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David Riley finding challenges getting good teams to play Cougs in Pullman
NEW WASHINGTON STATE men's basketball coach David Riley and his staff are in the process of building the Cougars' 2024-25 schedule -- and finding out the challenge of convincing high-major teams to trek to Pullman. As the Cougars head to the WCC for the next two seasons, Riley is looking to take a page out of Gonzaga's scheduling handbook: play an array of high majors in the non-conference portion of the slate to bolster its RPI.
Portland Pickles to hold a ‘Pac-2 Memorial Night’ to recognize the demise of the Pac-12 Conference
The Pac-12 Conference in its current form will cease to exist next fall. Ten of the 12 teams will join other conferences in the fall, leaving Oregon State and Washington State as the only teams remaining. The Pac-12 Conference will be the “Pac-2.”. The Oregon Ducks, Washington Huskies, USC...
WSU athletics, the NCAA and the death of amateurism
THE NCAA BOARD OF GOVERNORS and the Power Five conferences all agreed this week — they accepted the House settlement rather than risk another failure in court. The price tag was a hefty $2.7 billion-plus payout over 10 years. Washington State and other schools will now have to budget for as much as $20 million per year.
WSU post-spring analysis: Depth thin at cornerback
AS WASHINGTON STATE exits the spring and enters the summer, cornerback remains a position of concern. The Cougars do not lack talent at the position, simply bodies. WSU has just five scholarship cornerbacks and now two expected reinforcements have altered their paths. JUCO transfer Anthony Pinnace will not be headed to Pullman due to academic issues and Ricky Johnson, a transfer from UNLV is now instead headed to Michigan.
WSU gets its point guard in transfer Nate Calmese
DAVID RILEY HAS landed his transfer point guard. Nate Calmese is reportedly trekking east according to on3sports.com and joining the Washington State basketball program for his final year of eligibility. Does the name sound familiar?. Calmese played at Washington last year, transferring to the Huskies after a year at Lamar.
National Golf Invitational: Every single shot counts for leader TCU, but highly motivated Washington State lurks
To motivate his four players competing in the National Golf Invitational this week, TCU head coach Bill Allcorn and assistant coach Cole Buck zeroed in on one detail. Every single shot that each player hits will count. Every birdie, every bogey. And Allcorn came to like the idea. “That’s the...
Ducks sweep Cougars to end baseball regular season
Every college baseball team wants to be peaking around post-season time and like last season, Oregon Ducks baseball seems to be doing just that. The Ducks ended the regular season on a high not as they swept Washington State in a three-game weekend series at PK Park. In the finale, Mason Neville crushed two home runs to lead Oregon to the 10-4 victory. Starting pitcher Kevin Seitter threw 5 1/3 innings, and allowed four earned runs and six hits while striking out four. The bullpen consisting of Ryan Featherston and Bradley Mullan went the rest of the way. Oregon broke through in the...
WSU post-spring analysis: Safeties have big shoes to fill, bodies to do so
REPLACING JADEN HICKS and Sam Lockett is far from an easy task for Washington State, but there is certainly not a lack of bodies for the Cougars. The safety play in the spring was one of the stronger points for WSU as a number of guys mixed in and tried their hand with the ones.
Jake Dickert brings in QB for surprise mid-week WSU official visit
WITH THE WAY football recruiting works these days, it's hard for any Washington State official visitors to fly under the radar. In recent days, WSU head man Jake Dickert brought in a top quarterback prospect for a mid-week stay out on the Palouse. Out of Campbell County High (Gillette, Wy.),...
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