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PULLMAN – Washington State might play its bowl game on the moon.

PULLMAN – Jaxon Potter has played his final snap at Washington State.

PULLMAN – Before the sun could make its way over the rolling hills of the Palouse on Wednesday morning, Jimmy Rogers was in the Cougar Football Complex. It was the first day of college football’s early signing period, and WSU was set to sign more than two dozen players, but the start time still registered as a little earlier than normal around here.

PULLMAN – With less than a day until the early signing period, Washington State is strengthening its recruiting pipeline in the South.

Washington State is bowl-eligible again after smashing Oregon State in the regular-season finale.

PULLMAN – Angel Johnson cradled the football in his right hand and stomped his feet. His breath came billowing out of his face mask and into the night air at Gesa Field, where he had just glided into the end zone, putting the exclamation mark on his Washington State team’s blowout win over Oregon State in both teams’ regular-season finales.

When halftime hits at Gesa Field, teams are put on something of a collision course. The path to Washington State’s locker room takes the Cougars from the far sideline to the opposite side of the field. The path to the visitors’ takes the guests across the field too. The Cougs will often cross paths with their opponent, but it’s rarely an eventful sequence.

Raam Stevenson’s face crept into a wry grin. He was sitting atop a podium, not far from the field where his Washington State team reached bowl eligibility with a 32-8 dismantling of Oregon State, and as a key cog in the Cougars’ defense, he could see where this question was going.

Washington State avenged a loss to Oregon State earlier this month and secured bowl eligibility in the process, capping its regular season with a 32-8 win over the Beavers on Saturday at Gesa Field in Pullman. The Cougs' defense continued its long streak of impressive performances, consistently pestering the Beavs and their true freshman quarterback.

Caleb Francl and Tony Freeman helped Washington State dominate Oregon State en route to a sixth win on the season and bowl eligibility.

Washington State controls game against Oregon State to reach bowl game.