Why Washington State? Well that's a stupid question.
Take a trip down memory lane with me, if you will. As recently as 2024, WSU was 8-1, ranked in the Top 25 and facing a closing stretch of three inferior opponents. Then everything fell apart, as WSU suffered an inexplicable loss to New Mexico, an inexcusable loss to Oregon State, and an unforgivable loss […]
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The rival Idaho Vandals took down the Washington State Cougars for the first time in Pullman since 2014 by a score of 83-81 to open the 2025-26 men’s basketball season. It’s also Idaho’s first win in the series since 2017. WSU (0-1) could never overcome their sluggish shooting start, hitting just 34.5% of their first-half […]
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Four. That is the total amount of first downs Washington State got in the second half. Five. That is the number of punts Washington State had in the second half. Both of those numbers are terrible, and they are the reason why WSU (4-5) now falls to under .500 in a loss to a previously […]
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The Jimmy Rogers era got off to a bumpy start on the Palouse, but as we wind down the fall the new headman of Washington State football seems to have settled in. Adjusting to a new environment, a new culture, can be challenging, especially when you have been somewhere else for so long; and that […]
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Once upon a time, when I was in high school, WSU football made me appreciate defense. In my grade school days, Drew Bledsoe and Ryan Leaf were my go-to players to watch, and I couldn’t wait to see what they did when WSU had the ball. But as I matured, it was the defense that […]
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Hello there! To the four of you who were wondering where this was after the Virginia game, I can explain. I was on the other side of the world at the time. Doha, Qatar to be exact. The game began in the middle of the night, which isn’t exactly new to me since it often […]
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The Redshirt Senior transfer quarterback collected 233 total yards between his arm and legs, throwing for two touchdowns and rushing for another, giving the Coug defense more than enough room for comfort. The normally potent Rocket rushing attack, averaging just over 200 yards per game going into Saturday’s contest, was limited to just 61 yards […]
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It’s been a month and five days, but our Washington State Cougars are back home. Let’s all hope and pray they’ve washed away the memories of last week’s fourth quarter debacle at Virginia. The Toledo Rockets come to Pullman sitting at 4-3 overall and sit in the middle of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). I don’t […]
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A meltdown of epic proportions in Charlottesville, Virginia for the Washington State Cougars. Boneheaded mistakes, presnap penalties, and a lack of offense allowed the No. 18 Virginia Cavaliers to erase a 17-7 halftime deficit to win it 22-20. Much like WSU’s (3-4) win over Colorado State, the offense couldn’t get anything going in the second […]
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Our Washington State Cougars once again hop on a plane and head to a faraway land, this time Charlottesville, Virginia, home of the no. 18 Virginia Cavaliers. If last week’s game was any indication, our Cougs are up to the task. Last week’s near-upset of no. 4 Ole Miss put some hope in the minds […]
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Well, dammit. Never in my wildest dreams did I think I’d be sitting here writing about how 33-point underdog WSU could have, and maybe kinda should have, beaten a Top 5 team on the road. But here I sit, kinda disappointed at the fact that the Cougs didn’t win that game. I’m also incredibly encouraged, […]
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The Washington State Cougars held a lead at multiple points in Oxford, Mississippi, but ultimately fell just short of an all-time upset, losing to No. 4 Ole Miss Rebels 24-21. WSU (3-3) held a 14-10 lead nearing the end of the third quarter before Ole Miss (6-0, 3-0 in SEC) rattled off 10 unanswered points […]
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One of the best things about living in the Pacific Time Zone is that, during college football season, games start at 9 a.m. What a way to start the day. For our Washington State Cougars today, kickoff at 9:45 a.m. allows us to watch the slaughter and then get on with our day by lunchtime. […]
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As many of you are likely aware, Google searches are … different these days. The good news is Google is offering a solution for folks who like to get their news from specific sources. If you want to help CougCenter — while also streamlining all your Google searches — there is now a way. Simply […]
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The Washington State Cougars return to action on Saturday, following their bye week, as they head to Oxford, Mississippi, to play the No. 4 Ole Miss Rebels. WSU will wear their classic crimson-white-crimson uniform set as they look for the big road upset. This week’s uniform combo is the first since the week one gray/crimson/gray […]
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Hello there! I recognize that this weekly rant is a bit late, so to the four of you reading, I apologize for my tardiness. The reason behind this column’s latency is hopefully a good one, as I spent the weekend in Colorado, visiting a longtime friend from my college days in Iowa, and watching the […]
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After allowing 118 points over the last two weeks, Washington State finally put things together defensively to hold the Colorado State Rams out of the end zone for a refreshing 20-3 win on the road. Heading into the 2025 season, Jimmy Rogers wanted to bring over his defensive, run-first identity to the Palouse. While WSU […]
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Four games into the season may not be quite enough to get a full picture of the new WSU Cougars, but it’s a good enough sample size. There are more questions than answers thus far, and the few answers we have aren’t pretty. Through the season’s first two games, it looked like, generally speaking, WSU […]
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