Preview Fresno State at Washington State

The Cougars are going to look to

beat Fresno State at home Saturday 

evening.  Expected to be a close 

game as the Cougars are favored 

at 2.5. So could come down to an

exciting 4th quarter. 

This will be the first game in the 

Pac-12 conference schedule so

be important to win . The Fresno 

State Bulldogs average 28.2 points

a game while  the opponent 19 

points.  

The Bulldogs rush for 133.3 yards 

a game while passing for 204 yards.

Fresno State quarterback is Jayden 

Mandall who has completed 48 of

74 yards for 789 yards. Jayden has 

only three touchdowns passing with

one interception. What helps the 

Cougars the Bulldogs convert on

31.4 % of third downs.

Rashon Luke a senior is the starting 

running back with 240 yards on 36

carries and one touchdown and

averaging 6.7 yards a carry. The 

Cougars will have to slow him down.

Junior Bryson Donelson used in

short yardage has 37 carries for

193 yards with 4 touchdowns and 

an average of 5.2 yards per carry.

Two impressive running backs.

Senior Josiah Freeman is the 

primary possession receiver having

18 catches for 261 yards and two 

touchdowns. Junior Ezekiel Avit 

is the deep threat with eight catches

for 174 yards and two touchdowns.

Jahlil McLain is third receiver with

9 receptions for 98 yards and 1 td.

Cougars quarterback Caden Pinnick 

has thrown completed 66 of 108 

for 644 along with three touchdowns 

and has four interceptions. He will

have to be careful with throwing 

interceptions.  The Cougars are

completing shorter passes in average

over the Bulldogs. Pinnick leads the

Cougars running the ball 52 times 

for 201 yards and four touchdowns.

Cougars junior running back Kirby

Vorhees has 36 carries for 210 

yards and two touchdowns. Maxwell 

Woods number two running back 

has 28 carries for 173 yards however

has no touchdowns.

Senior Daniel Blood leads with 15

catches for 161 yards and Darrius 

Clemons has 14 for 157 yards.

Neither one has a touchdown yet.

Brandon Ganashamoorthy is the

long threat with 9 for 145 yards

and two touchdowns. Jack Pedersen 

tight end has 5 catches for 20 yards

and the only other touchdown.

We hope this to be an exciting game

in Pullman. The winner will have the

edge being the first game in the Pac-12 

conference play. Go Cougs. 

Preview Washington Huskies at USC Trojans

The Huskies have a 3-1 record however 

haven't played up to expectations in any

of the four games.  The offense has been

the major problem. The offensive line 

has been criticized in both running game

and passing protection. Head coach Jedd

Fisch has  been criticized for his play calling 

as well being the offensive coordinator too.

Many are calling him to get an offensive 

coordinator or having someone play calling.

The USC Trojans are favored by 10.5 points.

Not a good sign being on the road too.

The Huskies will have to play much better

ball to have a chance too win.  

The Trojans are 4-1 after losing to the Oregon

Ducks last Saturday. The Trojans are averaging 

164.4 yards on the ground. The Huskies aren't 

as good against the run as expected but giving

up 3.2 yards per carry. The biggest issue is

giving up a lot of yardage on short downs. 

The passing game the Trojans are high at 

325 yards a game and the Huskies are averaging 

almost half that amount against the pass.

The Huskies are expecting a couple guys 

back on the defensive side and center Laden 

Hatchett is expected back after missing the

first fourth games with a broken wrist.  This

could help the Huskies offensive woes.

The Trojans are averaging around 40 points

a game while giving up 26.4 points a game. 

They are 5th in the nation converting on

3rd down at 56.4 percent so this where the

Huskies need to help themselves.

Trojans quarterback Jayden Maiava has 

completed 87 of 115 passes for 1499 

yards with 14 touchdownd and 1 interception.

This means the defensive line and edge 

rushers will need to get to Maiava and 

get him to rush the ball.  Safety Alex 

McLaughlin will need to get at least one 

turnover.

It will be important for the Huskies to

upset the Trojans to stay in the face 

even this early of the season. Go Dawgs.

Seahawks Safety Julian Love

Julian Love missed the game against 

the Commanders on Sunday with a

calf injury. This meant that the Seahawks 

were without both of their starting 

safeties.

Julian right now is listed day to day

and we could see him on the practice 

field on Wednesday and play Sunday

against the LA Chargers.

Some media sources felt that Julian 

missing was a major piece in why the

Seahawks were upset by the Commanders.

Not only missing both safeties  but by

his presence on the field.  Being the

backbone of the defense.  

I guess we will see when he is back

this Sunday or the following week.

One player missing shouldn't make

a big deal like on a Super Bowl 

championship team.

The offense had three turnovers 

that allowed the Commanders to

score 21 points and the Seahawks 

lost by only three points. This was

the Seahawks first loss since last

November.  Other team are gunning

fir them so other losses could be

on the horizon. The key is to make

the playoffs and be ready to go.

