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Wazzu keeps CBS Sports Network in one place: 3 stories so far. The section currently leads with “Saturday night under the lights in Pullman with nothing left to lose”, “Kinnard runs wild as Cougs try to snap the skid in San Diego”, and “Five-game skid meets the road: Cougs chase first FBS win at SDSU”. Saturday night in Pullman. Javion Kinnard is having a day, and not the kind the Cougars wanted to see. The unofficial read for people who left Pullman and stayed Cougs. The list below is every CBS Sports Network story on Wazzu, newest first.
Saturday night under the lights in Pullman with nothing left to lose
Saturday night in Pullman. Seven-thirty kick. Nothing left to lose. That is the situation for these Cougars. Washington State hosts Colorado State this weekend, and if you have not checked the standings lately, here is the short version: WSU is 1-8. Zero FBS wins. Six straight losses. Worst season since 2009. The bye week gave Kirby Moore's team a chance to breathe, but the last time we saw them, they lost 26-20 at San Diego State in a game where the comeback ran out of gas. Here is the thing, though. Colorado State might be exactly what this team needs. The Rams have lost six of seven. Their defense ranks dead last in the country, giving up 44 points and 542 yards per game. They just allowed 669 yards to Boise State. Their own coach said he has never been involved with anything like it, and he meant that as an insult to his own team. WSU opened as a 9.5-point favorite. That feels real. The Cougars have problems, 68 rushing yards against SDSU, eight sacks all season, missed tackles everywhere, but Colorado State's defense makes everyone look competent. If Owen Eshelman and the offense can get the run game going against the worst run defense in the country, this might be the night the streak ends. For the full picture on where this team sits in the conference, check out the Pac-12 power rankings. The top spot is not Pullman, but Saturday is a chance to stop the slide.
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Kinnard runs wild as Cougs try to snap the skid in San Diego
Javion Kinnard is having a day, and not the kind the Cougars wanted to see. The Aztec back punched through for a nine-yard score to open the game, then came back in the second quarter for a 10-yarder to put SDSU up 14-7. That's two touchdowns for a guy whose team gives up 36 points a game. Make it make sense. Owen Eshelman answered in the first quarter with a four-yard keeper to knot it at 7-7, and the Cougs will need more of that. Washington State is still hunting for its first Pac-12 and FBS win of the season, and San Diego's defense has been one of the most generous in the country. If there was ever a week to get the offense rolling, this is it. Special teams have a real problem to deal with, too. Jaylon Hawkins has taken three kickoffs to the house this year, 100, 96, and 97 yards. The Cougar coverage units better have their eyes up. For more on the fight this team keeps bringing, check out "Utah State edges Cougs in five, but fight was never the issue." The record isn't what anyone wanted, but nobody in Pullman is quitting. Go Cougs.
Five-game skid meets the road: Cougs chase first FBS win at SDSU
Five straight losses. That's the weight the Cougs are carrying into San Diego on Saturday. WSU hasn't beaten an FBS team all season, and after a 31-10 loss to Boise State where they tied the game through three quarters only to watch it fall apart in the fourth, the frustration is real. Owen Eshelman is still settling in as the starter, but the offense around him isn't helping. The running game is basically nonexistent, 53 yards on 33 carries against Boise, and the offensive line is getting beat on stunts and push. Kirby Moore didn't sugarcoat it: they weren't good enough up front. San Diego State isn't exactly rolling either. They've lost two of three, their defense ranks near the bottom of the entire FBS, and they're on their backup quarterback after an injury. Stone Saunders can throw, 369 yards in his first start, but he's not running anywhere. The Aztecs give up yards and points in bunches. That should be an opening for a Coug offense that desperately needs one. This is the third road game in four weeks for WSU, and the bye is next week. A win here changes the conversation. A loss makes that five-game skid feel a lot heavier. For more on who might be missing from the lineup, check out our update on Clemons and Bernard being day-to-day after the Boise loss. Go Cougs.