PULLMAN — When Buddha Peleti heats up on Washington State’s defensive line, he turns into a spectacle unto himself. With long curly locks flowing out of the back of his helmet, Peleti uses his blazing speed to dash around opposing offensive linemen, his 6-foot-2 frame to knock them back, his three years of college football experience to know when to utilize which.
A transfer from New Mexico State, Peleti sharpened all three tools on Saturday’s fourth day of WSU fall camp, recording a trio of solo sacks in perhaps the best individual day of camp thus far. In team period after team period, Peleti generated consistent pass rush, underscoring the theme of Saturday’s practice: The Cougars’ defensive line made life hard on their counterparts on the offensive line, forcing quarterbacks to scramble and scrap their plans.
“It was awesome. The juice and the energy from that group has been great,” said WSU defensive coordinator Jesse Bobbit, whose group also got productive days from defensive tackle Max Baloun and defensive end Raam Stevenson. “They gotta set the tone on a daily basis. It starts with them. It’s fun when you get to a third-down day and they get to really let it loose, get all the games in and stuff.
“It was good not to just see one or two guys having success, but a lot of the guys on the D-line. Guys that stand out: Buddha, Raam, man, they were in the backfield a ton. Loved seeing what they were doing on third down. It was great.”
To Bobbit’s point, lots of Cougar defenders got involved. On one play in a team period, transfer defensive end Malaki Ta’ase posted a sack, even stripping quarterback Zevi Eckhaus for a fumble. On another, Ta’ase teamed up with tackle Titus Miller for a sack. On yet another, linebacker Anthony Palano created some pressure.
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