⚡ CFB Dashboard

- 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.

- 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.

- 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.

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

- 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.

- 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.

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

- 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.

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

- 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.