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Nov. 18—PULLMAN — Here is a first look at No. 25 Washington State’s road game against Oregon State on Saturday evening.
What is it?
Coming off a narrow loss to New Mexico, Washington State will visit Oregon State in a meeting of the Pac-12’s only active teams . Allies off the field, the Cougars and Beavers will put their friendship aside for this one.
Where is it?
Reser Stadium in Corvallis, Oregon.
When is it?
Kickoff is set for 4 p.m.
Where can I watch it?
KSKN (CW Network) will broadcast the game.
Who is favored?
Washington State was around a 121/2-point favorite in most sportsbooks as of Monday morning.
How did the Cougars fare last week?
In a 38-35 road loss to New Mexico, WSU took a 28-14 lead into halftime, only for it to unravel when UNM rattled off 21 straight points, taking a three-point lead with a short field goal late in the fourth quarter. The Cougars responded with seven points, scoring on a long touchdown pass from quarterback John Mateer to senior receiver Kyle Williams, but the Lobos responded with a long touchdown drive that left only 21 seconds on the clock.
After the game and on Monday, WSU coach Jake Dickert said he regretted how he handled the situation. He confirmed his usage of a decision-making book from Championship Analytics, which advises not using timeouts when the opponent is inside the 10-yard line like in Saturday’s game, but he said he would have done things differently with a second chance.
After the second-to-last play of that drive, before New Mexico QB Devon Dampier surged in for the winning score, WSU linebacker Buddah Al-Uqdah went down with an injury. In situations like those, the other team gets the option of a 10-second runoff, which UNM coach Bronco Mendenhall declined. That meant Dickert didn’t get a chance to call a timeout.
“At the end of the day, I (put a) lot (on) myself. I…
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Author : The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.
Publish date : 2024-11-19 03:02:00
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