Washington, Washington State Readying For Apple Cup With High Stakes

The Washington Huskies travel to Pullman to take on their hated rivals the Washington State Cougars on Friday, November 25th.

Falk is not the most mobile QB, and a strong rush moving him “off his spot” will have a major impact on his game. I dont know. I just want them to prepare like they have and go over and compete like they have, which I know they will, ” Washington coach Chris Petersen said Monday.

These people exist: college football fans and pundits who think that in a post-BCS context, the value of the regular season has been diminished, that every game doesn’t matter.

“But it’ll be exciting”. “You’ve definitely got to be on top of your P’s and Q’s to play well against them”.

The senior caught six more passes in Washington State’s loss to No. 9 Colorado last Saturday, bringing his career total to 301. As a freshman he was a kick returner, showing burst and playmaking ability, and was one of the team’s most improved players over the a year ago. WSU can make it to the Rose Bowl by beating Washington and then by winning the Pac-12 Championship Game.

His rationale: “There’s a lot of distractions”. We’re just not doing our job and that’s on me as a quarterback. Washington avoided a bad loss at Arizona and won a close game at Utah.

Two weeks ago, WSU quarterback Luke Falk shot down a media report that quoted unknown sources and said Falk had chose to leave early for the NFL Draft. Washington State isn’t going to run it 35-40 times a game, but the Cougars average 4.6 yards per carry – the highest under Leach’s watch. Chief among them was quarterback Jake Browning’s sudden lack of accuracy, which resulted in a pair of interceptions for the second straight game.

I’m not sure there’s a more divisive QB in college football than Washington State’s Luke Falk.

Washington quarterback Jake Browning leads the Pac-12 with 37 touchdown passes – one more than Falk – and is fourth nationally in passing efficiency with a rating of 180.7.

“Mike Leach is really cool”, Marks said. No, it wasn’t so long ago when 1-10 Washington State hosted 0-10 Washington at the nadir of major college football in the Evergreen State. Ross scored on TD catches of 60 and 67 yards, eluding four defenders after backtracking 4 yards on the longer TD. Throughout the season, Gaskin has 182 carries for 1,130 yards and nine trips to the promised land. That same day, WSU lost No. 2 receiver River Cracraft to a torn ACL.

The Washington State Cougars come into the 2016 Apple Cup having just lost their first conference game of the season. This was supposed to be a chance for revenge, but behind WR Reggie Williams’ 203 yards, the Huskies won again in a matchup that, by the combined rankings, was the best Apple Cup ever.

The past two weeks have taken a bit of luster off the meeting.

The trio in Washington State’s back field has collected over 1,500, yards and have reached the back of the end zone an impressive 21 times in 2016. Cornerbacks Sidney Jones and Kevin King, and safety Budda Baker, are postseason award candidates in one of the nation’s best secondaries. Tackle Robert Barber’s return to the lineup last week was a key development for the Cougars, and he will play an even bigger role this week in providing support on the interior.

The first point (pro-BCS) people miss about the value of the regular season, relative to the contention that every game matters, is quite simple: If a Power Five team goes unbeaten, it will nearly certainly make the playoff.