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Complete Coverage: WSU vs. Rutgers

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Luke Falk named Pac-12 offensive player of the week

For the second time in five starts, Luke Falk has won the conference's top offensive honor. It's an honor well deserved for the sophomore, who not only piled up the numbers above but led the Cougs 90 yards to the game-winning TD in under 90 seconds. Huge congrats to Falk! Go Cougs!

Monday After: Gutsy Rutgers win edition

While the win was impressive, I'm not sure how much it changes the season's outlook.

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Fourth quarter heroics earn WSU its first win

We've got all your postgame analysis right here.

Sleep-deprived thoughts on a near-heart attack

The Cougs won! Some perspective from someone who watched it while knowing the outcome.

HCA: Sunday Victory Links!

Come relive a game that probably shortened your life span!

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Isaac Dotson does his best Deone Bucannon

I know he's the nickelback, but maybe we could put him in a safety spot where he can run down hill and decapitate people more often?

RECAP: Cougs come back to stun Rutgers, 37-34

It wasn't always pretty, but the Cougs are returning from the east coast with a much-needed win.

WSU vs. Rutgers: Game Thread

Go wild, folks.

How to watch WSU vs. Rutgers

The Cougars continue the season against Rutgers. Find out how to follow the game here.

HCA: Cougar football is back, take 2

Hey it can't be much worse than last week.

Distractions 101 - 'Fun of the Week' Style

Sometimes you need to find a way to have a little fun with football when football might not be at peak fun levels.

Q&A with Rutgers' On The Banks

How do Scarlet Knights fans see Saturday's contest unfolding? Let's find out.

Examining the key guys for Rutgers

The Cougs face another run-heavy attack in New Jersey.

Interactive Graphic: Tilt field, help offense

One way to jump start the offense and put up some points? Start giving WSU's offense a shorter field to work with.

Pre-Snap Read: Rutgers Scarlet Knights

Here's what we're thinking about leading into the game.

HCA: Cougar defense stays the course

Why no changes after Portland State?

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How will Rutgers' issues affect them on the field?

Here's a really good rundown of what all this turmoil has done to Rutgers' two-deep. The secondary is just ... yikes.

Five Rutgers players facing assault, riot charges

The arrests came today as part of a larger investigation into multiple home invasion robberies by a former student at the school.

So, Rutgers is kind of a mess right now

The WSU Cougars' toughest nonconference opponent is having some preseason issues, including coach Kyle Flood is being investigated for improper contact with a professor.

Tracking WSU's passing attack against Rutgers

WSU up big passing totals against Rutgers and advanced numbers are even more impressive.

The Monday After: Rutgers loss edition

Welcome to our weekly feature debriefing the previous week's game. Let's start by examining the state of the defense and its potential moving forward. How bad is it, really?

CougCenter Hour replay: Debriefing Rutgers

We dig into what went wrong defensively for Washington State in their opening loss to Rutgers and look ahead to the first road trip of the season to Reno.

Player of the Week, Game 1: Connor Halliday

The offense was by far the best unit WSU put out on the field against Rutgers. The nominees for Player of the Week make that pretty apparent.

HCA: Reacting to the First of 12 games

There is always a tendency to overreact to what we see during week 1 of the new season. Taking a more measured approach is usually a better idea.

Some notes from re-watching WSU's season opener

You may not want to watch the game again, but I did and it was about as ugly as it looked live.

Interactive graphic: Good, Bad and Hopeful

Let's look at where the WSU's offense and defensive performances vs Rutgers land during the Mike Leach era.

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Cougars fall flat in opener against Rutgers

The Cougar offense started slow, and the defense never really started at all, and the Cougars waste a big night from Connor Halliday.

Sleep-deprived thoughts on the Rutgers loss

We should have known from the start, but to properly love WSU football, we forget the past.

HCA: The day after 0-1

It didn't turn out like we hoped, but really it wasn't all that surprising.

WSU defense doesn't show, Gets out-dueled 41-38

The Cougar offense started slow, and the defense never really started at all, and the Cougars waste a big night from Connor Halliday.

Cougs-Rutgers game thread

This is the place to discuss all the action in WSU's season opener vs. Rutgers!

Baxter's beer Gose well with August football

Baxter is back and so is his beer! He picks a tart, refreshing ale from California for WSU's season opener.