Monthly Archives: October 2013
Link: Scariest players in WSU football history
In honor of Halloween, and the fact that Washington State plays tonight against Arizona State, here’s a clever piece by SB Nation’s Jeff Nusser. Click here to read Scariest Players in WSU Football History. Sure, there’s scary good, as when Jerome Harrison rushed for 1,900 yards in 2005. There’s scary bad, as when Ty Paine […]
Saturday recap: Locals all over Eastern Washington vs. Montana
I just got back from covering Oregon vs. UCLA. What’s the first thing I do? Of course, check out how Clark County players fared in college games on Saturday. And what a day it was for local players, who had a huge impact on the game of the year so far in the Big Sky. […]
Saturday preview capsules
California at Washington When: 8 p.m. at Husky Stadium, Seattle. TV/radio: Fox Sports 1, cable Channel 408; AM 1550. Records: UW 4-3, 1-3; Cal 1-6, 0-4. Plot: Washington looks to rebound after dropping three straight. The Huskies have a good chance to do that against a young Cal team that has allowed nearly 45 points […]
NAIA honors again for Southern Oregon QB Dodge
Here’s a story that ran in the Ashland Daily Tidings on Skyview grad Austin Dodge. As usually, the quarterback is lighting up opposing defenses: By Joe Zavala Ashland (Ore.) Daily Tidings Southern Oregon University junior quarterback Austin Dodge on Monday was named the NAIA offensive player of the week for the fourth time, more than […]
No fan of pink, plus Aliotti fined
The game is long over, but Oregon’s 62-38 win over Washington State on Saturday gave Northwest football fans two topics for this weekend’s tailgate parties. First, most football players and fans are fine with wearing pink in support of efforts to fight breast cancer and other diseases that affect women. We all have mothers, wives, […]
Saturday recap: Ellis Henderson catches game-winner for Montana
Ellis Henderson (Skyview) caught the winning touchdown pass in Montana’s 21-14 overtime victory over Cal Poly on Saturday. The Grizzlies blocked a game-clinching field goal late in the contest and then put together a scoring drive in the last two minutes. Henderson had two catches for 30 yards. The sophomore leads Montana with 17 catches […]
Saturday preview capsules
Washington State at Oregon When: 7 p.m. at Autzen Stadium, Eugene, Ore. TV/radio: Fox Sports 1, Channel 408; WSU radio AM 1360; Oregon radio AM 750. Records: WSU 4-3, 2-2; Oregon 6-0, 3-0. Plot: Coming off a big win at Husky Stadium, the Ducks look to avoid a letdown. WSU aims to rebound after last […]
Party foul? Oregon WR slams NCAA on Twitter
Josh Huff isn’t happy with the NCAA. The Oregon receiver went on a mini Twitter rant Thursday. Evidently, he spent $1,500 to rent a venue for “Josh Huff’s Official 22nd Birthday Bash” this weekend. Fliers were made advertising the party and the cover charge ($5 for ladies, $8 for guys). That’s when those pesky NCAA […]
Another new look for Oregon
Oregon will don pink helmets, gloves, socks and cleats Saturday night against Washington State. Nike and Oregon will auction off some of the Ducks’ pink helmets to raise money for the Kay Yow Cancer Fund. “Cancer has touched so many lives and hopefully, together with Nike and the Kay Yow Cancer Fund, we can help […]
Saturday recap: Zalk, Grayson set career highs
Jesse Zalk, a redshirt freshman from Prairie High School, had one of the best receiving performances in recent years Saturday for Central Washington, which beat Dixie State 27-24. Zalk’s 14 receptions were the most since 2005 — and tied for the third-highest single-game total in school history. He accumulated his first career 100-yard receiving game. […]