Huskies Lose A Fine Line In Sun Bowl

The Sun Bowl  was exciting  game

that anyone who is a football fan

would love to  watch.

The first half  each team took

turn scoring touchdowns begin

with Louisville. They tied at 

halftime  21-21. The third was

all Cardinals scoring  two tds.

It looked like Cardinals would

win however Glies Jackson 

caught his third touchdown 

with 3:49 remaining  in the

game. The Huskies  needed 

to stop Louisville  which didn't 

seem likely however  they did.

The Huskies  had several 

opportunities to score having 

like eight tries. Louisville had

a pass interference on four

down. Had the call not been 

made the game would have

been over. Giles Jackson caught

a one yard touchdown with nine

seconds remaining. The Huskies 

decided to go for a two point

conversation  instead of tying 

the game and going into overtime. 

I am sure many fans felt it was 

a mistake to do so however if

they made the conversation the

same fans would have jumped

for joy. This game wasn't  one 

that make a difference  and

never know how overtime will 

go anyway. The pass was close

but wasn't  completed. Would 

have thought the game ended

however a unsportsmanlike 

penalty was called against 

Louisville  so gave the Huskies 

one last chance. The Huskies  

almost recovered  an onside 

kick which if they had would

have been able to try a field

goal. 

This was another game where

the Huskies  had a hundred 

more total yards then  the

Cardinals.  This happened 

several  times  this season 

for the Huskies  in close games.

Now we will see what other

changes the Huskies will do

before next season. Go Dawgs!

Washington State Men's Make It Two

The Washington State Cougars

men's basketball team Monday

night beat Loyola Marymount

at home 73-59 to begin the West

Coast Conference season by 

winning the first two games. 

I expected they would however

they still have too.

The game was close in the first

half with each team going back

and forth with the lead. The 

Cougars defense did the job in

the second half where Loyola

had only 25 points. This is where

the Cougars have to succeed to

continue on winning in the WCC

since it is a tough conference.

Nate Calmese led the Cougars

once again with 20 points. 

Freshman Tomas Thrastarson

had 17 points with 11 in the

first half to keep it close. Tomas

made four out of five on 3 point 

shots as well. Dane Erikstrup 

rounded out the double figures

with 14 points. He made three 

3 point shots.

LeJuan Watts led with 11 rebounds

and 8 assists along with eight points.

Ethan Price who had eight points

as well was second in rebounds

with nine. The starting five played 

most of the minutes in.this one. 

The benchhad a total of 39 minutes 

and six points.

The Cougars next game will be at

home again this time against the

San Francisco Dons on Saturday

in a late afternoon game. The Dons

have the same identical record as

the Cougars with 2-0 in conference

and 12-3 overall. This will be a tough

game for the Cougars.

Gonzaga played Monday night with

a tale of two half's. The Zags won

over Peppertine 89-82. The Zags

went out strong in the first half

scoring 50 points while Pepperdine

had 32 points. The second half

was reversed with Pepperdine

having 50 points while the Zags

had 39 turning out to be the difference

in the game.

The Zags were led by Khalif Battle

with 21 points followed by Braden

Huff off the bench with 19. Talk about

instant offense. Graham Ike had

16 points while leading with nine

rebounds. Ben Gregg pinched in

double figures off the bench with

12.

The Zags shot well from the field

however not behind the 3 point

line making 2 of 15.  The Zags next

game will be home on Thursday

against Portland who are 0-2 in

conference play.  The following

game will be Saturday against

LMU on the road. These are the

two have lost to the Cougars.

The Zags should win however

they do play the games. 

Washington Men End Non-League

The Washington Huskies Sunday the 

men's team had their last non-league 

game. On Thursday they begin the

Big Ten schedule. The first time in

the conference it will be interesting 

to see what happens. With a new

head coach Danny Sprinkle and a

roster made of mostly new players.

The Huskies led most of the way onto

a 90-53 victory over NJIT. The Huskies

led by 20 points at halftime and had

almost as many in the second half.

The Huskies used 11 players for most 

of the time. Freshman Zoom Diallo

led the team in minutes with 26. He

and Great Osobor led with 12 points.

Wilhelm Breidenbach who didn't play

in the loss was the only other scoring

in double figures and played 21 minutes. 

The Huskies had four players 

who each had nine points each.

The Huskies may start the Big Ten

with an eight or nine man rotation.

A lot will depend on the health of

the players.  We will see how things

go. Go Dawgs!

Cougs Win Men's Basketball Saturday

The Washington State Cougars had

had their first win the West Coast 

Conference Saturday night beating

Portland on the road 89-73.

The Cougars led most of the way.

They outscored Portland 51-30

in the first half. Pretty much relaxed 

after a 12-0 run in the second half.

The Cougars had five players score

in double figures. They were led by

Ethan Price with 22 points and he second in rebounds with 7. Former

Husky Nate Calmese had 18.

The Cougars will be without Isaiah

Watts for sometime as he injured 

his left hand. Injuries to the Cougars

means they have eight healthy 

scholarship players. This will be the

rotation pretty much until Watts gets

back. The Cougars can't afford another

injury among them.

