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Mike Leach HBO documentary

Peter Berg, the producer of the show Friday Night Lights, has reportedly been seen around Pullman filming Washington State head football coach Mike Leach for an HBO documentary.

Via College Football Section  |  27 days ago

Washington State's C.J. Mizell charged

Washington State linebacker C.J. Mizell has been arrested in a weekend fight at a fraternity house party. Pullman police say Mizell was arrested Sunday on misdemeanor charges of assault and trespassing. He was taken to jail but released on his own recognizance. Police say Mizell tried to enter a party at the Delta Tau Delta fraternity house on Saturday night. When he was denied...
Via AP on Fox  |  6 days ago

WSU linebacker C.J. Mizell kicked off team by Coach Leach

This was a long time coming wasn't it WSU Cougars fans? I mean isn't this the same guy who didn't dress for the second half of the apple cup? Real leadership there. Kudo's to Coach Leach for making an example of this guy. He needed to put his stamp on the team in an authoritative way. Enter Meathead...errrr Mizell. C.J. Mizell, one of the most talented football players at Washington...
Via NorthWest Sports Beat  |  5 days ago

Source: Mizell runs out of chances

Inside linebacker C.J. Mizell, who started 15 games over his two years with the Cougars, has been dismissed from the Washington State football team following a weekend arrest, a source close to the matter tells Cougfan.com.
Via washingtonstate.scout.com  |  6 days ago

Part II of Leach: Medical hardship for Tuel?

THE COUGARS ARE in the process of filing papers with the NCAA to seek an additional year of eligibility for Jeff Tuel and offensive lineman Wade Jacobson via medical hardship waivers. It was one of a number of subjects Leach discussed with CF.C in part II of a wide-ranging interview.
Via washingtonstate.scout.com  |  5 days ago
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Report: Mike Leach to WSU

Bad news for fat little girlfriends of Wazzu players, as the former Texas Tech coach will reportedly be named the next head coach at Washington State. 

Via Lost Lettermen  |  November 30, 2011

Halliday's health and other Cougar notes

KENNEWICK -- Washington State quarterback Connor Halliday, who came on strong late in the 2011 season before going down with a lacerated liver injury, is progressing nicely in his recovery. WSU's new director of football operations, asked Friday about the sophomore-to-be, shied from going into detail but offered clues to Halliday's outlook for spring ball, which starts March 22.
Via washingtonstate.scout.com  |  7 days ago

Wash. St. LB Mizell charged in fight (AP)

Washington State linebacker C.J. Mizell has been arrested in a weekend fight at a fraternity house party. Pullman police say Mizell was arrested Sunday on misdemeanor charges of assault and trespassing. He was taken to jail but released on his own recognizance. Police say Mizell tried to enter a party at the Delta Tau Delta fraternity house on Saturday night.
Via Rivals.com  |  6 days ago

Cougars 2012 Recruiting Class

Players who signed letters of intent Wednesday to play football for the Cougars.Jeremiah Allison, LB6-1, 210, Los AngelesDorsey HSAustin Apodaca, QB6-3, 185, Longmont, Colo.Silver Creek HSRobert Barber, DT6-3, 290, Pago Pago, American SamoaFaga'ltua HSBrett Bartolone, WR5-10, 180, LaHabra, Calif.LaHabra HSDavid Bucannon, S6-2, 180, Fairfield, Calif.Vanden HSFeddie Davey, S5-11, 190...
Via NorthWest Sports Beat  |  10 days ago

Wash. State's Mizell off team after fight charge

Washington State linebacker C.J. Mizell has been arrested in a weekend fight at a fraternity house party.
Via ESPN  |  6 days ago

Mike Leach to Washington State?

I don’t know if anyone else is happy with this, but I love the idea of Leach in the PAC 12. I’m totally impressed with Washington State and this move. After their past few coaching hires,... This is just a summary, visit our site to read the rest. Thanks.
Via College Football Section  |  November 30, 2011

Washington State fires Wulff as coach

Washington State football coach Paul Wulff has been fired. The university said Tuesday that Wulff was let go after four years at the helm. Wulff is 9-40 in his four seasons at Washington State, including a 4-8 record this season that doubled the Cougars' win total from 2010 but failed to quiet critics. Wulff had one year remaining on his contract and was guaranteed a year...
Via AP on Fox  |  November 29, 2011

AD: Decision on Wulff within 24 hours

Washington State athletic director Bill Moos will make a decision on football coach Paul Wulff's future by Tuesday. Wulff is 9-40 in his four seasons at Washington State, including a 4-8 record this season that doubled the Cougars' win total from 2010 but failed to quiet critics. Moos said on his weekly radio show Monday that he has to decide if ''staying the course...
Via AP on Fox  |  November 28, 2011

