By and large, the Washington State football coaches don't worry about the normal practice scuffles that inevitably occur. Over the course of a season, 100 adrenaline-fueled football players compete and are bound to get on each other's nerves, occasionally, and the skirmishes are typically over…
(Correction: An earlier report said that Tracy Clark had left the Washington State football program as confirmed by Mike Leach. We have been informed by WSU that the earlier report was incorrect and that Leach misunderstood the question.)
It probably would have been ideal if center Ryan Edwards had the opportunity to redshirt last season but the Zags' lack of interior depth took away that option. The opposite is true this year (if GU stays healthy) with three players capable of playing the…
A GRIP ON SPORTS Has Washington State's football season been disappointing? Yes. This was the season the Cougars were supposed to turn the corner, remember? Last year, when WSU earned the right to blow a late lead in the New Mexico Bowl, was a surprise,…
The Pac-12 coaches had their weekly teleconference yesterday so we have plenty of news to pass along from around the conference. We'll start with our Pac-12 notebook, which takes a look at a pair of two-way players that will try and best each other on…
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