The Cougars next game will be at

home against Loyola Marymount

Monday night. LMU lost their first

gsme Saturday to San Francisco

in WCC 70-55. Their overall record

is 8-5.

Gonzaga starts their WCC season

Monday night at Pepperdine. They

lost to UCLA Saturday 65-62. The

game was pretty tight with Sebastian 

Mack making a three point play with

33 seconds in the game. The Zags

had only two players score in double

figures. Graham Ike led with 24 points

and Ryan Nembhard had 16 points.

The Zags made only 7 of 24 in 3point

shots and outshot at the free throw

line by five. Go Zags!

Rams Beat Cardinals

It doesn't  look like Seahawks will make the 

playoffs  this season even if they beat the

Ramsnext Sunday. The Rams have all the

tiebreakers. I  suppose  if the Seahawks 

win 100-0 they will get in.

The Seahawks  will have a winning record 

whether they make the playoffs or not. A

win against  the  Rams will make their record

10-7.

Before the Packers and Vikings losses the

Seahawks  had control  but as they say they

blew it. The downfall was the offense line.

Most games the Seahawks couldn't  run

the ball effectively.  Geno Smith  passed well 

most of the season however 50 passes a

game wasn't  effective.  Will the Seahawks 

bring back Geno the answer is maybe. The

question  can they improve the offensive 

line. The defense was good and I  expect 

even better next season. Maybe they make

the playoffs  anyway next season.  

News came out that the WSU Cougars  hired

their new head football coach  in  Jimmy 

Rogers from South Dakota State. The same

league DeBoer started his coaching career.

Will the Cougars  be able to recruit and not

lose more players. The Pac-12 is going to

expand in 2026 so hopefully a better league.

Stay tuned. Go Cougs!

Cougars Lose In Holiday Bowl

I am sure most people figured

the Cougars would lose the

holiday bowl. Syracuse 52 WSU 35

The Cougars did have the lead in

the first quarter. The Cougars scored

first than Syracuse scored two TDs

then Kyle Williams playing his last

college touchdown for 66 yards

to tie at 14-14. The Cougars were

able to block a punt for a touchdown

to put them in the lead for the last 

time  21-14 in the first quarter. The

Orangemen dominated the second

quarter having three TDs so lead

at halftime 35-21.

The Cougars made it interesting 

scoring a TD with 2:06 left in 3rd

quarter. Unfortunately Syracuse

scored 1:19 in the 3rd. The Orange

kicked a field goal and a TD in the

4th quarter. The Cougars had a 

touchdown with nine seconds

remaining in the game. So made

it a little better.

The Cougars lost linebacker Taariq

Al-Uqdah to the Huskies. A good

thing for Washington who needed

linebackers as well as defensive

lineman because of eligibility used

up. 

The Huskies will be in the Sun Bowl

on the 31st. The Cougars begin the

West Coast Conference in men's basketball Saturday night at Portland.

The Huskies have final non league

game in men's basketball Sunday 

afternoon against NJIT. Begin 

Big Ten schedule next Thursday

against Maryland.

Both the Huskies and Cougars men's

teams have done well. It would be

nice along with Gonzaga to make the

NCAA tournament in March. Go teams.

Look forward to a good college

basketball season in Washington.

Seahawks Do Win

Thursday night the Seattle Seahawks

beat the Bears in Chicago 6-3.

Just like the weather the offenses

were sluggish. Have to credit the

Seahawks defense doing the job.

The Bears got their only field goal

in the second period. The Seahawks

got their first one in the first quarter

and second after the Bears. The

second half no scoring at all.

The Bears only success came when

their offense broke down and they

were able to make some yardage.

Geno Smith had his worst game

throwing the ball. Even short passes

weren't great either. The Seahawks

running game was good in the first

half but not so in the second.

Zach Charbonnet had 15 carries

for 57 yards. Kenny McIntosh got

some playing time running the

ball seven tines for 46 yards. Geno

had three carries as well.

Geno threw the ball just 23 times

which was good as I said he was

terrible. He completed 17 for 160

yards. Though the ratio was good

the results weren't.

The defensive line did well sacking

Bears Caleb Williams seven times.

The main reason they had only three

points. Leonard Williams had a great 

game including two sacks. Williams

threw the ball 28 times with only

16 catches. It would have been nice

to see more of former Husky Rome

Odunze however he had one catch.

There were 13 punts total in the

game. It would have been a good

benefit for the Seahawks if they 

could have been able to run or

pass after. They only got into Chicago

territory basically on the two field 

goals. They didn't get into the red

zone at all.  

Caleb Williams hadn't thrown an

interception all season until his

last throw of tge game which was

a poor hail Mary if you want to call

it that with ten seconds left in the

game.

The Seahawks don't play again until

the following Sunday against the Rams. The Rams play the Cardinals

at home Saturday evening. With the

win the Rams would win the division

so we hope for a Cardinals win to

have any chance. The likelihood

is the Seahawks won't be in the

playoffs unless something really

good happens. Go Hawks!