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Mar. 1—PULLMAN — A gentle breeze sifted through Zevi Eckhaus’ hair and the morning sun shone on his face, where the Washington State quarterback wore a wide smile.
The Cougars had just wrapped up their first day of spring practices late Saturday morning, kicking off the 15-practice slate earlier than this program has in some time, and their likely QB1 was happy to talk about it. Eventually, the conversation with media shifted to differences in practices under current coach Jimmy Rogers and predecessor Jake Dickert.
“Something that really stuck out today is you’re flying around at all times. There really are no breaks, which is good,” Eckhaus said. “Obviously you’ll get a second to have some water. But we’re moving fast-paced. We’re trying to utilize every single minute that we have to practice.
“I’m sure it’s gonna be even more up-tempo Tuesday and Thursday,because we have school. But yeah, it was fun flying around. He made a point — we’ve gotta be more conditioned, and we’re gonna work on those things. No waste of time, no waste of minutes. Definitely utilizing every single time we’ve got out here.”
With that approach, Rogers seemed to set the tone of what this new era of Washington State football will look like. Already a no-nonsense coach, Rogers ran a tight ship at the Cougars’ first spring practice at Rogers Field, where a handful of returners and a boatload of South Dakota State transfers meshed for the first time on the field.
Wearing only helmets and no pads, as dictated by NCAA rules, the Cougars got chances to evaluate the trends that may make or break their first season under Rogers this fall. For WSU, some were more positive than others.
Transfer running back Angel Johnson, considered one of the bigger-name transfers from SDSU, will miss the entire spring slate with an injury, Rogers said. Johnson, who…
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Author : The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.
Publish date : 2025-03-02 03:04:00
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