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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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No. 25 WSU enters AP ranking for first time in 2016

Washington State enters Week 10 of the college football season ranked in the Associated Press Top 25 poll at No. 25, the first time the Cougars have been ranked all year. WSU (6-2, 5-0 Pac-12) has won its last six games, including Saturday’s 18-point comeback at Oregon State.
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WSU vs. Arizona set for 1 p.m. kick

PULLMAN – Washington State is about to find out what Pac-12 football looks like in the daylight. The Cougars will play their day game in nearly two months on Saturday when they host Arizona for a game with a 1 p.m. kickoff. The game will be televised on the Pac-12 Network. WSU will also be celebrating Dad’s Weekend against the Wildcats.
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Analysis: It’s time for ASU coach Todd Graham to be held accountable

Let’s dispel once and for all the notion that Arizona State coach Todd Graham did not know what he was doing when he told Washington State coach Mike Leach his comments the previous week were “chicken(excrement)” and “bull(excrement)” after Washington State’s 37-32 win over the Sun Devils on Saturday.
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Jacob Thorpe’s Week 9 Pac-12 picks

There is a football game on Thursday, and under some circumstances it could be pretty intriguing. California has proved to be a team that can beat or lose to anybody it faces, while the surging Trojans are probably the best team in the Pac-12 South but need to play flawlessly the rest of the way to have a shot at winning the division.
Sports

Showdown between Utah and UW critical for both teams

This weekend against No. 5 Washington, No. 17 Utah will play either spoiler or kingmaker. The Huskies (7-0, 4-0 Pac-12) are the Pac-12's only team with a realistic chance of playing in the College Football Playoff.
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Colorado dines on In-N-Out after Stanford win

They say that an army marches on its stomach, and the Colorado Buffaloes also need full bellies to stampede. While the team's 10-5 win at Stanford this weekend may have left the fans and players feeling somewhat unsatisfied, the Buffaloes still got a warm meal after the game.