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Sep. 23—PULLMAN — Here is a first look at Washington State’s road matchup against Boise State on Saturday evening.
What is it?
Coming off a 54-52 double-overtime win over San Jose State, a thriller that captured the attention of college football fans across the nation, Washington State heads south to take on a Boise State team also challenging for a spot in the 12-team College Football Playoff.
For the Cougars, it’s the first game of a Pac-12/Mountain West scheduling agreement that provided WSU and Oregon State games for this season.
Where is it?
Albertsons Stadium in Boise, Idaho.
When is it?
Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. PT, 8 p.m. MT.
Where can I watch it?
FS1 will broadcast the game.
Who is favored?
Washington State was around a 7.5-point underdog in most sportsbooks as of Monday morning.
How did the Cougars fare last week?
WSU needed every minute of last weekend’s game to take down San Jose State in a double-overtime affair. The Cougs earned the win when, on a two-point try to send the game to triple overtime, edge rusher Quinn Roff got pressure on SJSU QB Emmett Brown (a WSU transfer) and caused a fumble and ended the game.
That came after WSU got a rushing touchdown by running back Dylan Paine and the necessary two-point conversion by quarterback John Mateer, who totaled 390 passing yards, four touchdowns and two interceptions, one of which he threw in the first overtime session. In that situation, the Cougs had already stopped the Spartans, so they just needed a field goal to win — one of the mistakes that led WSU coach Jake Dickert to say he got out-coached after the game.
The Cougs did make plenty of missteps to get to that point. Kicker Dean Janikowski did send the game to overtime with a 52-yard field goal, the second-longest of his career, but he also missed an earlier extra point that would have tied the game. He…
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Author : The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.
Publish date : 2024-09-24 02:01:00
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