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- Pick/market: 27-17 Cougs!

- Pick/market: Here are the Pac-12 games coming this Saturday, listed chronologically: – Washington State (0-1) at Kansas State (1-0) 9 a.m.

- Pick/market: We have 3 P4 opponents.

- Pick/market: Between now and 2030 when TV contracts for the B1G and ACC get clear, we need to optimize for maximum visibility.

- Pick/market: Couldn’t have asked for much more.

- Pick/market: 2 turnovers in the first half, down 10-0.

- Pick/market: 0-11 on third down conversions…but we got 3pts.

- Washington State receiver Tony Freeman was described by GPC as expected to miss the Kansas State game, a potential receiving-depth loss without a diagnosis or an official availability designation in the supplied article. - Washington State enters another road game on a short week after quarterback Caden Pinnick threw two interceptions and the Cougars lost a fumble against Washington, putting ball security under scrutiny without establishing that the same turnover rate will recur.

- Washington State enters the Kansas State game averaging 242 yards and 4.3 yards per play, with 3.2 yards per rush, 5.7 per pass attempt and no third-down conversions in the reported sample, identifying early offensive efficiency concerns rather than a full-season projection. - Washington State's reported early defensive averages are 402 yards allowed and 6.3 yards per play, including 4.6 per rush and 7.7 per pass attempt, but the article supplies no opponent adjustment to support a direct strength comparison with Kansas State.

- Washington State's Apple Cup review identified inefficiency across the offense, including the line, and playcalling that adjusted too slowly to Washington's defensive size and speed; the report treats the opponent's quality as only part of the explanation. - Washington State showed more promising playcalling on its final drives in Matt Miller's first game as the game-day caller and Kirby Moore's first as head coach, making faster in-game adjustments a central Week 2 test rather than an established improvement. - Washington State's defensive line generated substantial pressure against Washington, with Trent Bray's attacking scheme disrupting the opposing offense; the preview questions whether that intensity can carry over on a short week and another road trip.

- Washington State's official Apple Cup notes list eight returning players, three returning redshirts and 11 transfers in the starting lineup, with 23 transfers appearing overall. - Daniel Blood led Washington State with five receptions for 57 yards in his Cougars debut against Washington, including a team-best 32-yard reception. - After opening at Washington on Sunday, September 6, Washington State next travels to Kansas State for a Saturday, September 12 game, giving the Cougars a short week between road games.

- Cougfan's Apple Cup analysis judged Washington State's offense too predictable against Washington, contrasting repeated runs into the defensive front and conventional dropbacks with the more creative approach on the Cougars' two scoring drives. - Cougfan assessed Washington State quarterback Caden Pinnick as indecisive and too quick to scramble at times under Washington's pressure, while noting that he became more settled as the game progressed. - Cougfan credited Washington State's defense with improved tackling and sustained pressure on Demond Williams in the Apple Cup, while judging Washington's depth and athleticism decisive late after a strong initial defensive effort. - Washington State recovered two muffed punts but allowed a 27-yard punt return after a missed tackle and a 30-yard kickoff return against Washington, leaving both return handling and coverage as special-teams concerns.

- Washington State quarterback Caden Pinnick produced 142 passing yards and 61 rushing yards but threw two interceptions in his Cougars debut, with Kirby Moore identifying his quarterback as an important part of the running game. - Washington State missed two field goals in its 24-10 loss to Washington, leaving placekicking execution among the issues from the opener. - Washington State's defense stopped Washington from the Cougars' one-yard line on the final play of the first half, keeping the halftime deficit at 10-0.

- Washington State quarterback Caden Pinnick said the Cougars went 0-for-11 on third down and accepted responsibility for preparation and ball security, while Cougfan's review identified poor first- and second-down execution as a cause of predictable passing situations. - Reviewers described Washington State's Pinnick as pressured and indecisive, sometimes leaving the pocket too quickly and sometimes taking too long through his reads, with conventional dropbacks contributing to three sacks and repeated pressure-induced scrambles. - Cougfan credited Washington State's defense with holding Washington to 10 points until midway through the fourth quarter and 134 rushing yards overall, a competitive showing for the Cougars' new defensive scheme despite the 24-10 loss.

- Injury: WASHINGTON STATE RELEASED its first official depth chart Wednesday ahead of the Kansas State game at 9 a.m.

- Injury: PULLMAN – When Washington State takes the field this weekend at Kansas State, the Cougars’ second straight Power 4 game to open the season, they will likely do so without their best wide receiver.

- Injury: Jedd provided an update one of the RB is having surgery and another is out for awhile.

- Injury: SEATTLE -- There is always a balance in a game like the Apple Cup on Sunday.

- Pick/market: THE GUARDIAN CAP may not have been the most stylish accessory on Washington State's sideline Sunday, but for veteran tight end Jack Pedersen, it was all about protection and comfort.

- QB/LB: the offense didn't rotate much and our QB took a few hits.

- QB/LB: Anything short of Air Raid coached by the Pirate himself, you gotta run the rock.

- QB: He made contact with the QB and at that point he doesn’t know if the QB has the ball in his hand or not.

- QB/WR: For a first game with new people & new system, the D looked good.

- Pick/market: Giving the QB a C and Oline a C-, but the running backs a D is wild.

- QB: Everything you said is correct except you completely missed the boat on the roughing penalties.

