Welcome, new Cougs!
Good morning, Coug fans!
Spring practices are almost here for your Washington State Football team, and it’s no secret that there’s been a bit of a turnaround – new coach, new players, to name a few. I figured it was only right to introduce some of the new fellas.
Firstly, you can find the spring practice schedule here. As of the day we’re firing this off, only the date of the iconic Crimson and Gray game is known – April 12th. If you’re able to go, have a blast!
While we all can guess who QB1 will be (Zevi Eckhaus), there are some new faces to learn. Some are transfers, some are from the incoming signing class who enrolled early! I have indicated either previous colleges or incoming signing by their names. Without further adieu…
Offense:
Devin Ellison | WR – Redshirt junior | From Monterey Peninsula College
Angel Johnson | RB – Junior | From SDSU
Kirby Vorhees | RB – Freshman | From SDSU
Maxwell Woods | RB – Freshman | From SDSU
Ademola Faleye | TE – Junior | From Michigan State
Nick Bakken | OL – Freshman | From SDSU
Noah Westbrook | WR | Early enrollment
Really Garcia | QB – Redshirt junior | University of Sioux Falls
Sean Embree Jr. | WR – Freshman | Early enrollment
Beau Baker | TE – Freshman | From SDSU but used his redshirt
Defense:
Caleb Francl | LB – Senior | From SDSU
Max Baloun | DT – Senior | From SDSU
Cale Reeder | Safety – Senior | From SDSU
Soni Finau | DL – Senior | From Cal Poly
Kai Rapolla | CB – Redshirt junior | From Cal Poly
Anthony Palano | LB – Sophomore | From SDSU
Tucker Large | Safety – Senior | From SDSU
Carsten Reynolds | LB – Sophomore | From SDSU
Matthew Durrance | Safety – Senior | From SDSU
Fernando Lecuona | Edge – Sophomore | From SDSU
Trey Ridley | Safety – Freshman | From SDSU
Colby Humphrey | CB – Senior | From SDSU
Kaden Beatty | DT – Redshirt sophomore | From Kent State
Gavin Barthiel | LB – Redshirt senior | Returning to WSU from Utah State
Ishmael Gibbs | CB | Early enrollment
Isaiah Hung | LB | Early enrollment
Aiden Knapke | Safety | Early enrollment
Jamarey Smith | CB | Early enrollment
Kyle Petersen | Safety | Early enrollment
Jovan Clark | LB | Early enrollment
Special teams / other:
Jack Stevens | Kicker – Sophomore | From SDSU
Dylan Mauro | Punter – Sophomore | From UTEP / Southwestern Oklahoma State
I’ll just state the obvious right now: lots of South Dakota State friends coming over to the Palouse. I wonder why (she deadpans). I cobbled all of this together from a few different sources, so if someone somehow got left off please don’t let it impact your WSU journey! Excited to see where this new batch of Cougs leads us, and how well they blend with the returning roster. Go Cougs!