14-point underdogs, playing without two of their best players, the Cougars rallied from a 28-10 fourth quarter deficit to shock the Huskies 31-28 in the Apple Cup Friday.
Author: Adam Lewis
Adam Lewis
An alumnus of Washington State University's Edward R. Murrow College of Communication, Lewis is a sports journalist working at Sportspress Northwest. He spent his first three years in Pullman at the school newspaper writing his weekly column "Backrow Banter" while covering the WSU baseball team. His opinion piece in the fall of 2011 on Cougars football, "The Campus That Cried Wulff" received attention from media outlets throughout the Northwest. The column called for the immediate dismissal of former WSU head coach Paul Wulff. With a family background in the newspaper industry, Lewis's passion for objective sports journalism wins out over passion for his favorite teams. Lewis graduated cum laude from WSU in May. His senior year on the Palouse was spent covering Mike Leach's tumultuous first year coaching the Cougars. At Sportspress Northwest, Lewis will help cover the Storm, Mariners and Seahawks before returning to Pullman in August to cover WSU football's fall camp.
Huskies are a 13-point road favorite in the Apple Cup. But it’s not impossible, Cougars fans, as long as Leach deploys the teachings of SPNW’s crimson-colored “Idiot’s Guide.”
Mike Leach’s Air Raid Offense ground to a halt while his defense did little to prevent a thorough thrashing in Washington State’s 46-7 loss to Arizona State Saturday at Sun Devils Stadium. The Cougars (2-9, 0-8 Pac-12) quickly fell behind 11-0, then looked lifeless (empty-corpse-ish?) for the remaining three-and-a-half quarters in the penultimate game of
PULLMAN — A $61 million football only operations facility in Martin Stadium’s west end zone was approved as expected by Washington State University’s board of regents Friday morning. Construction crews will break ground on the fourth phase of a near decade-long series of renovations to the smallest stadium in the Pac-12 the Monday following the
Mike Leach denied Marquess Wilson’s allegations of physical and verbal abuse by the Washington State staff during his weekly press conference Monday, calling the heated halftime altercation between players and coaches during the Cougars’ 49-6 loss to Utah on Nov. 3 “typical locker-room stuff.” WSU center Elliott Bosch backed his head coach and provided details
Marquess Wilson’s parting letter two hours before kickoff overshadowed WSU’s strange 44-36 loss to UCLA Saturday night at Martin Stadium. The negative buzz surrounding the former receiver’s allegations of physical and verbal abuse during the Utah game’s halftime locker room confrontation, which he cited as a reason he was quitting the program, prompted Washington State
A big star at Gonzaga Prep, LB Travis Long never expected so much losing when he chose Washington State. But he has drawn the admiration of all for keeping his competitive edge.
Mike Leach offered extensive insight Monday on nearly every facet of his Washington State (2-7, 0-6 Pac-12) football team. The loquacious coach, however, suddenly became tight-lipped when asked about Marquess Wilson. Leach suspended the team’s leading wide receiver early in the day for a violation of team rules.
Personnel turnover following a coaching change in college football is common. Cougars coach Mike Leach said more are likely to follow the 17 who have already left.
Marquess Wilson has been suspended for a violation of team rules, according to a spokesman from the Washington State football program said Monday morning. The Moscow-Pullman Daily News reported that Wilson walked off the field 20 minutes into a two-hour conditioning workout Sunday night.