- QB: Turns out it's hard to move the ball when you have a QB that can't complete a pass over the middle of the field.

- QB: Guys if Pinnick won the QB job (and relatively easily) we should all just realize we’re in for a long season offensively.

- QB/OL: Horrible special teams, weak OL, a diminutive, weak armed QB, questionable play calling.

- Washington State tight ends Trey Leckner and Hudson Cedarland were omitted from the first official depth chart while nursing injuries, whereas Peyton Read was also absent but the article did not establish whether his omission was injury-related. - Washington State receiver Tony Freeman remained listed despite Kirby Moore indicating earlier in the week that he seemed unlikely to play against Kansas State, so inclusion on the chart should not be read as medical clearance. - Washington State listed McCree at left tackle after he worked on the right throughout spring and fall camp, placed Lino inside, and omitted veteran Xavier Thorpe from the two-deep at both guard and tackle. - Washington State's five defensive tackles were listed on equal footing, which the writer viewed as a notable vote of confidence in Wedel after his emergence during fall camp rather than a defined game snap distribution. - Washington State included Ellison at MIKE despite his not appearing on defense in the opener, making the published chart distinct from the defensive participation already observed in Week 1.

- Washington State receiver Daniel Blood played 57 of 58 offensive snaps against Washington, while Tony Freeman's injury left his future availability uncertain and Jordan Dees did not enter even after Freeman went down. - Washington State leaned heavily on Pedersen with only three healthy tight ends available, leaving Baker and Cash Landau as the other options in an injury-thinned position group. - Safety Kyle Peterson and cornerback CJ Solis-Lumar did not play for Washington State even after Tucker exited injured, underscoring the limited secondary rotation without establishing either reserve's availability status. - The report identified Wedel as Washington State's fifth defensive tackle and praised his college debut, which produced the team's highest listed defensive PFF grade at 69.9. - Washington State gave Hung 17 more defensive snaps than Nylan Brown while Keith Brown played most of the game, a distribution the author noted differed from the anticipated hierarchy and was partly position-dependent.

- OL: Too bad for us a decent P4 OL starter now costs $1-2M, I guess that doesn't bode to well for us.

- Klein described Washington State's run defense as a strong first- and second-level front that varies its fits with twists and line games and consistently gets several defenders to the ball, presenting a challenging blocking assignment for Kansas State. - Klein said Kansas State must prepare for injured Washington State receiver Tony Freeman because of his speed and dynamic playmaking, but that preparation comment did not establish that Freeman is cleared or expected to play.

- Klein highlighted Washington State's two defensive ends and physical front as a protection and run-game challenge, pointing to the Cougars' varied fits, twists and line games. - Klein said Kansas State must prepare for Washington State's dynamic Tony Freeman because of his speed, while his conditional comments about Freeman playing did not establish that Freeman is available for Week 2.

- TE: Luckily, he didn’t decide to import a bunch of Argentine beef to cause the price of my calves to drop by 30 cents per pound.

- Washington State tight end Jack Pedersen played 54 of 58 offensive snaps in the Apple Cup and described smooth communication with quarterback Caden Pinnick, including corrections relayed from the coaching booth between drives; that is player-reported operational progress despite the offense's uneven overall performance. - Washington State receiver Daniel Blood acknowledged a dropped pass that he considered a drive-killing mistake and identified missed available plays and other self-inflicted errors as offensive priorities, while attributing the two scoring drives to improved execution and in-game adjustment rather than a newly announced scheme.

- Offense: phrased a little more accurately for ya Mr.

- TE/DB: An announcer can be "proB10" and still notice when refs make horrid intentional grounding calls, or disagree with the in-booth ref's blind denial of a targeting, or notice that a TE pushes off the...

- RB/WR: They lost a couple starting o linemen for the season already.

- OL/LB: I agree, the o line could not create the openings.

- Pick/market: I'll take it, but my point is, it took all that to for us to get in the game.

- Pick/market: Pinnick was flat out not good enough today.

- TE: We are sorely missing Cedarland and Leckner.

- OL: We got away with a blatant facemask in that series, by an OL.

- OL/WR: The O-line must drastically improve AND Pinnick needs to learn to look for at least his second option.

- DL: From what I saw last Sunday, this D Line can be dominant.

- QB/OL: The OL also gave up a lot of pressure in the first half.

- Pick/market: Washington State's defense swarms to tackle a Washington player during the Apple Cup on Sunday.

- LB: Still win more games, sure, but not NEAR as "dominant" a record...and that's my point.

- Intel: If the AD is expensing $10M, my guess is there's ~$150M in debt still on the balance sheet...

- Intel: Football building west end zone The ONLY downside is the window frame blocks the closest 20 yard line you need to bend down or be very tall to see what is a happening in...

- Intel: Another interesting rule confirmation noted tied to the review of the WSU fumble where the whistle was blown after the ball was snapped: "No rule decision may be changed after the ball is next...

- Intel: You’re assuming the hawk eye clock is actually a real thing.

- Intel: none of this is still valid.......it's a "yawn" in the world outside CfC and the mutt equivalent......let it go away......Cougs can do BETTER without them

- Intel: Thinking about it, I'll actually go for the trifecta...scoop and score, pick 6...AND...

- Intel: Haven’t seen a throw down field yet, but probably be an INT.