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Video: Graham Harrell after practice

Wed., Dec. 23, 2015

Graham Harrell talks to the media after WSU's Wednesday practice.

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Video: Mike Leach after practice

Wed., Dec. 23, 2015

Mike Leach talks to the media after WSU's Wednesday practice.

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Morning links: Cougars get their swag on

Wed., Dec. 23, 2015

Washington State held its first El Paso practice yesterday. Then the Cougars hit the gift suite.

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Mike Leach prepares disciples for future success

Tue., Dec. 22, 2015

A late-arriving flight prevented Washington State from participating in its scheduled Monday night practice, but the Cougars put in nearly three hours of work at a local high school facility on Tuesday.

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Video: Graham Harrell after practice

Tue., Dec. 22, 2015

Graham Harrell speaks to the media after WSU's first practice in El Paso.

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Video: Mike Leach after practice

Tue., Dec. 22, 2015

Mike Leach speaks to the media after WSU's first practice in El Paso.

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Morning links: Cougars arrive in El Paso

Tue., Dec. 22, 2015

Washington State was met by a mariachi band that played Christmas carols when it deplaned in El Paso on Tuesday.

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No more easy opponents for WSU basketball

Mon., Dec. 21, 2015

The college basketball season is still too new and teams have not played enough games yet to fully trust the algorithms and metrics that attempt to compare teams based on the toughness of their respective foes.

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Sun Bowl swag just part of experience for Cougars

Mon., Dec. 21, 2015

In the age of newer, flatter and more useful TVs, Mike Leach’s set is a relic, dating all the way back to 2005.

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Morning links: Bowl season begins

Sun., Dec. 20, 2015

The Pac-12 is off to a hot start in the postseason, with both Arizona and Utah winning their bowl games.

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WSU lineman Joe Dahl should return for Sun Bowl after frustrating injury

Sat., Dec. 19, 2015

Football players like WSU’s Joe Dahl are often noted for their conflicting dual personalities because it strikes people as odd that a person who is so polite and smiles so freely in his daily life is able to be successful in a sport in which stars are so often the biggest, the meanest, the most violent.

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WSU’s football success has financial impact

Fri., Dec. 18, 2015

The economic theory underpinning major college athletics centers around the redistribution of wealth, at its surface.

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Cougars hold off Texas State in overtime after up-and-down performance

Fri., Dec. 18, 2015

PULLMAN – Ike Iroegbu scored 18 points, including a key 3-point play in overtime, to spark Washington State to a 78-73 victory over Texas State on Friday night.

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Video: Conor Clifford, Ike Iroegbu and Que Johnson

Fri., Dec. 18, 2015

WSU players after Texas State.

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Video: Ernie Kent after Texas State

Fri., Dec. 18, 2015

Everything Ernie Kent said after WSU's overtime win over Texas State.

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Mike Leach AP Pac-12 coach of the year; Luke Falk and Eduardo Middleton on first team

Fri., Dec. 18, 2015

The writers who cover the Pac-12 on a regular basis were impressed with Washington State’s five-win improvement in 2015, selecting six Cougars to the Associated Press’ All-Pac-12 teams and naming Mike Leach the conference coach of the year.

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Mike Leach AP Pac-12 Coach of the Year, Falk and Middleton on the first team

Fri., Dec. 18, 2015

The Associated Press released its All-Pac-12 team on Friday and the Cougars fared pretty well.

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Morning links: WSU returns to practice

Fri., Dec. 18, 2015

The Washington State Cougars returned to the practice field on Thursday after taking some time off for finals.

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Video: Peyton Pelluer after practice

Thu., Dec. 17, 2015

The Cougars returned to practice on Thursday after taking a few days off for finals.

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Video: Mike Leach after practice

Thu., Dec. 17, 2015

Mike Leach talks about WSU's upcoming bowl game after WSU's first practice of the week.

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Video: Luke Falk after practice

Thu., Dec. 17, 2015

Luke Falk talks about Gabe Marks' return to WSU practice, and more after WSU's first practice of the week.

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WSU turned corner with first-year defensive coordinator Alex Grinch

Wed., Dec. 16, 2015

Washington State’s defense was better in 2015 than it was in 2014, and the reason for its improvement under first-year defensive coordinator Alex Grinch have been expounded upon at length by Cougars coach Mike Leach and his players.

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Garrett McBroom signs with WSU

Wed., Dec. 16, 2015

Washington State announced the midyear signing of junior college defensive end Garrett McBroom out of Northeastern Oklahoma A&M.

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WSU chat

Wed., Dec. 16, 2015

Our weekly chat about all things WSU related.

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WSU football team has seven games in Pullman next season

Tue., Dec. 15, 2015

The most highly anticipated Washington State football season in at least a decade will play out primarily in front of its home fans.