasn’t often been favored in conference games over the past half decade. But the oddsmakers in Las Vegas have the Cougars winning by the slimmest of margins in their matchup tonight against Oregon State. If the team can turn the bookies into prophets by winning at home, they’ll be 5-2 and have won more games than any WSU football team since 2007.

PULLMAN – Washington State University’s men’s basketball program announced Friday that junior college transfer Danny Lawhorn has left the team. Lawhorn was expected to play point guard for the Cougars but is gone before ever suiting up. The athletic department issued a statement in which coach Ken Bone said, “We wish him nothing but the best in his future endeavors.”

Washington State’s football team hasn’t often been favored in conference games over the last half decade. But the oddsmakers have the Cougars favored by one against Oregon State.

Washington Sate University's basketball program announced Friday that junior college transfer Danny Lawhorn has left the team before ever suiting up for the Cougars.

PULLMAN – It’s not hard to have a big game when you have your own personal cheering section. Growing up in California’s Union City, Kalafitoni Pole was always family-oriented. Active in his church, and with parents who consistently attended his games, it’s no surprise that the Washington State defensive tackle had his first two fumble recoveries of the season when he returned to Northern California last Saturday to face Cal.

It’s not hard to have a big game when you have your own personal cheering section.

PULLMAN – Sean Mannion is effectively perfect. With 21 touchdowns against just two interceptions, Oregon State’s quarterback is as close to flawless as a Swiss watch. His 2,018 passing yards lead the quarterback-fertile Pac-12, and his 67.2 percent completion clip is the envy of offensive coordinators across the county. But it wasn’t always this way.

PULLMAN – Sean Mannion is effectively perfect. With 21 touchdowns against just two interceptions, Oregon State’s quarterback is as close to flawless as a Swiss watch.

There may be a new rivalry brewing in the Pac-12 North. The past two years the matchup between Stanford and Washington has been well worth the DVR space. But that rivalry has tipped the scales from “competitive” to “heated” in the aftermath of the Cardinal’s 31-28 victory in Stanford, Calif., on Saturday. After the game, UW coach Steve Sarkisian accused Stanford defensive line coach – and 21-year UW assistant – Randy Hart of telling players to fake injuries to slow down the Huskies’ hurry-up offense. The game was stopped when star linebacker Shayne Skov and others were seemingly unable to stand, but the Cardinal players then appeared to recover remarkably quickly on the sideline.

There may be a new rivalry brewing in the Pac-12 North. The past two years the matchup between Stanford and Washington has been well worth the DVR space.