Stories by Jacob Thorpe for the Spokesman-Review

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Video: Graham Harrell after practice

Tue., Nov. 10, 2015

Graham Harrell talks about Dom Williams and the vertical passing game.

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Video: Mike Leach after practice

Tue., Nov. 10, 2015

Mike Leach describes how wide receivers evolve in WSU's passing offense.

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Getting the Air Raid off the ground

Tue., Nov. 10, 2015

Today's post-practice story looks at how wide receivers become productive contributors to the Air Raid offense.

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Pac-12 notebook: Rich get richer thanks to bowl games

Tue., Nov. 10, 2015

By qualifying for a bowl game, Washington State has taken the initial steps into a cycle that rewards good college football teams the opportunity to get even better.

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Jacob Thorpe’s Pac-12 Power Rankings

Tue., Nov. 10, 2015

The Pac-12 was exceedingly predictable in hindsight last week. The top six teams in our power rankings all won, the bottom six all lost and so there was very little movement this week.

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WSU vs. UCLA game notes

Tue., Nov. 10, 2015

Game notes and depth chart for Washington State's road game at UCLA.

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Morning links: WSU offensive line rises to the challenge

Tue., Nov. 10, 2015

Washington State's offensive line was expected to be a strength because of its continuity. That continuity was diminished on Saturday, but did anything change?

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Offensive line is the engine that makes WSU’s Air Raid offense fly

Mon., Nov. 9, 2015

Compared to the offensive line, NCAA passing leader Luke Falk is but a football distributor. Washington State’s receivers are just deliverymen, its running backs merely glorified porters. The offensive line is the engine that makes the Air Raid offense go. At least, it is according to one of its architects.

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Video: Dom Williams Monday press conference

Mon., Nov. 9, 2015

Dom Williams talks about the WSU offense and returning to Southern California.

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Video: Eduardo Middleton Monday press conference

Mon., Nov. 9, 2015

Eduardo Middleton talks about the Washington State offensive line.

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Video: Kache Palacio Monday press conference

Mon., Nov. 9, 2015

Rush linebacker Kache Palacio addressed the media on Monday. Here's what he had to say.

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Video: Mike Leach Monday press conference

Mon., Nov. 9, 2015

Video and a transcript of Mike Leach's remarks at Monday's press conference.

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First Look: Washington State at UCLA

Mon., Nov. 9, 2015

WSU visits UCLA on Saturday

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Falk named Pac-12 OPOW and Colorado kickoff set

Mon., Nov. 9, 2015

The Pac-12 gave Washington State some good news and some potentially bad news, depending on how you feel about late kickoffs.

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Looking back at WSU’s win over ASU

Mon., Nov. 9, 2015

What did we learn this weekend? Washington State's depth is much improved. More on that, plus links, in today's post.

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WSU will end up in a bowl game, guaranteed

Sun., Nov. 8, 2015

In this country, says Mike Leach, “bowl eligible” doesn’t mean “bowl guaranteed.”

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Pac-12 acknowledges officiating error in WSU vs. ASU

Sun., Nov. 8, 2015

Washington State should not have gotten another play after Gabe Marks was stopped on fourth down.

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Morning links: Cougars beat ASU and become bowl eligible

Sun., Nov. 8, 2015

Washington State's win over Arizona State on Saturday was its sixth of the season.

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For Cougars, extra down seems like just reward

UPDATED: Sat., Nov. 7, 2015

Some very public, very controversial officiating decisions have gone against the Cougars in recent games, with the freshest being an apparent fumble in last week’s game against Stanford that video evidence suggests should have resulted in WSU ball.

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