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WSU Football at Wazzu is a file of 11 stories. The newest of them: “Duquesne came to Pullman. The Cougs handled business. Go Cougs”, “Chris King called it and the Cougs made it happen twice”, and “Kirby Moore on Duquesne prep and what it means to be a Coug”. Duquesne came to Pullman, and the Cougs took care of what was in front of them. Chris King saw it before the rest of us did. The unofficial read for people who left Pullman and stayed Cougs. The list below is every WSU Football story on Wazzu, newest first.
Duquesne came to Pullman. The Cougs handled business. Go Cougs
Duquesne came to Pullman, and the Cougs took care of what was in front of them. That is the kind of weekend you want. No drama. No letting a non-conference opponent hang around long enough to get ideas. The Dukes left town with an L, and the Cougs left the weekend with a clean sheet and a little more belief in what they are building. It is early, sure. But there is something to be said for handling business the way you are supposed to. You do not get style points for beating a team you should beat, but you can lose a lot of ground by tripping over one. The Cougs did not trip. They showed up, did the work, and moved on. For a deeper look at how it all came together, go check out "Chris King called it and the Cougs made it happen twice." That piece walks through the kind of execution that turns a routine win into a statement. And if you want the finer details from the scout's notebook, "A few things stood out in the notes from Duquesne" is worth your time. The Barb Chandler Classic is in the books. The Cougs closed it out. Now you know what to tell your friend when they ask how the weekend went: the Cougs handled business. Go Cougs.
Chris King called it and the Cougs made it happen twice
Chris King saw it before the rest of us did. He called his shot, and then the Cougs went out and made it happen. Not once. Twice. That's the kind of thing that makes you sit up a little straighter in your seat, whether you're watching from the stands in Pullman or squinting at a stream in an apartment in Seattle. This isn't a story about luck. It's about a team that heard the prediction, believed it, and backed it up on the field. Twice. That's hard to do. Most teams get one. The Cougs got two, and King gets the credit for seeing what was coming before the rest of us caught on. We've got more on the Cougs' recent work if you want to dig in. Our piece on the Barb Chandler Classic breaks down how the weekend went, and it pairs nicely with what King and the offense are building. You can find that one on the site. But for now, let's just sit with this: King called it, the Cougs delivered, and they did it twice. That's not a fluke. That's a team that knows what it is. Go Cougs.
Kirby Moore on Duquesne prep and what it means to be a Coug
Kirby Moore didn't just take a job. He took a role that comes with a handshake, a history, and a whole lot of expectations. The Cougs' offensive coordinator sat down this week to talk Duquesne prep, and he kept it real about what it means to wear the flag. No fluff. No coachspeak. Just a guy who knows Pullman isn't for everyone, and that's exactly the point. Moore gets it. Being a Coug means showing up when nobody else does. It means grinding through a Tuesday in November when the wind is howling and the stands are half-full. It means the work matters more than the spotlight. That's not a line from a brochure. That's the truth. Duquesne is next. A non-conference game that doesn't get the hype, but Moore made it clear: respect the opponent, respect the process. The Cougs can't look past anyone. Not if they want to be the team they think they are. If you liked that kind of straight talk, check out our piece on Korey Schroeder and the Cougar volleyball team. Same energy. Different sport. Same standard. Moore is building something. It won't happen overnight. But listening to him, you get the feeling he's in the right place. Pullman has a way of sorting that out. Go Cougs.
Arizona week starts with Kirby Moore on the mic, no need to overthink it
Arizona week is here, and Kirby Moore is the one talking into the mic. That is fine by us. No need to overthink it. Moore has been running the offense all season, and he has earned the chance to break down the tape and the game plan after a win. The Cougs just handled business on the road in Fresno, and if you want the full breakdown of how that looked, we have the *Fresno State couldn't slow the Cougs in a clean road win* piece waiting for you. That game was clean. This week should be, too. Arizona is a different animal. They have athletes, and they will try to make things messy. But Moore has been steady. He does not get cute. He calls what works and trusts the guys in front of him. That is the kind of offensive coordinator you want when the schedule starts to tighten up. Pullman will be loud. The weather will probably do something weird. And Kirby Moore will be up there, talking through the adjustments like he has been doing it for a decade. Because he has. We will have more on the game plan and the matchup as the week goes. For now, it is Cougs on the mic, Cougs on the field, and no reason to complicate it. Go Cougs.
The film room breakdown from the Duquesne game is worth your six seconds
The Duquesne film breakdown clocks in at six seconds. That's not a typo. Somebody clipped the one play that tells you everything about how the Cougs handled that game, and they were right to do it. You don't need a feature-length cut to see why Washington State rolled. One look, and you get it: clean execution, no wasted motion, the kind of football that makes you nod at your phone and keep scrolling because you already know the story. If you've already read "Fresno State couldn't slow the Cougs in a clean road win," you know this team has been stacking those kinds of afternoons. The Duquesne tape just confirms what that trip to Fresno showed, this group is playing sharp, and the details are getting handled before the ball is snapped. That's not nothing in September. The film room stuff is the sort of thing you send to the group chat when somebody asks why the Cougs looked so smooth. Six seconds. Watch it. Then go read the Arizona week coverage, because Kirby Moore was on the mic and there's no reason to overthink what he said. Go Cougs.
