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Cornerback from Texas verbally commits to Washington State

UPDATED: Fri., Aug. 25, 2017

Erick Hallett II is leaving the Lone Star State for the Palouse and an opportunity to contribute as a part of Alex Grinch’s “Speed D.” Hallett II, a three-star cornerback from Cypress, Texas, announced his verbal commitment to Washington State on Twitter Friday morning.

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Determining depth: A projection of Washington State’s 2017 two-deep

Thu., Aug. 24, 2017

Washington State practice is closed to the public for the rest of the season, meaning fans and reporters who still haven’t gotten their fix of preseason football will have to get creative if they still wish to view the Cougars. (The bridge adjoining the Compton Union Building and nearby elevator is a popular lookout point and any patron of the Holland & Terrell Library can see Rogers Field in its entirety from the large windows on the north end of the building.)

Sports >  WSU football

Washington State linebacker Isaac Dotson finally finds stability on the field

Wed., Aug. 23, 2017

There’s something unfamiliar about the start of Isaac Dotson’s senior season. Familiarity.

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Cougs in the NFL: Shalom Luani making an early impact for Oakland Raiders

Tue., Aug. 22, 2017

Time will tell whether the Oakland Raiders made the right or wrong picks in the 2017 NFL draft, but if two preseason games are any indication, they’re at least getting some bang for their buck from a seventh rounder out of Washington State.

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Washington State’s Cody O’Connell earns preseason All-America nod from Associated Press

Tue., Aug. 22, 2017

Associated Press voters expect another All-American season out of Washington State left guard Cody O’Connell.

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Washington State’s Hercules Mata’afa, Idaho’s Aikeem Coleman named to Ted Hendricks Award watch list

Tue., Aug. 22, 2017

Washington State’s Hercules Mata’afa and Idaho’s Aikeem Coleman were recently added to the watch list for the Ted Hendricks Award, given annually the best defensive end in college football.

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All-camp team: 5 Washington State football players who made the biggest impact during fall camp

UPDATED: Mon., Aug. 21, 2017

We take a quick look back at the first three weeks of Washington State football practice and hand out all-camp honors to the five players who looked the best during the dog days of August.

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Washington State football ranked No. 24 in preseason AP poll

UPDATED: Mon., Aug. 21, 2017

The Cougars just made the cut. Washington State checked in at No. 24 when the Associated Press released its first Top 25 poll Monday morning, giving the Cougars a preaseason ranking for the first time since 2002.

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Taylor, Washington State hoping for better start to 2017 season

UPDATED: Sun., Aug. 20, 2017

Robert Taylor isn’t alone. He’s not the first Washington State student who’s made a costly after-hours blunder on the Pullman campus and he certainly won’t be the last.

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Washington State gets pledge from California receiver

UPDATED: Sun., Aug. 20, 2017

Patrick Nunn received an offer from Washington State in March and six months later, the wide receiver from San Mateo, California, has given a verbal pledge to the only Pac-12 school on his shortlist. Nunn, a 6-3, 195-pound wideout from Junipero Serra High School, announced his commitment to WSU via Twitter on Sunday afternoon.

Sports >  WSU football

Washington State offense hits a standstill … and four other observations from the second fall scrimmage

UPDATED: Sat., Aug. 19, 2017

It’s in Washington State’s best interest to play as much football under floodlights as possible before the month of September rolls around. The Cougars open the season at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 2 against Montana State.

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Washington State QB commit Cammon Cooper dials up 10 touchdowns in prep game

UPDATED: Sat., Aug. 19, 2017

Made for the Air Raid? It sure seems like Cammon Cooper is.

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Ask the experts: A Washington State-flavored Q&A with the analysts at the Pac-12 Networks

UPDATED: Fri., Aug. 18, 2017

Every year, one Washington State practice winds up being much bigger of a production than the rest. A few more cameras are circling the perimeter of Martin Stadium and a crew of television personalities wearing navy polos are roaming the premises for a few hours. The occasion? Pac-12 Networks day in Pullman.

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He’s passed, he’s caught, he’s punted – Washington State’s Kyle Sweet a jack of all trades

UPDATED: Thu., Aug. 17, 2017

Kyle Sweet was throwing footballs when he arrived at Santa Margarita High School in 2011. By 2012, he was catching them. Now he’s punting them.

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Rolling, not running, the preferred method of punishment for Washington State’s Mike Leach

Wed., Aug. 16, 2017

Mike Leach has always been an adversary of sprint-based punishment. Here’s how the Washington State coach sees it.

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Washington State’s Luke Falk, Idaho’s Matt Linehan added to Manning Award watch list

UPDATED: Wed., Aug. 16, 2017

Washington State quarterback Luke Falk woke up Wednesday morning to find himself on yet another preseason watch list. Idaho’s Matt Linehan, coming off a season that saw him lead the Vandals to a bowl win, cracked the watch list for the first time.

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Scout work begins for Washington State two weeks ahead of season opener

UPDATED: Tue., Aug. 15, 2017

Jeff Choate and Montana State won’t be strolling into Martin Stadium for another 18 days, but the Cougars got their first glimpse of the Bobcats Tuesday afternoon in Pullman.

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12 players who could make life hard for Washington State this season

Tue., Aug. 15, 2017

Week 1, it was a wide receiver from Eastern Washington. Week 2, it was a running back from Boise State. Week 11, it was a quarterback from Colorado and Week 12, a safety from Washington.

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Top basketball recruit Roberto Gittens to attend JC, not WSU this fall

UPDATED: Tue., Aug. 15, 2017

The crown jewel of Washington State’s 2017 basketball recruiting class won’t suit up for the Cougars this season.

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Washington State’s Onyeukwu making quick work of his short stint in Pullman

UPDATED: Mon., Aug. 14, 2017

The college experience is going by at warp speed for Chima Onyeukwu.

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Leach less than thrilled with ‘last 30 yards’ of Washington State practice

UPDATED: Sun., Aug. 13, 2017

Washington State’s first workout under the Sunday Night Lights was a productive one. Until it wasn’t.

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For Washington State linebacker Nate DeRider, it’s a full ride

UPDATED: Sat., Aug. 12, 2017

When Washington State rewarded Nate DeRider with a full scholarship Friday afternoon after four years of thankless walk-on service, nobody was more amped than the recipient himself. Though, inside linebackers coach Ken Wilson may have been a close second.

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Washington State’s offense hits on all cylinders during first scrimmage

UPDATED: Fri., Aug. 11, 2017

Luke Falk and his stable of rangy wideouts hummed from start to finish, James Williams made a few long, winding runs to the end zone and throughout a 90-play exhibition at Martin Stadium on Friday night Washington State’s top offensive unit gave fans a glimpse of just how potent it has the chance to be this fall.

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Washington State football walk-on DeRider awarded surprise scholarship

UPDATED: Fri., Aug. 11, 2017

There’s now a good-sized list of Washington State Cougars who’ve joined Mike Leach’s program as long-shot walk-ons and performed well enough to warrant a full scholarship. Once upon a time, that was quarterback Luke Falk. After him, nickel Parker Henry. The latest? Linebacker Nate DeRider.

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It’s only been nine days, but Jamire Calvin’s reputation already growing at WSU camp

UPDATED: Thu., Aug. 10, 2017

The reputation of Jamire Calvin’s fall camp at Washington State has spread almost as rapidly as the vicious wildfires currently smoking out the Pacific Northwest. And just like those nasty blazes, the true freshman wide receiver has been hard to contain.