Jacob Thorpe

LEWISTON – When Washington State running backs coach Jim Mastro says of running back James Williams, “In 26 years of coaching, I don’t think I’ve had a more freakish athlete than he is,” it’s important to consider the company the freshman keeps. Mastro, the co-maestro of the Pistol offense with Chris Ault at Nevada, coached a rushing attack in Reno that ranked among the top-three nationally in three consecutive seasons, and his running backs produced five 1,000-yard campaigns over his last four years.

LEWISTON – Washington State’s smallest offensive player made the biggest play of the 2014 season. And he didn’t even have the football.

Washington State’s smallest offensive player made the biggest play of the 2014 season. And he didn’t even have the football.

LEWISTON – Even as it represents the halfway point of the Washington State football team’s preseason camp, today also marks the heat zenith for the Cougars at their practice fields in Lewiston, where temperatures are expected to reach 107 degrees. Today will be the high point in a three-day stretch of temperatures reaching easily into the triple digits, a slog in which one team will rely heavily on another.

LEWISTON – Even as it represents the halfway point of the Washington State football team’s preseason camp, Wednesday also marks the heat zenith for the Cougars at their practice fields in Lewiston, where temperatures are expected to reach 107 degrees.