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The student voice of Washington State University since 1895

The Daily Evergreen

The student voice of Washington State University since 1895

The Daily Evergreen

Then-redshirt senior linebacker Peyton Pelluer scores a touchdown against Boise State, bringing the Cougars within a touchdown of tying the game on Sept. 9, 2017.

Pelluer chooses crimson and gray over Crimson Tide

JACKSON GARDNER, Evergreen reporter September 15, 2018

It was a big win for WSU football Saturday night but following the win we learned something shocking about sixth-year linebacker Peyton Pelluer. He was approached by the University of Alabama to transfer...

The Cougs storm the field Sept. 3, 2016 in their first game of the 2016 season, when WSU last played EWU.

Keys to the Game: EWU

JACKSON GARDNER, Evergreen reporter September 15, 2018

When the Cougars take on Eastern Washington University, it will serve as a rubber match in Head Coach Mike Leach’s career contests between the fellow Inland Northwest school. The Cougars took the...

Redshirt junior running back James Williams attempts to leap over San Jose State senior cornerback John
Toussaint on Sept. 8 in Martin Stadium.

Not too high, not too low, just another week

JACKSON GARDNER, Evergreen reporter September 13, 2018

Head Coach Mike Leach has a philosophy that in order to be a successful football team, all you can do is be focused on Saturday’s game. Not last week’s game, or the week ahead and certainly not a...

Head Coach Mike Leach watches the game from the sidelines Saturday night at Martin Stadium.

Is Cougs matchup with EWU a “trap game?”

JACKSON GARDNER, Evergreen reporter September 11, 2018

Eastern Washington University  has a good football program. There is no denying that. WSU Head Coach Mike Leach wouldn’t deny that either, and he is one of the more intelligent football minds in...

Week Two Pac-12 North power rankings

Week Two Pac-12 North power rankings

SHAWN O'CONNOR, Evergreen columnist September 11, 2018

Here is how the teams in the Pac-12 North division stack up after week two. No. 9 Stanford University Senior running back Bryce Love rolled as Stanford won a statement game over then-No. 17 University...

The offensive line and members of the WSU football team kneel after running out of the tunnel right before the coin toss Saturday night against San Jose State at Martin Stadium.

Not just five pennies, but one unified nickel

JACKSON GARDNER, Evergreen reporter September 10, 2018

Another week has gone by and it’s another clean sheet for the WSU offensive line. Of the 108 passing attempts thrown from graduate transfer Gardner Minshew II and the three attempts from redshirt...

University of Wyoming and WSU players face off on the line of scrimmage Sept. 19, 2015 in Martin Stadium.

Keys to the game: San Jose State

JACKSON GARDNER, Evergreen reporter September 8, 2018

The Cougars enter their home opener as a 35.5-point favorite to beat San Jose State University. That’s a good indication of how this game should go, even if the Cougars don’t cover that colossal...

Then-redshirt senior running back Jamal Morrow breaks through UW’s then-senior outside linebacker Connor O’Brien tackle during the 2017 Apple Cup on Nov. 25 in Husky Stadium.

Week One Pac-12 North power rankings

SHAWN P. O'CONNOR, Evergreen reporter September 6, 2018

Every week this season, I will be assessing the play of each of the six teams in the Pac-12 North division and ranking them. Here is how the teams stack up after week one.   No. 10 Stanford University   Despite...

Sophomore linebacker Dominick Silvels, No. 20, lines up to rush the kicker attempting a field goal during a scrimmage Aug. 18 in Martin Stadium.

Silvels, Taylor both ready to step up

JACKSON GARDNER, Evergreen reporter September 4, 2018

The question of who would replace former linebacker Frankie Luvu at the rush linebacker position. May have been put to rest. In fact, there might be a new, but entirely different question: who do you...

Then-redshirt senior quarterback Luke Falk throws a pass in Martin Stadium during a game against Stanford on Nov. 4, 2017

Get excited for return of Cougar Football

RYAN MOSHER, Evergreen reporter August 28, 2018

WSU football returns to the field Saturday for the team’s season-opener in Laramie against the University of Wyoming. Here are a few reasons why you should be excited. The first is Head Coach Mike...

University of Wyoming and WSU players face off on the line of scrimmage Sept. 19, 2015 in Martin Stadium.

What to expect from Wyoming

JACKSON GARDNER, Evergreen reporter August 28, 2018

The Cougars’ week one opponent, the University of Wyoming, partook in college football’s opening weekend, or week zero as some people are calling it, and it was a great opportunity to see what the...

The four quarterbacks listed as starter from left to right, redshirt juniors Trey Tinsley and Anthony Gordon, freshman Cammon Cooper and graduate transfer Garder Minshew II.

“Or” steals show on Cougars’ depth chart

JACKSON GARDNER, Evergreen reporter August 28, 2018

Without even taking a snap, the Cougars already lead the nation in one department: the 19 “or’s” that separate players in the newly-released 2018 depth chart. It doesn’t come as a surprise to...

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