Tailgate Talk
PSU’s McDonagh takes step toward winning QB job
Portland State held its second scrimmage of fall camp on Saturday. Skyview grad Kieran McDonagh certainly helped his case for starting the season at quarterback. The sophomore started all 11 games […]
Model athletes
Clark County products Ashton Clark (15) and Steven Forgette (70) model Eastern Washington's 2013 uniforms. As we blogged before, Clark and Forgette are among several local athletes playing for the […]
Aching for injury updates
And so it begins. UW tight end Austin Sefarian-Jenkins' broken pinky has started the season-long frenzy of speculation, gamesmanship and anxiety when it comes to injuries. Fans, and the media by […]
Update on Colorado State QB Garrett Grayson
Colorado State quarterback Garrett Grayson is among the Clark County players abroad who Tailgate Talk will be tracking this season. Now a junior, the Heritage High School grad is likely to […]
E. Washington ranked top 5 in FCS; has several local players
Eastern Washington has been one of the nation's best FCS teams over the past few years. The Eagles won the NCAA Division 1-AA national title in 2010. Last season, Eastern […]
Songs that won’t be on teams’ playlists, but should be
Musical playlists for practice or pregame warmups are big in college football. For example, Drake was among the artists reverberating around Husky Stadium as UW began practice this week. Oregon […]
Morning Buzz: Training camp tour
Northwest Pac-12 teams now have at least one week of fall practice in the books. Let's take a quick look at what's going on at each of the camps (Click […]
Central Washington fires football coach
It always raises eyebrows when a football coach is fired so close to the season's start, especially someone with a 41-16 record. Below is the story from the Associated Press: ELLENSBURG, Wash. […]
Northwest players named SI preseason All-Americans
Washington tight end Austin Seferian-Jenkins and Oregon speedster D'Anthony Thomas have been named to Sports Illustrated's preseason All-American team. In addition, Oregon center Hroniss Grasu and cornerback Ifo Ekpre-Olomu were named […]
Catching up with Kieran McDonagh
I stopped by Portland State's practice Wednesday evening to chat with sophomore quarterback Kieran McDonagh. Clark County football fans remember McDonagh from Skyview High School. As a senior, he threw for […]