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Football
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Catch the Cougar Marching Band spirit
A football gameday in the life of the Washington State University band
Produced by WSU Video Services
More about the Cougar Marching Band
The band plays on (Spring 2024)
Voices of Cougar Marching Band students: The band life in their own words
Cougar Marching Band memories from band alumni
Meet Jon Sweet: The new director of Cougar Marching Band hopes to grow the program and enhance the student experience
![Student-athletes learn about NIL opportunities at WSU](https://s3.wp.wsu.edu/uploads/sites/902/2023/07/2023fall-better-deal-thumb-198x198.jpg)
A better deal
![Dean Janikowski wearing cowboy hat at high school football game with his mom Heather.](https://s3.wp.wsu.edu/uploads/sites/902/2023/07/2023fall-janikowski-podcast-thumb-198x198.jpg)
More than a kick
Dean Janikowski is the kicker for Washington State University’s football team, a 2022 graduate and currently an MBA student at WSU. He also has a great time on Instagram and other social media with photos and videos playing football for the Cougs, riding dirt bikes, and kicking spicy Chicken McNuggets.
In this episode, Dean talks with Washington State Magazine writer Becky Kramer about raising money for the Heather Janikowski Foundation, a charity named for his mom, who died of cancer.
Dean also talks about how he started his sports career in soccer, NIL (name, image, and likeness), and his … » More …
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Talkback for Spring 2023
![WSU kicker Jason Hanson makes a field goal attempt.](https://s3.wp.wsu.edu/uploads/sites/902/2023/02/2023spring-long-kick-2-198x198.jpg)
The long kick
![Andrea Perry wither her two young children and husband](https://s3.wp.wsu.edu/uploads/sites/902/2023/02/2023spring-mvp-off-field.700-EC-198x198.jpg)
An MVP off the field
![Detroit Lions kicker Jason Hanson on the field](https://s3.wp.wsu.edu/uploads/sites/902/2023/02/2023spring-hansen-video-thumb-198x198.jpg)
Quite the kicking career
Jason Hanson booted his way into football history over more than two decades on the gridiron.
He set college records as the Cougar placekicker at Washington State University, then went on to even more in professional football during his 21 years with the Detroit Lions.
By the numbers
WSU career:
57.1 percent of field goals completed from 50 yards or greater (remains a Pac-12 Conference record)
Most field goals from 50 yards or more (20), and 40 yards or more (39) in NCAA football
62-yard field goal against UNLV in 1991 is still a WSU and Pac-12 record
WSU records: Second … » More …
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Talkback for Winter 2022
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