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Reports: WSU set to hire Matt Miller as new offensive coordinator, plus other staff additions
WSU season review: Grading the Cougars, best and worst games and a brief look to 2026
WSU rewind: In Potato Bowl win, LB Gavin Barthiel makes surprise start and cashes in against former team
Analysis: In Potato Bowl win over Utah State, WSU reminded us what football in Pullman can look like
Dave Boling: WSU shows what college football should really be about in Potato Bowl win
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Mailbag: Pac-12 legacy school coaching buyouts, John Mateer’s NIL deal and more

UPDATED: Mon., Dec. 29, 2025

Washington State collected $4 million from Iowa State in exchange for losing Jimmy Rogers earlier this month.

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OL Jaylin Caldwell and two teammates are re-signing with WSU, Cougars announce

UPDATED: Sun., Dec. 28, 2025

As the college football ecosystem changes, Washington State is changing with it.

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WSU season review: Grading the Cougars, best and worst games and a brief look to 2026

UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 25, 2025

Despite losing its conference, its coach and its quarterback – plus the offensive coordinator, top tailback, leading receiver and so many other impact players – Washington State went bowling for the ninth time in the past 11 years and finished with a winning record.

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Reports: WSU set to hire Matt Miller as new offensive coordinator, plus other staff additions

UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 24, 2025

PULLMAN – Kirby Moore’s first Washington State coaching staff is starting to come together.

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WSU rewind: In Potato Bowl win, LB Gavin Barthiel makes surprise start and cashes in against former team

UPDATED: Tue., Dec. 23, 2025

PULLMAN – To understand one of the more fascinating subplots of Washington State’s season finale, a romp over Utah State in Monday’s Idaho Potato Bowl, you’ll have to stick with us for a second.

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RB Maxwell Woods, other young Cougars show real promise in WSU’s Potato Bowl win over Utah State

UPDATED: Tue., Dec. 23, 2025

BOISE – For a second, Maxwell Woods looked like an Olympic gymnast. With the ball in one hand, he used the other to reach down to the blue turf, where he planted his hand and regained his balance, sprinting another 35 yards into Utah State territory.

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Analysis: In Potato Bowl win over Utah State, WSU reminded us what football in Pullman can look like

UPDATED: Mon., Dec. 22, 2025

BOISE – Not a single french fry found Danny Freund, the Washington State offensive coordinator who was pilloried over and over this season. He waded through the celebration, around the Cougars taking pictures, around the ones throwing potatoes, in between the ones throwing french fries into their mouths like it was their last meal.

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Dave Boling: WSU shows what college football should really be about in Potato Bowl win

UPDATED: Mon., Dec. 22, 2025

If anybody questioned what would provide the motivation for Washington State’s players going into the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, it was the same that got them playing the game in the first place.

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Mariners sign veteran platoon player Rob Refsnyder

UPDATED: Mon., Dec. 22, 2025

SEATTLE – The Mariners added some veteran depth to their roster on Monday, signing outfielder/first baseman Rob Refsnyder to a one-year, $6.25 million contract.

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Washington State’s Ace Glass named WCC Freshman of the Week

UPDATED: Mon., Dec. 22, 2025

Ace Glass’ breakout freshman season continues to be recognized.

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Washington State cooks up impressive Potato Bowl win over Utah State 34-21

UPDATED: Mon., Dec. 22, 2025

WSU quarterback Zevi Eckhaus went out as himself. At times this season, that helped the Cougars win games. At others, it helped the Cougs lose them. On Monday, it helped WSU capture its first bowl game win in seven years, heading back to Pullman — into the program’s next era — with a win over Utah State.

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The pick: Why Utah State will beat Washington State in the Idaho Potato Bowl

UPDATED: Sun., Dec. 21, 2025

However you do the math, whichever way you slice the matchup, this bowl game profiles as one of Washington State’s more winnable ones in recent years.

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