HCA: Cougars land a punter in Oscar Draguicevich

The Washington State football team got a big boost on Monday evening when they landed a JUCO punter in Oscar Draguicevich after he decommitted from UTEP to join the Cougars struggling special teams. He is the son of the former soccer player by the same name.

Draguicevich attended Temple Junior college last year and plans to join the Cougars this coming season. The previous season he punted at Incarnate Word where he had 74 punts in 11 games and averaged 42.4 yards per punt. He had 17 inside the 20-yard line and 14 were for 50+ yards.

The Cougars had three different players punt the ball last season. Receiver Kyle Sweet had 33, Erik Powell had 22, and Mitchell Cox had another 8. The trio of punters combined for 38.8 yards per punt which landed them in the bottom half of the conference.

According to the spring roster, he will join the Cougars special teams that consists of three kickers; redshirt freshman Ryan Henderson and Johnan Zetterberg, redshirt sophomore Jack Crane, redshirt freshman punter Blake Mazza, and senior receiver Kyle Sweet.

Draguicevich also kicked for the Hutto High School Hippos in 2015 and went 37 for 37 on PAT’s and also kicked 5 field goals.

Take a look at his Hudl highlight tape from his freshman year at Incarnate Word

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Football:

Junior college punter Oscar Draguicevich verbally commits to Washington State | The Spokesman-Review
Draguicevich signed with UTEP and first-year coach Dana Dimel on Feb. 7 before decommitting and instead deciding to join Mike Leach and the Cougars. The Hutto, Texas, native will come to WSU after spending one season at Temple Junior College.

Sources: Washington State, Idaho set date for 2025 football season; Vandals to collect $625,000 payout | The Spokesman-Review
FBSchedules.com first reported the 2025 game, which will take place on Aug. 30 at Martin Stadium in Pullman and presumably serve as the season opener for both the Cougars and Vandals. WSU and Idaho have yet to make an official announcement.

Peyton Pelluer ready for rare sixth season as WSU linebacker | The Bellingham Herald
Peyton Pelluer, a middle linebacker and captain for Washington State's defense before sustaining a season-ending foot fracture last fall, has been granted a medical redshirt and will return to the Cougars for his sixth college football season.

Basketball:

Washington State forward Robert Franks declares for NBA Draft, won’t sign agent immediately | The Spokesman-Review
Washington State forward Robert Franks is joining a growing list of underclassmen who’ve chosen to end their college careers prematurely in order to pursue a lifelong dream of playing in the NBA.

Report: Washington State’s Robert Franks going pro – CollegeBasketballTalk
Franks was Pac 12s Most Improved as a junior

Robert Franks to Declare for the NBA Draft - Washington State University
Washington State University junior forward Robert Franks announced today that he will declare for the 2018 NBA Draft, but won't hire an agent at this time, in order to maintain his NCAA eligibility.

Golf:

Women’s golf brings home tenth place finish – The Daily Evergreen
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Track and Field:

Meet the Cougars Track & Field Captains: Devon Bortfeld - Washington State University
From theatre actress to cross country runner, senior Devon Bortfeld takes on the title as the Women's Track distance captain for the second year in a row.

Swimming:

Swimming 2017-18: Season in Review - Washington State University
Washington State finished eighth at the Pac-12 Conference Championships. The team notched school records in the 100 back and 800 free relay. Freshman Emily Cook broke the school record in the 100 back for the second time this season, clocking in at 53.66 in the preliminary round of the event

Rowing:

WSU rowing concludes solid weekend in San Diego – The Daily Evergreen
WSU rowing concluded the second and final day of racing Sunday at the San Diego Crew Classic at Mission Bay. The Cougars’ second varsity eight and varsity four each placed fourth, and the varsity eight finished fifth at the event. WSU advanced to the final of each event Saturday, racing against Pac-12 competitors University of...