Let's do it Hawks. 

News Came Out With Additional Changes For Mariners

On Monday the Seattle Mariners announced

that bench coach Manny Acta, infield coach

Perry Hil who both have been around for 

some time going back to when Scott Servais 

was manager along with hitting coach Kevin 

Seitzer and first base coach Eric Young Jr.

we're not retained for the coming season as 

well.

In the same manner as Dan Wilson we are

not sure they resigned or were fired. The are

all good choices and find employment 

some where in baseball. This what happens 

when a team who is favored to win the AL West 

and had not so good season for sure when

the whole division wasn't good. The Mariners 

should have won easy without the offense 

struggling all year long besides three players.

The bench wasn't good most of the year and

the pitching suffered as well especially in the

second have and had trouble winning against

teams like the Athletics and the Angels who

lost 100 games and almost didn't without

Mariners winning the final two games of the 

season.

I found it hard to watch or listen when September 

came along. I probably listen to the Angels series

since at the end with Rick Rizz the radio voice 

of the Mariners retired after Sunday's game.

Thank you Rick. 

The love baseball hit hard with the same things

happening over and over again. Bringing up

Lazaro Montes, Michael Arroyo and Kade Anderson 

have a reason to stay connected. They should 

be members of the Mariners for a long time we

hope. 

I am sure we will see who will be the next manager

although Jerry Dipoto president of baseball operations says it might be a little while. They

will look outside the organization for the manager

at least and the coaches most likely too. 

Now we will look at the other sports in the

Seattle area and Washington State. Football 

is going on and college men's basketball just

around the bend. 

My love of baseball I will write still during 

this time before next season as well. We 

hope for some good news and a much 

better season next year. Thanks for coming

along with me always along with my other

blogs too. 

Mariners End Season With A Win

The Mariners though a disappointed 

season ended on a good note and

having the Angels lose one hundred 

games.  

Final Mariners 7  Angels 3 

Logan Gilbert went four innings giving

up no runs, one walk and eight strike 

outs. JP Crawford had a hit before 

leaving to a standing ovation with 

Leo Rivas who came in for him had

a hit too. Randy Arozarena had a 

double scoring a run, and driving in

two runs. He left to a stand ovation 

and he no doubt was the Mariners 

player of the year. Michael Arroyo 

came in for him and had a hit. Dominic

Canzone who had a great season to

had a hit and a run to.  Cal Raleigh 

who had a season like no other in 

2025 but was hurt and out for about

month in 2026  along struggling much

of the time at the plate end with 3 hits.

News has that Dan Wilson will not

return as manager next season.

The off-season will be interesting 

since we have to see who the new

manager and coaches come in

along with new pl

Seahawks Are Upset

The Seahawks lost to the Washington Commanders 

Sunday afternoon 33-31. It is never easy to win

on the road although they have done well since

Mike MacDonald has been there. 

The Seahawks still had the chance to win

however the Commanders got two first down

with the second allowing the clock to run

out. All the Seahawks needed was a field 

goal. It was frustrating to see as a fan.

Sam Darnold had a good passing day throwing 

over 300 yards and four touchdowns however

two interceptions.  The Commanders had

21 points on three Seahawks turnovers. I

am sure many fans though maybe they should 

have Drew Lock play again. We won't know

how it will be for a few weeks. 

Jadarian Price led the Seahawks with 15 yards

rushing on five carries. Which doesn't happen

often either. This is why you play the games.

Next week the Seahawks at home against the

LA Chargers.  Go Hawks. 

Washington Huskies Upset At home

The  Minnesota Golden Golphers beat 

the Washington Huskies Saturday night 

at  Husky Stadium 27-24.

The Golden Golphers at 6:46 of the

first quarter they had a hard rush 

Huskies quarterback Desmond 

Williams Jr.. Instead of taking the

the sack the ball was intercepted 

when attempting the pass. The

first play they scored on a 12 yard 

touchdown pass. Less than five 

minutes later Minnesota quarterback 

Drake Lindsey threw another td this

to wide receiver Jalen Smith making

it 14-0.

Two minutes into the second quarter 

Williams three a touchdown pass to

receiver Dezman Roebuck for 16 yards.

That made it a touchdown down for

the Huskies and maybe they will be

on a roll. It didn't happen and Lindsey 

threw another touchdown pass at 5:48

to go in the first half.  The Huskies 

kicked a 33 yard field goal at 1:57.

The first half ended Minnesota 21-10.

The Golden Golphers had the only

score in the third quarter less than

s minute to go.  The Huskies Williams 

threw two touchdown passes in the

4th quarter and between them 

Minnesota kicked a field goal for

the win. 

Next Saturday the Huskies will see if

they can beat the USC Trojans in Los 

Angeles for first Big Ten win. The 

Trojans lost to Oregon Ducks at home 

Saturday 41-27.  The Huskies will see

they can do the same. Go Dawgs.