Author: SPNW Staff

It was hard to tell which was worse in Pullman Saturday — the weather or the Colorado Buffaloes. The choice didn’t matter to the 15th-ranked Cougars, not after a 37-3 whipping by Cal the previous week that coach Mike Leach called “the worst game that everybody’s played under me.” Washington State was thrilled to have

Coach Mike Leach said he had “no plans” to join Bill Moos at Nebraska, then praised his old boss as the best athletics director he’s worked for.

Bill Moos, Washington State University’s athletic director since 2010, bolted suddenly to Nebraska Sunday to serve in the same position.

Washington and WSU plunged seven slots each, from No. 5 to No. 12 and from No. 8 to No. 15, in the Associated Press college football rankings released Sunday.

Whether it was a short week, a late start, a high national ranking or a low opinion of Cal after its 38-7 loss to Washington last week, the Cougars were way under-prepared for what hit them in Berkeley Friday. The 15-point-underdog Bears sacked Heisman Trophy candidate Luke Falk nine times and created seven turnovers in

Arizona was a near-unanimous choice as the Pac-12’s best team while Washington came in 10th and WSU 12th in the Pac-12 men’s basketball media poll.

The Seahawks trailed 10-0, but scored 16 unanswred points and blunted a last-minute Rams rally to score a 16-10 victory Sunday in Los Angeles.

Washington and Washington State are both ranked in the top 10 of the Associated Press college football poll for the first time since the 1997 season.

The Seahawks promoted DE Branden Jackson, an undrafted free agent from Texas Tech who played with the Raiders in 2016, from their practice squad to the 53-man roster Saturday ahead of Sunday’s game in Los Angeles against the NFC-West leading Rams. LB Justin March-Lillard was waived to make room.

With two exceptions, the Mariners will returntheir coaches in 2018, although a number of job changes will take place on the staff.