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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

Oregon State junior quarterback Jake Luton is taken off the field after being knocked unconciouos during a running play Sept. 16, 2017 in Martin Stadium.

Cannabis better than pills for football players

TYLER SHUEY, Evergreen columnist January 9, 2018

We all know the dangers that come with playing the game of football, short-term and long-term. The future of the sport is growing more uncertain with the risk of head trauma and other life-altering injuries. The...

Fans, coaches and teammates cheer at womens basketball vs. St. Louis on Dec. 4.

Fans need to fill Beasley for Cougar home games

JACKSON GARDNER, Evergreen reporter December 11, 2017

The first six games of WSU men’s basketball season had a lot of Cougar fans asking, “Are we finally a basketball school again?” Well, in order to be a “basketball school,” the students need...

Head coach Mike Leach at the WSU vs. Stanford game Sept. 4 at Martin Stadium.

Top-20 WSU Athletics’ influential figures: No. 1 to 5

BRADEN JOHNSON, Evergreen reporter December 11, 2017

Jason Gesser Two anonymous members of the 1972 WSU football team told me in June that Gesser has the look of a future athletic director. Word on the street is the former WSU quarterback, while...

Four college basketball coaches and an Adidas executive were among 10 total people arrested in a recent bribery case.

NCAA needs new format to accommodate players

TYLER SHUEY, Evergreen columnist November 30, 2017

In the wake of the Adidas bribing scandal involving numerous college basketball programs, it is time for the NCAA to rethink its main objective. The whole premise of this FBI investigation involves...

Redshirt senior running back Jamal Morrow struggles to break a tackle during the Apple Cup versus University of Washington on Saturday.

WSU’s third loss of season costs team Pac-12 North title

SAM HEIKELL, Evergreen columnist November 28, 2017

WSU football’s hopes of winning the Pac-12 North were spoiled in the Apple Cup for the second straight season, as the Cougs fell to University of Washington on Saturday. The team’s road struggles...

WSU Head Coach June Daugherty talks to her team in the Jan. 27 game against Stanford. WSU lost 87-44.

Top-20 WSU athletics’ influential figures: No. 16 to 20

BRADEN JOHNSON, Evergreen columnist November 16, 2017

20. Jane LaRiviere The WSU rowing head coach has taken six of her past seven teams to the NCAA Championship, including an eighth place finish in 2015. Currently in her 16th year at the helm, LaRiviere...

Sophomore wide receiver Dezmon Patmon races down the field, gaining yards 
for WSU in Saturday’s game against Stanford.

This game will make or break WSU’s season

BRADEN JOHNSON, Evergreen columnist November 9, 2017

A slight shrug of the shoulders and an unmistakable eye roll from WSU junior wide receiver Tavares Martin Jr. at Tuesday’s practice encapsulated the program’s mantra heading into a Rocky Mountain showdown. Martin...

WSU football fans express disappointment over the calls the referees made in Saturday’s game against Stanford.

Student-athletes are students second

JACOB MOORE, Former Evergreen sports editor November 7, 2017

Being a student should be the priority of student-athletes, hence why “athlete” comes after the hyphen. At least, that has been the argument for decades. As fans and universities have shown, however,...

Redshirt senior running back Jamal Morrow dodges a Colorado defender during the Oct. 21 game against the Buffaloes.

A brief pause for uncertainties of WSU football

BRADEN JOHNSON, Evergreen columnist November 3, 2017

The jovial nature of players, coaches and members of the Athletic Department this week made No. 25 WSU, not 23rd-ranked Arizona, resemble the team coming off a three-score win. Head Coach Mike Leach,...

Redshirt senior quarterback Luke Falk slides for a first down in a game against University of Colorado, Boulder, on Saturday. WSU beat the Buffaloes 28-0.

Arizona Wildcats not who we thought they were

BRADEN JOHNSON, Evergreen columnist October 27, 2017

Arizona was projected to finish last in the Pac-12 South division in the conference’s preseason media poll. That was back on July 26, about the same time seemingly everyone in and around Tucson was...

Then Director of Athletics Bill Moos speaks to the gathered Cougar fans during the 2015-2016 Cougar Kick Off event.

Athletics budget looking up, thanks to Moos

JACKSON GARDNER, Evergreen reporter October 24, 2017

The WSU community was blindsided by the shocking news that Athletic Director Bill Moos, a 1973 graduate of WSU, packed his bags last week and headed for Lincoln, Nebraska. WSU Athletics certainly owes...

Freshman defensive back Armani Marsh runs the ball through an opening in the defensive line during the Homecoming game against Colorado on Saturday. WSU won by a final score of 28-0.

Blowout helps football shake off first loss

SAM HEIKELL, Evergreen columnist October 24, 2017

Despite poor conditions, Cougar football (7-1, 4-1) bounced back from a disappointing loss to University of California, Berkeley, with a commanding 28-0 victory against University of Colorado, Boulder...

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