The spring football game is just over a week away, but before we get there, we have four more practices to recap starting with Thursday's practice.
Christian Caple recapped the action with his usual blog post, while the WSU athletic department produced a news story and a blog post. There are also the usual videos which include interviews with Mike Leach, Eric Oertel and Bobby Ratliff.
FB: Mike Leach after practice! 4/12 (via WSUCougarAthletics)
FB: Eric Oertel after practice! 4/12 (via WSUCougarAthletics)
FB: Bobby Ratliff after practice! 4/12 (via WSUCougarAthletics)
Football
Spring Practice Recap: Red Zone Matchups - Washington State University Cougars
Washington State continued springs drills Thursday afternoon, working out in helmets and shoulder pads for two and a half hours.
Spring Practice Recap: More Special Teams, Red Zone Success - The Washington State University Official Athletic Site
PULLLMAN, Wash. - Washington State continued springs drills Thursday afternoon, working out in helmets and shoulder pads for two and a half hours on Rogers Field.
Cougars don't always star in screen test - Spokesman.com - April 12, 2012
PULLMAN – For all the anticipation over Mike Leach’s Air Raid offense, the most intense directions given by Washington State’s coaches may actually involve the shortest passes the Cougars will throw.
Mixed bag for Cougs on Day 10 - SportsLink - Spokesman.com - April 12, 2012
FROM PULLMAN — I swear I'm trying to be as creative as I can with these post titles and lead-ins. But when you're two-thirds of the way through spring practice and there just isn't a whole lot going on … well, you get broad generalities. But hey, there's still plenty to discuss, so read on.
Baseball
Cougars Host Utah for Mom's Weekend Series - The Washington State University Official Athletic Site
After five-consecutive nonconference games, Washington State (16-13, 3-5 Pac-12) returns to Pac-12 Conference play with a three-game series against Utah (8-23, 4-8 Pac-12) at Bailey-Brayton Field...game times are 5:30 p.m. (Friday, April 13), 2 p.m. (Saturday, April 14) and 11 a.m. (Sunday, April 15).
WSU's Jones takes place as homer king - Spokesman.com - April 12, 2012
PULLMAN – Even Derek Jones didn’t see this coming. Not this early, anyway.
Basketball
Pac-12 Confidential | Inside the departure of the Pac-12 hoops officiating chief . . . | Seattle Times Newspaper
Larry Scott, the Pac-12 commissioner, has undertaken a major shakeup in the football-officiating program, and we won't make any assumptions about basketball, other than to note that while the Pac-12 announced this as McCabe's "retirement," he is continuing in the same role for the Big West.