No Cougar Football Today

 

Sad, but true today's WSU vs Stanford game has been cancelled because a number of players including quarter Jayden de Laura (pictured above) have tested positive for COVID.  Friday's Apple Cup game pitting the Cougs against Washington is also in jeopardy. 

Barers Of Maple Valley wish a quick and safe recovery for all members of the team. 

WSU Rocked By Quarterback Hilinski Suicide

Tyler Hilinski,  WSU quarterback in waiting, was found dead today of a  self-inflicted gun shot wound.  Hilinski, who showed flashes of brilliance filling in for starting quarterback Luke Falk, was found in his apartment.  Police were called after he failed to show up for practice.
Fans on social media are expressing their shock and sadness.

Cougar student raises money for $220K donation after viral tweet

Fellow Cougar Danni Messina made headlines when her twitter promise to donate to St. Jude's Chilren's Hospital had gotten well above what she could afford.  She could have dropped the whole matter, but instead, her gofundme page has gotten higher than she ever could have imagined and is still going.   I too, contributed!
At this post, over $95,000 has been raised on her gofundme page.  Messina seems to be dealing with her new found celebrity real well and although this fame will not last long, her gifts will be appreciated forever. 

Huskies Blow Out Cougs In Apple Cup

WSU and Washington came into the Apple Cup with identical records (9 wins, 2 losses), but before the game, it looked like 2 different seasons,  a season of disappointment for the Washington Huskies with wins against teams like Fresno State and Montana, much smaller schools, while the WSU Cougs could celebrate wins against Stanford, USC, and Utah, putting a Pac 12 championship into their sites. 
No one saw this coming, all Cougar hopes were crushed in a 41-14 Washington victory. The game was not even as close as the score would indicate as both the Cougar offense and defense looked absolutely impotent.  Luke Falk, thought by some as a Heisman Trophy candidate threw 3 interceptions and lost one fumble.  He was sacked 5 times.
Seattle Times columnist Matt Calkins wrote a particularly cruel column saying the Apple Cup is not even a rivalry.  Indeed the numbers bear that out as the Huskies have won 72 times compared to WSU's 32.  It's safe to say that is an insurmountable lead even bigger that so called Civil War were this year Oregon blew out Oregon State 69-10.  However, the Cougs do have some memorable wins, minimizing the overwhelming numbers in our minds.

Great Night To Be A Cougar

The Washington State Cougars soundly defeated the 15th ranked Stanford Cardinal 42-16 on the road.  In two straight games, the Cougs have beaten 2 of the Pac 12's marquis teams. The Cougs soundly beat the Oregon Ducks last weekend. 

WSU Ranked--Update On Luke Falk

WSU is ranked by 20th in the nation by most polls according to USA Today.   It is the highest ranking for the Cougs in 10 years.  The Cougars handily defeated Colorado last Saturday. 
The Seattle Times reports that WSU star quarterback Luke Falk had suffered a concussion in the game that may not be career ending or season ending. That is according to WSU Athletic Director Bill Moos.  The Cougar camp had been pretty closed mouth after the game and all of Sunday.
 Has status for the Apple Cup this week is uncertain.

2014 WSU Football Season Gets Underway

Cougars face Rutgers at Century Link Field tonight.

Cougs Beat Mustangs

In what looked like another hopeless Saturday afternoon, the Washington State Cougars overcame a 17 point deficit to beat the SMU Mustangs in overtime 30-27 in Pullman today. It was the second major college upset in the state. Earlier, Washington shocked USC 16-13. Both games were won by field goals.

Tony Bennett To Stay In Pullman

It appears that Tony Bennett will be returning as Cougar Men's Basketball coach as ESPN reports the rookie head coach has inked a 7 year deal with the Pullman School. Bennett has just finished his first year after succeeding his father, Dick, leading the Cougs to their first NCAA Post SeasonTournament appearance in over 10 years.

Clock Strikes Midnight For WSU Cougars

The WSU Cougars' dream basketball season has ended this afternoon with a double overtime loss to Vanderbilt in the second round of the Eastern Regionals 78-74. Derrick Byers lead Vanderbilt with 27 points, Derrick Low scored 21 points to lead the Cougs. Congratulations WSU for a great season!

Dang! Bruins Beat Cougs

There have got to be worst things than losing to the nation's number 2 College Basketball team by seven points but right now it's hard to think of what would be.

The Cougs started out ice cold in the second half and spotted the UCLA Bruin a 10 point lead. The Cougs roared back and closed the gap by four, but UCLA would not fold and wound up with a 52-45 win on our home court.