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Jacob Thorpe

Jacob Thorpe

Current Position: Sports columnist

Jacob Thorpe is a freelance sports columnist covering Washington State football.

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2 Minute Drill: WSU’s keys to victory on Saturday against Arizona

Don't take your eyes off … Arizona quarterback Brandon Dawkins is arguably the Pac-12's most explosive playmaker with the ball in his hands. He has run the ball for 20 or more yards nine separate times – more than any other Pac-12 player regardless of position – despite having missed two games due to injury.
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Luke Falk had serious trials before finding happiness at WSU

The history between Brandon Dawkins and Luke Falk is fairly fleeting, and though each quarterback for a time held the starting job the other coveted, the transitory nature of their time in each other’s lives prevented either long term friendship or animosity.
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The pick: Why WSU will beat Arizona

This has been an unpredictable year in the Pac-12, if you're talking about preseason predictions. But since Week 7 or so, the conference has been thoroughly predictable.
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Impact player: WSU’s Malachi Flynn

Malachi Flynn may only be a freshmen, but the youngster from Tacoma’s Bellarmine Prep is expected to be a difference maker for the Cougars in his first year.
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Mike Leach’s compliment rubs OSU coach the wrong way

When Mike Leach said Oregon State was “an explosive team” and “every bit as talented as we are” during Washington State’s weekly Monday press conference, it seemed like the sort of innocuous compliment coaches routinely give each other’s teams over the course of a season.
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Jacob Thorpe’s Week 10 Pac-12 picks

To illustrate just how shook up the Pac-12 is this year, take a look at the line on the Colorado vs. UCLA game. The Bruins were projected to win the South Division in the Pac-12 Preseason Media Poll, and the Buffaloes were almost universally projected to finish last.
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WSU’s Falk a finalist for Golden Arm award

As the Washington State Cougars keep finding ways to win, the quarterback at the helm of the Air Raid offense once again finds himself in the national spotlight. Luke Falk, who has spent his week quelling a report that he has already decided to turn pro, was named a finalist for the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, which is given each year to the nation’s outstanding senior or fourth-year quarterback.
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WSU is No. 25 in first College Football Playoff rankings

There is an emerging consensus that there are exactly 24 FBS football teams better than Washington State this week, no more and no less. The Cougars made their debut in the initial round of College Football Playoff rankings on Tuesday at No. 25, which is the same ranking they hold in both the AP Top-25 and the Coaches Poll.
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Highly coveted center will play basketball at WSU

Ernie Kent landed one of the most highly-coveted recruits of his time as the Washington State head coach on Tuesday night when junior college center Davante Cooper committed to Washington State over scholarship offers from Oklahoma State, Oregon State and Purdue.
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Jacob Thorpe’s Week 10 Pac-12 Power Rankings

Two years ago, the Pac-12 had its Year of the Quarterback. Only two teams did not return a starter entering 2014, and Marcus Mariota, Sean Mannion and Brett Hundley were all selected in the ensuing NFL draft. Jared Goff would go on to be the No. 1 overall pick, Cody Kessler starts in the NFL Kevin Hogan and Connor Halliday won games and broke records.
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First Look: WSU vs. Arizona

Here is staff writer Jacob Thorpe’s first look at Saturday’s game between Washington State and Arizona. What is it: Arizona (2-6, 0-5 Pac-12) heads north hoping to get its first Pac-12 win by beating Washington State (6-2, 5-0) a team that has yet to lose to a conference opponent.
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WSU vs. Cal set for 7:30 p.m. kickoff

PULLMAN – Washington State’s reprieve from football games played at night will be short indeed. After taking a one week break for this weekend’s 1 p.m. game against Arizona, the Cougars will return to their streak of games under the lights for their Nov. 12 game against California, which kicks off at 7:30 p.m. The game will be televised nationally on ESPN, making it the fifth WSU game broadcast on ESPN or ESPN2 in 2016. The Cougars have had five consecutive games begin at 6:30 p.m. or later.