Cougars begin ASU preparations

On a usual week, Mike Leach and WSU players meet the media on Monday. Coming off the bye week and with an upcoming Thursday game, the Cougars are working with a different schedule this week.

The staff is ignoring the days of the week and instead treating next Thursday like a Saturday. That means that instead of meeting the media next Monday, Mike Leach and three players held their press conferences on Thursday. Oregon, ASU and Halloween were among the popular topics.

Deone Bucannon

Justin Sagote

Elliott Bosch

Mike Leach

Football:

Thursday Night Lights - SportsLink - Spokesman.com - Oct. 24, 2013
While the Cougars have adjusted their practice schedule this week to accommodate next week's Thursday night game, Washington State still held its weekly Thursday Night Football practice at the regular time. The event, which follows a normal practice, is a full-contact scrimmage for the team's younger players.

Trick-or-Treat with the Cougars | Community Spirit | Pullman - Moscow News
If you’re thinking about skipping the Cougs game on Halloween night to take the kiddos trick-or-treating it’s time to reconsider. The Halloween at Washington State University Carnival will not only allow you to watch the game without missing out on Halloween, but it might actually be more fun than ringing door bells in the search of candy.

Women's basketball:

Pac-12 Announces 2013-14 Preseason Coaches Poll - Washington State University Official Athletic Site
For the 13th year in a row, Stanford was voted the preseason favorite by the Pac-12 women’s basketball coaches to win the Conference title in 2013-14, Commissioner Larry Scott announced today at Pac-12 Women’s Basketball Media Day held at the Pac-12 Networks Studios in San Francisco.