Winter 2023
Will Martin and his Cougar hand sign
Devoted Washington State University fan Will Martin created a new hand sign for Coug supporters to express their school pride. » More ...
Sports
Fall 2023
Spreading the crimson gospel online
Cougfan.com turns 25. » More ...
Fall 2023
A better deal
Washington State University athletes develop their personal brands through name, image, and likeness. » More ...
Fall 2023
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 …
Summer 2023
WSU stories by and about Dick Fry on his 100th birthday
Richard B. “Dick” Fry devoted 70 years of his life, good humor, and storytelling skills to Washington State University. The Coug legend turned 100 on February 12, 2023.
Fry was WSU’s sports information director from 1957 to 1970, the university’s director of news and information services until 1985, and author of the definitive book on Cougar sports, The Crimson and the Gray: 100 Years with the WSU Cougars. He continued to write stories for Cougar football game-day programs well into the 2000s.
Here are some stories about Fry and a few of the stories he wrote about WSU sports.
Summer 2023
Paying for keeps
Washington State University alum Mark Schuster made an amazing find...and a connection to legendary Coach George Raveling. » More ...
Spring 2023
Talkback for Spring 2023
Letter about Gardner Minshew and a photo of a new building at WSU Tri-Cities » More ...
Spring 2023
The long kick
Former Washington State University and Detroit Lions kicker Jason Hanson kept his faith and focus while setting records. » More ...
Spring 2023
An MVP off the field
Alum nurse Andrea Perry saved a life at a WSU football game...and another on the way to a game. » More ...
Spring 2023
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 …