WSU sends Seattle Game out in style, loses to Rutgers 41-38

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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.

Connor Halliday catches the eye of NFL draft scout

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.

Highlights, quotes, notes and stats

Another stellar performance from Connor Halliday goes to waste as the Cougar defense falls apart again.

An in-depth breakdown of the WSU defense

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.