Week 8 AP Top 25: What’s right and wrong
KURIA POUNDS, Evergreen columnist
October 22, 2020
The AP Poll released its top 25 rankings for week eight of the college football season. The SEC is looking a little inconsistent when it comes to dominant teams in the top 25 or just dominant teams in general. No. 3 Notre Dame struggled to beat an unranked Louisville, and No. 14 North Carolina fell victim...
‘I don’t need the limelight’
CODY SCHOELER, Evergreen reporter
October 15, 2020
WSU offensive tackle Abraham Lucas has matched up with and beat some of the best defensive linemen in the conference in his two years as the Cougars’ right tackle. Edge rushers from Oregon to USC know what it’s like to go up against the 6-foot-7-inch, 328-pound tackle. Lucas has proven himself...
Week 7 AP Top 25 breakdown
KURIA POUNDS, Evergreen columnist
October 15, 2020
The AP Poll released its rankings for week six of the college football season Oct. 11. The SEC representatives took a dip in the ranking after No. 2 Alabama scratched out a close win, No. 10 Florida and now-unranked LSU lost, and Mississippi State now seems to be a one-week wonder. The Big 12 still...
‘Rolo’ speaks on season opportunities
CODY SCHOELER, Evergreen reporter
October 8, 2020
WSU football head coach Nick Rolovich spoke about the opportunities the 2020 season presents for the university during a press conference Wednesday. He said he views this season as a great opportunity to make some noise in the conference and defy people’s expectations. “I see this as good of...
Predictions for Pac-12’s new schedule
KURIA POUNDS, Evergreen columnist
October 8, 2020
The Pac-12 released the 2020 football season on Saturday, with notable matchups throughout the seven-game regular season. The regular season starts the weekend of Nov. 6-7, ending with the Pac-12 championship game on Dec. 18. The conference championship will happen two days before the College Football...
Pac-12 returns this November
CODY SCHOELER, Evergreen reporter
September 25, 2020
The Pac-12 announced Thursday that they would play a seven-game conference-only football season starting on the weekend of Nov. 6. Men’s and women’s basketball would also start on Nov. 25, which is consistent with the return date set by the NCAA. Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott said the vote...
‘If you keep your head up, anything can happen’
CARSON BROWN, Evergreen reporter
September 24, 2020
The WSU football team trailed by 21 points early in the fourth quarter against Boise State on Sept. 9, 2017, but then-freshman wide receiver Jamire Calvin knew the Cougars were destined for a legendary comeback. “We were down 21 and Jamire looks at me and says we’re going to win this game,”...
‘Three back and two over’
CODY SCHOELER, Evergreen reporter
September 18, 2020
WSU redshirt junior kicker Blake Mazza has been kicking footballs since he was in elementary school, but not always on a football field. “I remember the first time I took him out to an empty field and we used to kick over trees. There weren’t even uprights on this field,” Blake’s dad, Matt Maz...
WSU legend remains loyal to the Pullman area
NICK OLDHAM, Evergreen deputy sports editor
September 17, 2020
Rueben Mayes, Washington State Athletics Hall of Famer, is arguably one of the greatest football players to ever come through WSU. His love and support for the Pullman community did not stop when his time on the field came to end. Mayes is the Chief Development Officer for the Pullman Regional Hospital Fou...
Pac-12 postpones games for fall sports until 2021
CODY SCHOELER, Evergreen reporter
August 11, 2020
The Pac-12 announced today there will be no athletic competitions for the rest of 2020. Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott said the Pac-12 CEO group voted unanimously to postpone all athletic competition through the rest of the calendar year. He said this does not rule out workouts and practices that can h...
Pac-12 announces new football schedule
CODY SCHOELER, Evergreen reporter
July 31, 2020
The Pac-12 released the revised, conference-only football schedule Friday in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. WSU’s new 10-game schedule consists of an even split of home and away games. They play the same nine conference teams from their original schedule with an added game against USC. ...
WSU waits to make decision about fall sports, athletic director says
CODY SCHOELER, Evergreen reporter
July 25, 2020
WSU Athletic Director Pat Chun expressed cautious optimism for a fall sports season in September. He feels good about the protocols and environment WSU Athletics has put into place to keep student-athletes and staff safe, Chun said during a virtual press conference Friday afternoon. “We feel...
One female and one male older than 80 years old died from COVID-19, which marks 12 deaths in the county. Eighteen individuals tested positive for COVID-19,...