Washington State QB Halliday to miss Apple Cup

Washington State quarterback Connor Halliday will miss the Apple Cup against rival Washington this weekend because of a lacerated liver suffered in an overtime loss to Utah. Halliday remained in stable condition in the intensive care unit at Pullman Regional Hospital on Monday. The redshirt freshman was admitted to the hospital shortly after Saturday's game, complaining of...
Via AP on Fox  |  November 21, 2011

WSU AD: Decision on Paul Wulff within 24 hours

Washington State athletic director Bill Moos says he'll make a decision on football coach Paul Wulff's future within 24 hours. On his weekly radio show Monday morning in Spokane, Moos said he will make a decision by Tuesday at the latest on whether to keep Wulff for a fifth season or move in a different direction. Wulff is 9-40 in his four seasons in charge at Washington...
Via AP on Fox  |  November 28, 2011

Washington's Halliday to miss Apple Cup

Washington State quarterback Connor Halliday will miss the Apple Cup against rival Washington this weekend because of a lacerated liver suffered in an overtime loss to Utah. Halliday was taken out of the intensive care unit but will remain at Pullman Regional Hospital, Bill Drake, assistant athletic director for training services, said Monday. The redshirt freshman was admitted...
Via AP on Fox  |  November 21, 2011

Washington State QB Suffers Lacerated Liver

Yesterday, Washington State suffered a loss at the hands of Utah 30-27 in overtime. Today, however, injury was added to the insult of the loss with the announcement made by Washington State that starting quarterback Connor Halliday suffered a lacerated liver during the game. Halliday was taken to Pullman Regional Hospital for observation and imaging following the defeat, after receiving...
Via Crystal Ball Run  |  November 20, 2011

Utah 30, Washington St. 27, OT

Coleman Petersen kicked a 38-yard field goal in the first overtime as Utah beat Washington State 30-27 on a snowy Saturday. Washington State (4-7, 2-6 Pac-12) got the first possession of overtime, and quarterback Connor Halliday was intercepted by Mo Lee, his second of the game. Utah (7-4, 4-4) took over and John White ran three times for a total of 4 yards. Then Petersen came...
Via AP on Fox  |  November 19, 2011

Wazzu QB Connor Halliday suffers lacerated liver

Washington State redshirt freshman quarterback Connor Halliday made his first career start Saturday versus the Utah Utes, but unfortunately he might have made his last, at least for this season. During Wazzu’s thrilling but heartbreaking 30-27 OT loss to Utah, Halliday took several hits to the body throughout the game causing Halliday to suffer a lacerated liver. After the game...
Via TheMatadorSports  |  November 20, 2011

Desperate Wulff puts his future in hands of a freshman quarterback

The excuses were getting old, so it was nice to see Paul Wulff’s Washington State Cougars pull off what was probably their best win of the paltry nine victories they have since Wulff arrived in 2008. It would be nice to say it was a stroke of coaching genius on Wulff’s part to insert freshman Connor Halliday as the quarterback, but it was nothing more than a desperation move...
Via Outside The Press Box  |  November 14, 2011

Sources: Wulff is out at WSU

PAUL WULFF will not be back for a fifth season as head coach at Washington State, two well-placed sources tell Cougfan.com. Athletic director Bill Moos, who met with Wulff on Sunday and Tuesday to talk about the state of the program, officially will make the announcement at 2 p.m. today, they said.
Via washingtonstate.scout.com  |  November 29, 2011

Win or lose, it’s time to fire Wulff

At one point this season, probably in early October just before the Cougars blew a game at UCLA, it looked like the Apple Cup might carry some added intrigue for once. Heck, it still might have if the Cougars had been able to beat Utah in a Pullman snowstorm last Saturday. That would have made the Apple Cup mean something more than a week of speculation about whether the Huskies...
Via Outside The Press Box  |  November 26, 2011

Washington State fires Head Coach Paul Wulff

Paul Wulff coached the Cougars to 40 losses spread out over the last four seasons, throw in four Apple Cup losses as well, and its easy to see why AD Bill Moos made the change today in Pullman. Paul Wulff was fired today by Washington St. University.
Via NorthWest Sports Beat  |  November 29, 2011

Toss up: A look at WSU Head Coach Paul Wulff’s future

Insider Steve our Washington State Cougars blogger weighs in with his thoughts on the coaching future of current Cougs HC Paul Wulff. Bill Moos has a tough desision to make. Moos understands better then most the positive gains Wulff has contributed to this football team. Recruiting has been a strength. Conner Halliday, Austin Apodaca for example.
Via NorthWest Sports Beat  |  November 23, 2011

No fifth year finish for what Wulff started

PULLMAN – Paul Wulff said he will always remain a proud alum of Washington State, but Wulff was clearly not proud of school officials after he was fired Tuesday with one year left on his five-year contract.
Via washingtonstate.scout.com  |  November 30, 2011
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