Kirby Moore on Fresno State and what it means for Cougar football
Kirby Moore's name coming up with Fresno State is the kind of news that makes you check the date and then check your pulse. The Cougs just spent a season fighting through the kind of injuries that would've sunk a lesser group, and now the offensive coordinator chatter starts. That's what happens when you run a unit that looks like it finally figured out how to get out of its own way. Moore's system has a rhythm to it, a willingness to take what the defense gives you, and then take the deep shot when they creep up. That's not nothing. Fresno State knows what they're getting: a coach who's been in the Palouse trenches, who understands that Pullman isn't a stepping stone so much as a proving ground. The real question for Cougar fans isn't whether Moore can call a game, it's whether he stays long enough to see the roster he helped build actually peak. If he leaves, he leaves the offense in better shape than he found it, and that's about the best you can ask for in this conference. It stings to think about the what-ifs, but that's the gig. You don't get to keep the good ones forever. You just hope the next guy up watched closely. And if you need a reminder of how this program keeps its head down and works, go back and read about the soccer team grinding out a result against Oregon State in Pullman. Same spirit, different field.
Kirby Moore on the mic, Cougs prepping for Arizona under the lights
Kirby Moore on the mic means one thing: it's game week in Pullman, and the Cougs are about to get after it under the lights. Arizona under the lights, specifically. No need to overthink this one. Moore has been around long enough to know what a night game in Martin Stadium does to a team, and the Cougs are prepping like they know it too. There's a rhythm to these weeks. You get the depth chart, you get the quotes, you get the sense that this group isn't interested in looking past anybody. Arizona is next. That's the focus. And with the lights on, Pullman tends to show up in a way that makes visitors uncomfortable. That matters. If you want the full picture on where this offense is headed, our piece on Korey Schroeder breaking down Fresno State and OSU is worth your time. He gets into the next step stuff that fits right into this week's conversation. For now, Kirby Moore on the mic is the right tone. No hype. Just work. Cougs know what that sounds like. Go Cougs.
Kirby Moore on Duquesne: What the OC Saw That You Didn't
Kirby Moore saw something on that Duquesne tape that most of us missed. And in his breakdown of the Cougar win, he walked us through exactly what it was. You know how it goes. You watch the game, you see the scoreboard, you feel good about the result. But the guy calling the plays sees a whole different film. Moore gets into the details, the coverages Duquesne hid, the adjustments that made the difference, the little things that don't show up in a box score but win games in the fourth quarter. This is the kind of breakdown that makes you want to rewatch the game with a notebook. Because Moore isn't just telling you what happened. He's telling you why it happened, and what he saw that made him call what he called. We've got more on this Cougar team if you want to stay in the weeds. Our piece on the volleyball squad, "Five sets, no quit: Cougar volleyball leaves it all on the floor," shows the same kind of fight that Moore talks about from the sideline. Different sport, same damn grit. Point is, this win wasn't luck. It wasn't just Duquesne coming to Pullman and wilting. Moore and the staff saw things during the week, adjusted during the game, and put the Cougs in position to handle business. That's the part worth understanding. Go Cougs.
Kirby Moore breaks down the Cougar win and what it took to get there
Kirby Moore doesn't just call plays. He explains them. And after the Cougs handled Duquesne, he sat down and walked through exactly what it took to get that win. No coachspeak. No hiding behind "we just need to execute better." Moore got specific. He talked about the rhythm of the game, what the offense was seeing, and how they adjusted when things got sticky. That's the stuff you don't get from the box score. If you want the full breakdown, go read "Chris King called it and the Cougs made it happen twice", it pairs well with what Moore laid out here. Moore's takeaway is simple: this wasn't pretty, but it was real. The Cougs had to earn it. Duquesne came ready, and Washington State had to answer. They did. Moore credits the preparation during the week and the trust between the coaches and the players on game day. That's not fluff. That's how you build a team that can handle a trap game and keep moving. This is the kind of insight that makes you feel like you were in the room. No hype. Just football. Go Cougs.
Kirby Moore Breaks Down the Offense After Arizona
Kirby Moore sat down after the Arizona game and didn't sugarcoat anything. He broke down the offense the way you'd expect from a guy who spent his Saturday watching his unit grind through a Pac-12 road game. No excuses. Just film, mechanics, and what needs to click. That's the kind of talk Pullman actually respects. Moore walked through the adjustments, the reads, and the moments where the Cougs either hit or missed. It wasn't a victory lap. It was a coach who knows the margin between a good drive and a stalled one is smaller than a play call sheet. If you watched that game and wondered why certain routes looked open but the ball didn't go there, Moore answers that. He doesn't hide behind jargon. This is the stuff that doesn't make the highlight reel but makes the difference in November. If you want the full picture from Tucson, we already had a piece on the things that won't show up in a box score. Moore's breakdown fits right next to it. Read them together. That's where the real story lives. The offense is still finding its rhythm. Moore knows it. The players know it. But hearing him talk through it, you get the sense he trusts what he sees. That matters more than a clean stat line. Go Cougs.
Kirby Moore breaks down Fresno State tape on this week's Cougar Football Hour
Kirby Moore went to the tape. On this week's Cougar Football Hour, the offensive coordinator sat down and walked through Fresno State's defense. Not the general stuff. The specific stuff. The kind of breakdown that makes you think he's been up late with the lights on and a remote in his hand. That's the guy you want calling plays in a big spot. Fresno State is next. They're good. They're always good. But Moore has seen what they do, and he has a plan. The segment is worth your time if you want to know what WSU is actually trying to do on offense, not just what the box score says. He gets into alignments, tendencies, the little tells that separate a smart read from a forced throw. It's the kind of detail that makes you feel like you're in the room. If you missed last week's loss to Oregon State, we've got you covered there too. Check out "Citowicki and Hawkins break down the Beavers loss in Pullman" for the full postmortem. But for now, the focus is forward. Moore's tape session is the closest most of us will get to sitting in on a real game plan meeting. Go Cougs.