2027
2 stories filed under 2027 on Wazzu. The newest of them: “Apple Cup Gets a Summer Sequel: Boeing Edition Set for August” and “August Apple Cup: Pullman Gets the Rivalry in Prime Palouse Heat”. The Apple Cup is coming in August. August Apple Cup. The unofficial read for people who left Pullman and stayed Cougs. The list below is every 2027 story on Wazzu, newest first.
Apple Cup Gets a Summer Sequel: Boeing Edition Set for August
The Apple Cup is coming in August. Not a typo. Not a rogue heatstroke hallucination. Washington State and Washington have agreed to move next year's rivalry game to the heart of Palouse summer, and the thing is called the "Boeing Edition." That is real, and it is happening. Pullman in August is a specific kind of oven. The wheat is gold. The sun does not quit. The Kibbie Dome does not have air conditioning that works like you think it does. This is not a polite September evening with a slight chill. This is sweat-through-your-crimson-polo heat. And now the Huskies get to feel it too. The move makes a certain kind of sense. Boeing gets its name on the rivalry. The game gets a standalone date away from the November cold and the conference clutter. But make no mistake: this is a trade. You swap the drama of a season-ending grudge match for the chaos of a preseason-feeling kickoff when the Palouse is at its most intense. We have covered this shift before. Our piece "August Apple Cup: Pullman Gets the Rivalry in Prime Palouse Heat" laid out what the schedule change means for the town and the tailgates. Worth a read if you want the full picture. For now, the take is simple: The Apple Cup is getting a sequel, and the setting is all Pullman. The Cougs get the heat. The Huskies get the bus ride. Go Cougs.
August Apple Cup: Pullman Gets the Rivalry in Prime Palouse Heat
August Apple Cup. Say it a few times. It'll grow on you, or it won't, but it's happening. The 2027 Apple Cup is moving to Aug. 28 in Pullman. That's the first time in 118 years this rivalry gets played in August. Prime Palouse heat. The move pushes the game up from its traditional mid-September slot. WSU and UW agreed to it, and the press release landed Monday. The Cougs get a bye week out of it in Week 4 of the season, which is a nice little scheduling cushion. The 2027 game is the fourth of a five-year extension the sides hammered out in 2023, back when the Pac-12 was still smoldering. The 2028 game in Seattle is the last one under contract. After that? Who knows. The Huskies have the all-time edge, 78-34-6, and they took this year's game 24-10 in Seattle. That stings. But an August kickoff in Pullman changes the whole feel. It's hot, it's harvest season, and the Palouse is doing what it does best. If you're making the trip, pack sunscreen and a cooler. For more on where this team is headed, check out our look at the Cougs chasing their first FBS win at SDSU. The road doesn't get easier, but it gets earlier. Go Cougs.