Fall camp opens today for WSU football

So much for easing into fall camp.

WSU begins fall camp practice in Lewiston today, but that is only part of the latest happenings. We went all offseason with little to no news, then as soon as practice is about to begin, a million things happen.

Let's start with Braden Eggert, the 6'7, 305-pound offensive tackle who verbally committed to WSU Thursday night. He is the 10th player to verbally commit to the 2014 class and the first offensive linemen.

While Eggert is now a future member of WSU's football teams, one of the former members made news as well when tight end/wide receiver Andrei Lintz signed a free agent deal with the Seattle Seahawks. Roughly a year ago, I predicted Lintz would catch 62 passes for 842 yards and five touchdowns in 2012. He caught two passes for 14 yards, so yeah, I was close. If anyone is going to find a use for a 6'5 250 pound athlete, it's Pete Carroll.

Oh yeah, this little thing called fall camp starts today as well. The Cougars will hold their first practice of the 2013 season at 2:40 p.m. PT. We'll have plenty more throughout the day leading up to, and through, the start of fall camp.

Football:

Discovery time for Cougar football - Spokesman.com - Aug. 2, 2013
PULLMAN – There are always exceptions and surprises, Mike Leach said, but the Washington State football coach does believe that a team’s performance in preseason camp provides a reasonable expectation for how it might perform during the season.

Cougars ready for camp in Lewiston - Spokesman.com - Aug. 1, 2013
PULLMAN – There are always exceptions and surprises, Mike Leach said, but the Washington State football coach does believe that a team’s performance in preseason camp provides a reasonable expectation for how it might perform during the season.

Seahawks sign former Meridian, WSU tight end Andrei Lintz | Whatcom Connections | The Bellingham Herald
The family of former Meridian High School and Washington State University tight end Andrei Lintz is not one to blow anything out of proportion too soon. They prefer to be a little more reserved.

WSU News Center - Update on Martin Stadium football project
PULLMAN, Wash. - The Martin Stadium Football Operations Building project has been progressing steadily since the closing "Yahoo!" in last year's Apple Cup, Nov. 26, when the Cougars stunned the Huskies 31-28 in overtime.

WSU Begins Fall Camp - Spokane, North Idaho News & Weather KHQ.com
Mike Leach held his pre-camp teleconference in advance of Washington State's first day of fall camp on Friday.

So it begins: notes from Leach's pre-camp teleconference - SportsLink - Spokesman.com - Aug. 1, 2013
FROM PULLMAN — We are back on the Palouse, enjoying the comforting reliability of the nightly flight from Seattle zooming overhead around 11 p.m. each night, and we have some notes from Mike Leach's pre-camp teleconference to pass along.

5 storylines as WSU begins camp - SportsLink - Spokesman.com - Aug. 1, 2013
FROM PULLMAN — In anticipation of Washington State's 2013 preseason camp debut tomorrow, we've assembled five storylines for you to chew on — or just read — before things get underway tomorrow in Lewiston.

Mike Leach ready to get to work at Washington State | Cougar Football | The Seattle Times
Mike Leach was plodding through his initial teleconference of the 2013 football season when an innocent question lit him up. He was asked about the most competitive position battles as his Washington State football team starts practice Friday in Lewiston.

Basketball:

Former NBA star Craig Ehlo arrested - Spokesman.com - Aug. 1, 2013
Local basketball star Craig Ehlo, who played in the NBA and most recently coached at Eastern Washington University, was arrested early Thursday on a domestic violence charge after firefighters encountered family members holding Ehlo down near a pile of his burning clothes.