Stanford prep continues

WSU is playing the No. 5 team in the country on Saturday, but the volleyball team may have drawn more attention on Wednesday. The Cougars lost to No. 2 Washington, with more than 1,800 people in attendance.

Before the volleyball team took the court, the football team went through another practice. They'll have one more full practice on Thursday before travel and walkthroughs are the only thing left before Saturday's game. According to Christian, Justin Sagote, Peyton Pelluer and Brett Bartolone were limited in practice on Wednesday. Stanford week is not the time to be without one of your starting linebackers.

Also, this was a thing that happened:

Steven Spielberg was at #USC today. He was asked his favorite disaster movie and said, ``The Washington State game.''

— InsideUSC (@InsideUSC) September 26, 2013

Football:

No. 5 Stanford takes on surprising Washington State | Washington State University | The News Tribune
Fresh off a convincing win over a nationally- ranked Arizona State squad in its Pac-12 opener, the fifth-ranked Stanford Cardinal will travel north to face the Washington State Cougars at CenturyLink Field.

Yakima Herald Republic | WSU defense faces big test against Stanford
SPOKANE — Coach Mike Leach is best known as an offensive guru but Washington State has jumped to a 3-1 record this season largely on the strength of its defense.

Stanford All-American David Yankey to miss Washington State game - SBNation.com
Stanford's offensive line has taken a major hit with the sudden departure of All-American left guard David Yankey, a junior from Roswell, GA. Yankey is not hurt or suspended from the team, rather he has returned home to deal with what's being called a "family situation," and he is not expected to be back in time for this weekend's game against Washington State.

7 Outrageous College Football Predictions: Week 5 | AthlonSports.com
Washington State will rush for negative yards If you are a Cougars fan, you have heard those words entirely too much.

Stanford offense won’t be vanilla in Pac-12 games - Spokesman.com - Sept. 25, 2013
Stanford rolled through its first two opponents, San Jose State and Army, with relative ease but without the kind of eye-popping statistics and point totals seen this season in other nonconference games between top-10 programs and weaker opponents.

Pac-12 football power rankings - Spokesman.com - Sept. 25, 2013
6 WSU (3-1, 1-0; last week: 6) – A win over Stanford would put Cougs in top 4. Or 3. Or …

WSU, Washington, UCLA the most impressive Pac-12 teams through four weeks - Pacific Takes
Which Pac-12 team has really impressed you the most relative to what you expected coming into this season?

Volleyball:

Volleyball Drops Match to No. 2 Washington - Washington State University Official Athletic Site
The Washington State volleyball team (0-1, 13-1) suffered its first defeat of the season with a 25-17, 25-17, 25-17 loss Wednesday night to No. 2 Washington (1-0, 9-0) before 1,854 fans in Bohler Gym. It was the Pac-12 opening match for both squads.

No. 2 Huskies hand WSU first volleyball defeat - Spokesman.com - Sept. 25, 2013
The atmosphere was ripe for an upset. The opponent was not.