Intercollegiate
A Coug Football Family
Leading the Cougs
Chasing down a diploma
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 …
Fast Times at WSU: Coug Legends on the Track
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 …
Remembering Raveling
Memories of Coach George Raveling
Legendary Washington State University basketball coach George Raveling died September 1, 2025, at 88. Here, alumni, friends, and fans share their favorite memories of the beloved coach.
In the athletic office
Summer and fall of 1974, I worked in the athletic office at WSU. I look back on it with the fondest memories. Here I was, a June ’74 grad, getting to work for Raveling, (Jim) Sweeney, and (Chuck “Bobo”) Brayton. Wow. I felt privileged. They were all great to work for/with, but Coach Raveling stood out to me because he made a point of acknowledging everyone in the office (and) was genuine … » More …
