<div>PULLMAN, Wash. — The Washington State Cougars are prepping in more ways than one for their first road trip of the season. They had the luxury of playing three home games and a neutral-site game in Seattle to begin this year, but will have to get ready for Saturday night in Albertsons Stadium.In addition to their first road game, they are also playing on the famous blue turf, which many Coug players are looking forward to."Since I was a kid playing NCAA 14, that blue turf was probably like the coolest thing I've ever seen, so going there is obviously going to be a really nice experience. Enjoying the moment, living in the moment out there, I feel like that's the biggest thing for everybody on our team to do: just enjoy the moment. You know it doesn't last too long, so just taking it in and being able to enjoy that environment," defensive back Tyson Durant said.Head coach Jake Dickert said they will work on crowd noise during the week to get ready for their trip to Boise. They had a road trip to Seattle in what was technically a neutral-site game; however, that game felt like a road trip for the Cougs. Dickert says this team is battle-tested and that close, gritty wins in the first part of the season have prepared them well.The blue turf has not been welcoming to those who visit to play on it. The Broncos are 205-45 on the blue turf, with their last loss coming against UCF on September 9, 2023.Wazzu is trying not to make too much of the matchup, but this is potentially the only ranked opponent that WSU will play this year, and the players are trying to make the most of it."Yeah, I'm excited. It will be interesting. I've always wanted to play on Boise's turf. I actually lived in Boise for a little bit, so I know the Broncos very well. I'm excited," running back Dylan Paine said.The Cougars are 5-1 all-time against the Broncos, with the most recent matchup ending in a triple-overtime win by WSU in Pullman, 47-44.The Washington State Cougars (4-0) take on the No. 25 Boise State Broncos (4-0) at 7 p.m. at Albertsons Stadium in Boise, Idaho. Highlights and post-game coverage will be available on SWXlocalsports.com and our app.</div>

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PULLMAN, Wash. — The Washington State Cougars are prepping in more ways than one for their first road trip of the season. They had the luxury of playing three home games and a neutral-site game in Seattle to begin this year, but will have to get ready for Saturday night in Albertsons Stadium.