Football

Fall 2026

A Coug Football Family

Four generations of WSU football players » More ...

Washington State University’s cougar mascot, wearing a crimson jersey with the number 12, points toward the crowd during a football game. Stadium seating, spectators, and a burst of flame are visible in the background.

Fall 2026

Leading the Cougs

New WSU Athletics leaders and coaches for a reinvigorated Pac-12 Conference » More ...

Close-up of a Washington State University football player in a gray uniform holding a crimson helmet while standing on the sideline.

Fall 2026

Chasing down a diploma

Deone Bucannon, former standout Coug and NFL linebacker, returned to WSU for his degree. » More ...

Fall 2026

Crab Creek Chronicles: From the Wheat Fields to the Ball Fields and Beyond

Bill Moos ’74 History

2026

Bill Moos was alone on his Special K Ranch near Spokane when he noticed a vehicle driving slowly down the lane. He scratched his “three-day beard” and “watched intently as a well-dressed black man got out of the car and walked quietly until he stood face to face with me on the porch.”

The stranger shook his hand. “I’m Elson Floyd, president of Washington State University, and I have come here … » More …

Action photograph of a quarterback in a dark uniform and helmet throwing a football during a game, with opposing players and teammates nearby in rainy conditions.

Summer 2026

Finding His Mind Strength

He was a fifth-string walk-on with a big dream.

The Washington State University freshman wanted someday to be the starting quarterback for the Cougs. But during the 2013 season on the football team—his first—he was redshirted. He was, he says, “invisible.”

A year later, Luke Falk (’17 Soc. Sci.) was the Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week for the first of six times. He went on to start in 40 games, setting a WSU record with 27 wins. In 2017, his final season with Coug football, Falk won the Burlsworth Trophy, awarded to the nation’s top former walk-on.

These achievements were possible, he says, because … » More …