Cougars safety Jalen Thompson talks about having an extra week off after the Apple Cup, preparing for Iowa State and the impact of quarterback Gardner Minshew this season.

Eight days after Leach and the Cougars take on Iowa State in the San Antonio-based Alamo Bowl, Aaron Best and the Eagles will play for FCS royalty about five hours north in Frisco, Texas, against North Dakota State, the team that’s won six of the last seven championships.

Cougars coach Mike Leach talks about wide receiver Easop Winston, Eastern Washington's chances of winning a national title and how his assistant coaches utilize social media on the recruiting trail.

Cougars linebacker Jahad Woods talks about bowl preparations, the challenges of facing Iowa State and Eastern Washington reaching the FCS national title game.

Cougars receiver Tay Martin talks about playing in the Alamo Bowl, the progression of Easop Winston and why the team is fresher coming into this bowl season.

Green-Richards is one of two freshman DBs to transfer from WSU this fall. Safety D’Angelo McKenzie left the team on Nov. 9, then announced Thursday on Twitter he’d be continuing his career at FCS Cal Poly.

Since his older brother’s death 11 months ago, Ryan Hilinski has ascended national recruiting leaderboards, earned the distinction of being the country’s top high school pocket passer and collected dozens of scholarship offers from some of the top programs in college football.

College football’s postseason is here and it rarely disappoints. This year should be no different with marquee matchups and storylines abound in the 39 bowl games.

WSU has 20 players orally committed right now according 247Sports, and the Cougars are expected to sign another large batch in about a week’s time.

Cougars running back James Williams talks about preparing for the Alamo Bowl and why the team took an additional week off after the Apple Cup this year.

Cougars nickel Hunter Dale talks about preparations for the Alamo Bowl and compares Washington State and Iowa State.

Cougars coach Mike Leach talks about Friday night's practice, bowl preparations and James Williams' contributions to the team this season.

WSU left tackle Andre Dillard talks about being named an All-American, the sustained success of the Cougars' offensive line and the trend of NFL prospects skipping out on bowl games.

WSU quarterback Gardner Minshew talks about his experience on the college football awards circuit, preparing for the Alamo Bowl and NFL prospects skipping their bowl games.

Cougars coach Mike Leach talks about Thursday night's practice, the development of quarterbacks Trey Tinsley, Anthony Gordon and Cammon Cooper, and the eight-team College Football Playoff.

Chidom announced late Thursday night in a Twitter post he intends to transfer from WSU, citing his desire to “find a new home to compete at and complete my education.”

Lucas started all 12 games on WSU’s offensive line during the regular season and helped the Cougars reduce their sacks total from 44 in 2017 to just 11 in 2018. The Everett native and Archbishop Murray product anchored the right side of an offensive line that was named a semifinalist for the Joe Moore Award – given to the nation’s top O-line – and he was integral in WSU’s FBS-leading passing totals.

As of Tuesday afternoon, the Cyclones still had a commanding lead on the Cougars in terms of how many tickets each program has sold to the Dec. 28 game in San Antonio, Texas (6 p.m. PT, ESPN).