Hot Cougar Action: Marv Harshman passes away

Marv Harshman, who went 155-181 during 13 seasons as WSU's men's basketball coach, died on Friday at the age of 95.

George Raveling, who took over at WSU a year after Harshman left WSU for Washington, shared some memories with Bob Condotta of the Seattle Times.

He said he can't imagine what the reaction to a coach going from WSU to UW would be today.

"It would be almost like treason," he said.

Harshman, though, was still largely greeted warmly when he returned to Pullman for annual games against the Cougars, Raveling said.

"You'd always get some people who might hiss or boo," Raveling said. "But I'd say the majority of the people welcomed him back and respected him."

Basketball:

Former Washington State coach George Raveling remembers Marv Harshman as a rival and mentor | Cougar Basketball | The Seattle Times
In the beginning, Marv Harshman was alternately a mentor and a rival for George Raveling.

Former Huskies basketball coach Marv Harshman passes at age 95 | Huskies | The Seattle Times
Marv Harshman, who coached college basketball at Pacific Lutheran, Washington State and Washington for 40 years and became one of the Northwest's iconic sports figures, died Friday morning.

Football:

Friday brought some interesting WSU coverage from the ESPN Pac-12 blog, including some in-depth stuff on Connor Halliday.

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Buy or sell: Washington State Cougars - College Football Nation Blog - ESPN
And so we conclude the series. ... Buy or sell Washington State winning the North?

Halliday all-in for Year 2 with Leach - Pac-12 Blog - ESPN

It was Day 4 of Washington State spring practices and the Cougars' talented, but young, receivers caught a sudden and severe case of the dropsies.

Baseball:

WSU's game against Arizona was suspended due to rain in the seventh inning. WSU is up 7-4 and will attempt to close out the win on Saturday afternoon.

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Cougar Baseball Game Suspended - The Washington State University Official Athletic Site
PULLMAN, Wash. - Friday night's Pac-12 Conference baseball game between Arizona and host Washington State has been suspended due to rain.