Thanks to Washington State’s success during the last football season and the return of established stars, it is reasonable to assume quite a bit of football surrounding the spring football practices that will serve as a first glimpse at what should be a highly anticipated 2016 season.

This is the fourth of eight previews looking at WSU’s position-by-position prospects for the upcoming season. Today: Offensive line. Thursday: Running backs. PULLMAN – Cole Madison spent the 2014 season figuring out how to use his talent.

PULLMAN – For the dwindling number of Washington State football players old enough to remember the last trip, Saturday’s return to Rice-Eccles Stadium is a reminder of likely the lowest point in their careers. A 49-6 loss to a 3-5 Utah team was bad enough, but it is the game’s aftermath that lingers.