Jacob Thorpe

PULLMAN – Shalom Luani was the youngest player on the worst team in the world when he scored a goal that lifted American Samoa from the cellar of international soccer.

PULLMAN – There is no mystery to the special teams touchdown at Washington State; the Cougars saw enough examples of punts and kicks returned for scores last season to testify in front of a jury as experts on the subject. Receiver Gabe Marks, who ran a few back in high school, can walk you through a successful return.

Kyrin Priester has a past, not that anyone at Washington State will tell you about it. Whatever the incident was that led to Priester’s dismissal from the Clemson football team, Mike Leach and his newest receiver are staying silent. But it has led the prep superstar from Georgia to a school he did not consider as a high school recruit. The Cougars successfully appealed for a “run-off waiver” because he is no longer welcome at Clemson.

Washington State's receivers made three one-handed catches in the end zone over the course of maybe 10 plays. It was just that kind of day for the offense.

PULLMAN – The athletic fields at Sacajawea Junior High in Lewiston lie withered after nine days of being trampled by 100-plus cleated college football players, the brown grass watered with their sweat. The Washington State Cougars doubtlessly improved during their preseason camp, as much as one team can improve over slightly a week of practice. But nothing in camp improved the team more than the waiver granted by the NCAA on Monday to allow Clemson transfer Kyrin Priester to play this season.

The athletic fields at Sacajawea Junior High in Lewiston lie withered after nine days of being trampled by 100-plus cleated college football players, the brown grass watered with their sweat.

Kyrin Priester will not have to sit out after transferring from Clemson to Washington State, where he should make an immediate impact for the Cougars.