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Three Cougs who made the Boeing Apple Cup one to remember
The pass from John Mateer to Kyle Williams wasn't just a touchdown. It was the moment the Cougs said, *We are not done here.* Three Cougs made that Boeing Apple Cup one to remember, and it wasn't just the stat sheet that did the talking.
Mateer played like he had something to prove. Williams caught everything thrown his way, and the connection between them felt like something Pullman hasn't seen in a while. But let's talk about that defensive stand. The Cougs' defense held when it mattered most, forcing the Huskies to kick a field goal instead of sealing the game. That gave the offense a shot. And Mateer and Williams took it.
This wasn't a perfect game. It was a gritty one. And for a program that keeps hearing it can't hang, that kind of grit matters more than the final score. If you want the full breakdown from the locker room, Kirby Moore breaks down exactly what went wrong and what went right in our piece on the loss straight from the source.
Three Cougs showed up in Seattle and reminded everyone that this rivalry still runs deep. The scoreboard didn't flip, but the fight did. Go Cougs.
