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WSU takes the “field” out of Track & Field

1 week ago | cougcenter.com | Kevin Dudley

Dean Hare/WSU Photo Services in what may be a sign of more to come, WSU Athletic Director Anne McCoy this week announced that the school will eliminate all field events from its track & field program. WSU will also limit sprint and hurdle events. Here’s the entire brief announcement:Earlier today, WSU Athletics leadership met with members of the men’s and women’s track and field team to inform them that the program will be shifting to a distance-focused approach.
Cougs bring in a couple quarterbacks, and what can we expect for the Martin Stadium game day experience?

1 month ago | cougcenter.com | Kevin Dudley

Jack Ellis/CougCenter It’s that time of year where news is slim pickings, but that doesn’t mean it’s all quiet on the Pullman front. Graduation came and went last weekend (congrats to the class of 2025—hope you’re not in too much debt!), but the work continues in the Football Operations Building. The work never ends because its transfer time.
New England Patriots Draft Kyle Williams

2 months ago | cougcenter.com | Kevin Dudley

Photo by Jevone Moore/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Kyle Williams is living his dream after the New England Patriots selected the former WSU wide receiver with the 69th overall pick of the NFL Draft. Williams was the fifth player taken in the third round. The moment. @k_mmoneyyyy pic.twitter.com/NsGmix2qDL— Washington State Football (@WSUCougarFB) April 26, 2025In just two season at WSU after transferring from UNLV, Williams had 20 touchdowns and 2,041 yards receiving.
WSU hosts Spring Showcase as football practices wrap up

2 months ago | cougcenter.com | Kevin Dudley

Jack Ellis/CougCenter It’s a new era in WSU football, what with Jimmy Rogers at the helm and all. It’s also a new era in college football with teams—including WSU—foregoing their annual spring game for a watered down version. Basically, WSU will host an open practice today at Gesa Field for fans to get one last look at the team before summer begins. You can blame NIL and the transfer portal for much (all?) of this.
Homecoming rescheduled to September 6

Mar 29, 2025 | cougcenter.com | Kevin Dudley

Jack Ellis/CougCenter If you made plans to visit Pullman the weekend of Oct. 24-26 for Family Weekend, you’ll need to reshuffle your calendar. That as the original weekend of WSU’s Homecoming game, but the school announced yesterday that plans have changed, and Homecoming is now Sept. 6:Dear Cougar Nation,Thank you for your support of Washington State University and Cougar Athletics.
Did David Riley deserve a contract extension?

Mar 8, 2025 | cougcenter.com | Kevin Dudley

James Snook-Imagn Images Washington State Athletic Director Anne McCoy this week announced one year contract extensions to both Kamie Ethridge and David Riley, locking them in through the 2030-31 seasons. Ethridge has been a consistent winner in the last four season and has guided he squad to three NCAA Tournament appearances and the WBIT semifinals. One more win in the WCC Tournament and she’ll notch her third straight 20-win season in Pullman.
Cougs hit the practice field as spring football begins

Mar 1, 2025 | cougcenter.com | Kevin Dudley

Photo by Brandon Sloter/Getty Images Are you ready for some football? It’s Day 1 of spring football practices on the Palouse, and new head coach Jimmy Rogers gets his first chance to show what he’s got on the football field. As always, spring football is not exactly a time to make bold predictions about the upcoming season. Spring football is good, to be clear, but it’s all about evaluating the talent on campus right now, tinkering with some things, testing new schemes and more.
Future apple Cup dates set, Cougs schedule home-and-home with another former Pac-12 foe

Jan 24, 2025 | cougcenter.com | Michael Preston

Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images It may be late January but that doesn’t mean there isn’t Washington State Cougars football news. In this case, it’s everyone’s favorite topic: future non-conference scheduling! WSU announced this afternoon that the dates for two future Apple Cups with the 2026 edition taking place on Sept. 5th in Seattle and the 2027 game taking place on Sept. 18th in Pullman.
Jimmy Rogers (presumably) recruits players out of the portal, hires three assistants

Jan 4, 2025 | cougcenter.com | Kevin Dudley

Photo by Jevone Moore/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The storyline heading into last week’s Holiday Bowl was that the WSU football team was decimated due to transfer portal entries and a barren coaching staff cupboard. Since then, the program has slowly started to replenish itself. Namely, the hiring of Jimmy Rogers as the new head coach, but there has also been some portal flip flops.
Four Reasons to Watch the Holiday Bowl

Dec 21, 2024 | cougcenter.com | Kevin Dudley

James Snook-Imagn Images We are just six days away from WSU’s Holiday Bowl matchup with Syracuse, and I can’t find a whole lotta hype. That’s obvious, given the week WSU just had. It lost its star quarterback in John Mateer (who’s headed to Oklahoma, which is no surprise). It then awoke on Wednesday to learn that Jake Dickert would soon be on a private jet across the country to take the Wake Forest job. And the transfer portal is still snatching Cougs left and right.