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Style points? WSU's Jack Pedersen could not care less
- 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.
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Style points? WSU's Jack Pedersen could not care less
- 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.
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WSU releases first official depth chart of the season with 12 OR's
- 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.
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- 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...
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Washington State kept offensive rotation to a minimum in Apple Cup
- 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.
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