Pro Soccer
Pro Soccer at Wazzu is a file of 2 stories. The newest of them: “Three Cougs find grass on pro soccer pitches that isn't from the Palouse” and “Four Cougs chasing the ball on pro soccer pitches this fall”. Three Cougs are finding grass on professional soccer pitches this season, and it's not from the Palouse. Four Cougs chasing the ball on pro soccer pitches this fall. The unofficial read for people who left Pullman and stayed Cougs. The list below is every Pro Soccer story on Wazzu, newest first.
Three Cougs find grass on pro soccer pitches that isn't from the Palouse
Three Cougs are finding grass on professional soccer pitches this season, and it's not from the Palouse. That's the headline, and it's worth a cheer. We've got former WSU players out there on MLS and NWSL rosters, doing the thing we always knew they could do. It's not a huge wave, but it's real, and it's ours. You don't see a lot of Pullman names on pro soccer rosters. The Coug football pipeline gets the attention, and rightly so. But soccer has quietly been building something. These three aren't just making a roster; they're getting minutes. They're contributing. For a program that doesn't get the same spotlight, that matters. It's also a reminder that Wazzu athletes go places. They leave the wheat fields and find work on the biggest stages. If you've ever been to a WSU soccer game on a crisp fall afternoon, you know the quality is there. The rest of the country is starting to catch up. This feels like a good time to point you toward our piece on how Cougs celebrate coming home, "How Wazzu Alumni Turn a Pullman Return Into a Proper Tailgate." It's a different kind of homecoming, but the pride is the same. For now, keep an eye on the pitch. These three are representing. Go Cougs.
Four Cougs chasing the ball on pro soccer pitches this fall
Four Cougs chasing the ball on pro soccer pitches this fall. That is a good sentence to read. It means our people are out there, still playing, still grinding, still representing the flag on fields far from the Palouse. We have tracked this before, last time we checked in, it was three Cougs finding grass that wasn't from Pullman. Now it is four. That is growth. That is a pipeline you can believe in, even if the NFL draft board never notices. We are not going to pretend we follow every minute of every match. But we do follow the names. And when a Coug steps onto a professional pitch, it matters. It matters because they earned it in that wind, on that turf, in front of crowds that sometimes numbered in the hundreds. You do not forget that. You do not fake that. If you want the full rundown on who is where and how they got there, we have you covered. And if you are the type who likes to pair your soccer coverage with a proper Pullman homecoming, go read "How Wazzu Alumni Turn a Pullman Return Into a Proper Tailgate." It fits. Because watching Cougs play is good. Watching them play while you crack a cold one in the town that made them? That is better. Go Cougs.