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ESPN's Travis Haney is releasing his top 50 returning players for the 2016 season Monday he released players 50-26 to start off and will release the rest in the next few days.
Luke Falk came in at 29th on this list after helping turn around the 2015 Cougar football season. Throwing for 4,561 yards he found the endzone 38 times while also dealing with injuries causing him to miss time.
Last season he threw for more than 350 yards 7 of the 12 games he played in and threw for less than 2 touchdowns just once. Haney's first sentence is "no one in America slings the ball more than Falk" under his listing . Completing 447 of 644 passes and averaged just under 10 more attempts per game than the second most - Patrick Mahomes II (44.2)
With another offseason under his belt and his favorite receiver in Gabe Marks returning next season it will be a lot of fun to watch Falk break more Cougar records.
UCLA's Eddie Vanderdoes starts off the list at No. 50 and Washington's Budda Baker came in at 34.
Football:
Washington State Makes Big Impression on ATH Zion Echols - Football Recruiting - Scout
Covina (Calif.) Charter Oak athlete Zion Echols is down to a pair of Pac-12 schools and visited one of them over the weekend.
W. Kentucky's JaMarcus Shephard to be Wash. State inside receivers coach | SI.com
Western Kentucky wide receivers coach and special teams coordinator JaMarcus Shephard will be the new inside receivers coach at Washington State, according to sources.
WSU Cougars links: Logan Tuley-Tillman, charged with 3 felonies, will transfer to WSU | The Seattle Times
Washington State hosted some recruits in Pullman over the weekend, and former Michigan offensive lineman Logan Tuley-Tillman was among the visitors who got to tour the Cougars' football facilities.
Washington State running back cited for DUI | Q13 FOX News
Washington State University running back Jamal Morrow was arrested early Sunday on investigation of driving under the influence, Pullman Police say.
Haney: Best returning players in 2016 (Nos. 50-26)
Alabama returnees dominate the first part of a look at the 50 best returning players in 2016.
Basketball:
Hristova Earns Second Freshman of the Week Honor - Washington State University Official Athletic Site
The Bulgarian freshman averaged 20 points per game against a pair of top-25 teams.
Cheer:
WSU Cheer Finishes 12th at National Championships - Washington State University Official Athletic Site
Cougar Cheer advanced to the finals for the third-straight year.
Martin Luther King Jr.:
Reflecting on a Dream - Washington State University Official Athletic Site
As the nation commemorates the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, many will remember Dr. King's iconic "I Have A Dream" speech. On the 50th anniversary of when Dr. King delivered his speech, WSUCougars.com took a look back at that historic day in 1963 and its special connection with former Washington State men's basketball coach George Raveling.