WSU 3, Oregon State 0 - End of First Quarter

COUGARS

How important is Mkristo Bruce to Washington State?

Let’s see what he’s done in just this Oregon State game alone.

Midway through the first quarter, he stripped the ball from OSU’s Matt Moore – yes, it looked like a pass to me – then fell on the fumble, giving the Cougars a real scoring opportunity.

They scored, sure, on a Loren Langley 39-yard field goal, but the offense was pretty impotent. Other than a pass interference call, Alex Brink and the rest of the offensive guys went the wrong way prior to field goal.

This is the same Oregon State defense that gave up 42 points to Boise State. The Beavers are dominating the line of scrimmage – what No. 3 USC couldn’t do last week – especially on running plays. The one area where the Cougs are finding room is in the middle of the field with the passing game.

Let’s see if they can continue taking advantage of that bubble.