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The Spokesman-Review Newspaper
Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883
Jacob Thorpe

Jacob Thorpe

Current Position: Sports columnist

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

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Sports

Pac-12 power rankings

No. 8 Arizona (12-1) Even when the Wildcats didn’t look like their old selves in the middle of their nonconference schedule, they kept winning games. And Arizona is starting to blow teams out.
Sports

Pac-12 Conference opens with high expectations

Roster turnover and overall youth were the preseason excuses as to why the Pac-12 was going to take its lumps in 2015-16, spending the year rebuilding toward a future date when it could rebuild its image as a college basketball power conference.
Sports

Defense shines as Cougars weather snow, Hurricanes for first bowl win since 2003

EL PASO, Texas – The interdependent relationship of offense and defense was abundantly evident in a snow-inundated border town near Texas’ western tip. With the exception of two drives to start the first and fourth quarters, the Washington State defense was practically perfect throughout the 20-14 Sun Bowl win over Miami. But WSU’s hallmark explosive offense was dormant throughout the second half of Saturday’s game, turning a potentially dominant win into a squeaker.
Sports

WSU: 2-minute drill

The Spokesman-Review’s Jacob Thorpe analyzes what Washington State needs to do to beat Miami.
Sports

Cougars take tour of Fort Bliss with Sun Bowl on horizon

A Bradley fighting vehicle is a cramped workspace for a soldier of average size. Yet somehow the Washington State offensive line was able to get inside and operate the troop carrier during the Cougars’ Wednesday tour of El Paso’s Fort Bliss