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Jacob Thorpe: Even Jimmy Kimmel was bored watching Washington State in the LA Bowl

UPDATED: Sat., Dec. 17, 2022

Even Jimmy Kimmel did not want to be at this thing.

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Commentary: Cougars, Huskies can choose their own adventure at this year’s Apple Cup

UPDATED: Fri., Nov. 25, 2022

MARRAKECH, Morocco – Look to your left and read the dateline, dear readers. Does that look like the home of the Washington State Cougars? Through a bizarre mix-up at SeaTac International Airport, your intrepid columnist ended up on the wrong side of the Atlantic.

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Commentary: Jake Dickert vs. Kalen DeBoer starts a new chapter in Apple Cup lore

UPDATED: Thu., Nov. 24, 2022

It is time for an Apple Cup reset. The last whirlwind decade of the post-Thanksgiving rivalry games between Washington and Washington State has this columnist needing a smoke.

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TV Take: Washington State capitalizes on mistakes to beat Arizona, extend win streak

UPDATED: Sat., Nov. 19, 2022

Things couldn’t have gone much better for Washington State on Saturday afternoon in Tucson, Arizona.

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Jacob Thorpe: The Cougars under Jake Dickert have built their identity as one of the country’s most resilient bunch

UPDATED: Sat., Nov. 12, 2022

Going back a whole year ago, when Washington State head coach Jake Dickert was still in his probationary period, he went to great lengths to instill a small, pivotal change: He wanted the Cougars to be player-led.

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Jacob Thorpe: Washington State’s offense needed a rushing threat. It got that and then some Saturday

UPDATED: Sat., Nov. 5, 2022

This column almost began with a disjointed, too-wordy joke about Stanford’s football and debate teams swapping places prior to Washington State’s 52-14 defeat of the Cardinal on Saturday afternoon.

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TV Take: Running back Nakia Watson made an immediate impact for Washington State’s offense in rout of Stanford

UPDATED: Sat., Nov. 5, 2022

The throngs who entered Stanford Stadium to watch their Cardinal host Washington State on Saturday sat stunned. All 514 of them. Or so.

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TV Take: It was a tough to switch from Mariners historic comeback to catch beginning of WSU-USC

UPDATED: Sat., Oct. 8, 2022

It happened. The worst thing possible. The Mariners’ tied their playoff game with the Blue Jays just as the Washington State football team was scheduled to start their game at No. 6 USC.

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Jacob Thorpe: Washington State’s win over Cal shows collapse won’t be commonplace for this year’s Cougs

UPDATED: Thu., Oct. 6, 2022

Fans can be forgiven for the sense of collective unease that settled on Martin Stadium early in the fourth quarter of Washington State’s homecoming game against California.

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TV Take: At times it wasn’t pretty, but Washington State’s win over Cal was a story of defense

UPDATED: Thu., Oct. 6, 2022

Pretty? No, unless a win, any win, can be considered beautiful.