UW Dawg Pound

Key Players If you had asked the fans and media going into the season who Washington State’s starting QB would be, most would say QB Zevi Eckhaus. He played three years at FCS Bryant and threw for over 350 yards and 3 touchdowns against Syracuse in the Holiday Bowl last season. But, he entered the transfer portal when Jake Dickert took the Wake Forest job, only for the new WSU … [Read more...] about Opponent Offense Preview: Washington State Cougars

It’s Apple Cup week, and in anticipation of Saturday afternoon’s clash in Pullman, I had the opportunity to talk to CougCenter’s Michael Preston about this year’s Cougar team! MS: The Cougs are led by first year head coach Jimmy Rogers, who had a great run as head coach of FCS South Dakota State, winning a national championship with the Jackrabbits in 2023. What does he bring … [Read more...] about Opponent Q&A: Washington State Cougars

Week 3 was full of backdoor covers by inferior teams who were still blown out. Purdue covered against USC. Northwestern covered against Oregon. Ohio even eked out a cover against Ohio State. New Mexico’s trouncing of UCLA does not count because they won outright, and they might just be a better team than this miserable Bruins. The tough week brought me to 10-8 ATS and 15-3 SU … [Read more...] about Big 10 Pick 6: Huskies Travel to Pullman and an Indiana-Illinois Showdown

I’m going where the cold wind blowsIn the Dots, in the DotsWhere the sun don’t ever shineI would shiver the whole night through We all know that the Husky Football program (and fandom) has been tumultuous for the last decade. From the relative stability of the Chris Petersen era to the outrageous plunge under Jimmy Lake to the sudden ascension under Kalen DeBoer to the more … [Read more...] about Wednesday Dots: Moore Apples

All but 4 of the Big Ten teams have finished the non-conference portion of their schedule; and half of the remaining teams will finish this weekend. Most of the non-conference games last weekend were not particularly helpful since there were large margins of victory over teams that they were expected to handle easily. There were obviously a few exceptions since there were a … [Read more...] about Big Ten Rankings and Projections After Week 3