Washington State starting linebacker C.J. Mizell has been kicked off the team after he was arrested this weekend in connection with a fight at a fraternity house.Coach Mike Leach said Tuesday that Mizell was no longer on the team because of a violation of team policy.Pullman police say Mizell was arrested Sunday on misdemeanor charges of assault and trespassing. Police say Mizell tried to enter a... [Read More]
Mike Leach has reached agreement to become the new football coach at Washington State, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. The deal is for five years, a source familiar with the contract told ESPN.com's John Clayton. Leach, who won 84 games in nine seasons at Texas Tech, will get a five-year contract, sources told ESPN.com's John Clayton. Leach replaces Paul Wulff, who was fired Tuesday after four... [Read More]
Washington State redshirt freshman Connor Halliday suffered a lacerated liver during the Cougars’ 30-27 overtime loss to Utah on Saturday and will miss this week’s Apple Cup, WSU confirmed Sunday. Halliday, who was 21 of 48 for 290 yards passing and led the Cougars on a 74-yard, game-tying drive with less than a minute left, may have suffered the injury as early as the second quarter, when he was... [Read More]
The NCAA's Board of Directors passed five major reform initiatives last week in Indianapolis, including allowing schools to supply some athletes with up to $2,000 per year in living expenses. The far-reaching changes will affect each of the NCAA's member schools, including Washington State. Each conference has the option of adding up to $2,000 per scholarship toward the full cost of attendance,... [Read More]
Two days before Labor Day, Washington State's chances of getting to a bowl game took a killer hit here in the opener against Idaho State. Jeff Tuel, one of the nation's underrated quarterbacks and the unquestioned leader of the WSU offense, suffered a broken left clavicle on his only series of the game in the first quarter. The day had begun badly for Tuel when he woke up with a stomach virus and... [Read More]
