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The Daily Evergreen

The student voice of Washington State University since 1895

The Daily Evergreen

The student voice of Washington State University since 1895

The Daily Evergreen

Sophomore forward CJ Elleby attempts to slow down Oregon offense on Jan. 16 at Beasley Coliseum.

OPINION: Pac-12 Power Rankings

CODY SCHOELER, Evergreen reporter January 28, 2020

11 Oregon (17-4, 6-2) Oregon played in the thriller of the week against the number two team on this list, USC. It took two overtime periods, but the Ducks escaped with the win behind 30 points...

Anthony Gordon, redshirt senior quarterback, looks to pass ball during         Saturday’s game against UCLA at Martin Stadium.

COMMENTARY: Gordon shines out at the Senior Bowl

CODY SCHOELER, Evergreen reporter January 27, 2020

The Reese’s Senior Bowl is a huge opportunity for the over 100 players who participated. It is their chance to impress NFL scouts and convince them that they are worthy of hearing their name called at...

COMMENTARY: Transfer portal update: Quarterbacks

COMMENTARY: Transfer portal update: Quarterbacks

CODY SCHOELER, Evergreen reporter January 22, 2020

With the introduction of the transfer portal in 2019, college football now has one of the most interesting off seasons in all of sports. Players have always transferred for better opportunities but recently...

Sophomore forward CJ Elleby shoots the ball during the game against Oregon Thursday night. WSU upset Oregon, the first time the team has beat a Top 10 team since 2007. Elleby also set a career high for rebounds in a game.

OPINION: AP top 25 men’s basketball review

KURIA POUNDS, Evergreen reporter January 21, 2020

The Associated Press released its Top 25 poll after a crazy week of upsets in basketball. In all my years of watching basketball, I have never seen so many ranked teams lose in one week of college basketball....

The Golden State Warriors Klay Thompson (11) has his shot blocked by the Denver Nuggets Kenneth Faried (35) in the first half of a preseason game at Oracle Arena, Oct. 13, 2015.

COMMENTARY: The return of number one

CODY SCHOELER, Evergreen reporter January 17, 2020

On Saturday, arguably the greatest basketball player in WSU history will come back to Beasley Coliseum, as Klay Thompson returns to see his No.1 jersey raised in the rafters to honor his legendary career. Thompson’s...

Redshirt senior Borislava Hristova shoots from the free throw line against BYU on Nov. 9 at Beasley Coliseum.

OPINION: Bobi Buckets breaks 2k career points

CODY SCHOELER, Evergreen reporter January 16, 2020

Most record-setting scorers are successful because of one elite aspect of their game. Whether it is lights-out shooting, unstoppable post moves, explosive athleticism, or unmatched isolation scoring, players...

New WSU football coach Nick Rolovich coached the University of Hawaii for four years and had a winning record each of the past two seasons. Rolovich also won Mountain West Conference Coach of the Year in 2019.

OPINION: What we can expect from Rolovich

CODY SCHOELER, Evergreen reporter January 15, 2020

With the recent hiring of former University of Hawaii head football coach, there are a lot of questions surrounding the WSU football team. There is uncertainty whenever a team hires a new coach, and the...

Head coach Mike Leach makes calls from the sideline in the game against Eastern Washington Sept. 15, 2018 at Martin Stadium.

OPINION: Leach’s departure: good or bad for the program?

CODY SCHOELER, Evergreen reporter January 14, 2020

Mike Leach taking the job as the Mississippi State head coach was a big, unforeseen blow to the football team and entire university. Mike Leach gave WSU eight great years, including the best season in...

Then-sophomore wide receiver Tay Martin scores a touchdown against University of Utah on Sep. 30, 2018 at Martin Stadium. Utah (9-1, 6-1) has a chance to win the Pac-12 South this year.

College Football Playoff Committee review

KURIA POUNDS, Evergreen reporter November 21, 2019

The College Football Playoff Committee released its Top 25 rankings for the second-to-last week of the regular season. There weren’t any drastic changes in the revelation of the rankings, and I expected...

Then-redshirt sophomore quarterback Tyler Hilinski looks for a receiver against Boise State on Sept. 9, 2017 in Martin Stadium. Hilinski led WSU to a 47-44 comeback win.

OPINION: Hope never sinks

SHAYNE TAYLOR, Evergreen reporter November 21, 2019

As someone who has lost a brother to suicide, I will be the first to say it is easy to sweep things under the rug in an attempt to move forward, but it is nearly impossible to grow from it when you put...

Then-freshman forward CJ Elleby looks to make a play against Oregon’s then-freshman forward Louis King on March 6 at Beasley Coliseum.

AP top 25 men’s basketball review

KURIA POUNDS, Evergreen reporter November 19, 2019

The Associated Press released its Top 25 poll after a crazy week of college basketball. The number one seed overall, Kentucky, lost at home to Evansville. Florida got upset by the University of Connecticut,...

Redshirt junior linebacker Jahad Woods goes up for the interception against Stanford on Saturday at Martin Stadium.

Athlete of the Week: Jahad Woods

SAM GRANT, Evergreen reporter November 19, 2019

Redshirt junior linebacker Jahad Woods is The Daily Evergreen’s Athlete of the Week for his performance in WSU football’s victory over Stanford on Saturday. Woods had a total of nine tackles during...

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