Having worked overtime all week, the gray haze smothering the region took Saturday off, for the most part – the air on the Palouse no worse than if it was just combines kicking up dust in the distance near Albion.
Losses always hurt. But sometimes wins, even improbable ones like Washington State’s 47-44 triple-overtime victory over Boise State can hurt even longer.
Other than the long heave that made him Washington State’s career passing leader, Luke Falk didn’t find much success throwing the ball downfield. The short pitches and pops that bailed out Falk against Montana State? They weren’t there either.