Oceanside (Calif.) offensive lineman Cedric Bigge-Duren tells WazzuWatch.com he'll officially visit Washington State on January 16.


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Shortly after de-committing from USC, Mission Hills (Calif.) Bishop Alemany receiver Desean Holmes said Washington State was one of the programs he was considering, however he tells me today that he has no plans, as of right now, to visit Pullman.

Other receiver targets still on the Washington State radar are Equanimeous St. Brown, Dahu Green and George Wilson, who is currently committed to Utah. St. Brown mentioned at the UA All-American game that he was mulling a potential visit to Wazzu.


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Santa Margarita (Calif.) Catholic receiver Kyle Sweet tells WazzuWatch.com he'll officially visit Washington State on January 22.


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Our new Michigan site, Marcus Lewis to discuss his top three, decision timeframe and new interest in Michigan with Jim Harbaugh in Ann Arbor.

"Washington State is a great program. I really like it out there," Lewis said. "People that haven't seen the campus would probably be like, 'Washington State?' but it's really nice out there. I like Coach Leach. As far as me playing DB, I'm going to get a lot of balls thrown at me playing against the top wide receivers in the Pac-12.

"My mom likes all of them: She likes Miami, she likes Kentucky, she likes Washington State. She went on all of my officials with me so far, and she'll be down in Miami with me on the 16th. She likes all of them, and it's going to be a hard decision."

Link: https://washingtonstate.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1722018


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dude needs to show some respect to a man who can coach rings around his arrogant arse....

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Riverside (Calif.) C.C. cornerback Treshon Broughton tells WazzuWatch.com he will officially visit Washington State on January 16.


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Here's a link to my update on Stephens. He is starting to heat up and Washington State is slotted to receive his final official visit right now. Here's the link

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Big Day for Stephens

OSU has been terrible with their play calling to try to close out the game. Last season, Leach got criticized. But, this has been worse in my opinion.

As Mike Leach searches for his next defensive coordinator, I'll use this thread to provide updates on what has been a quiet search thus far. Several targets are already off the board and there has been hardly any leaks as the search pushes into its sixth week.

Monday, Jan. 5 updates
-Washington State athletic director Bill Moos, on his weekly radio show with Bud Nameck, says he's hopeful there will be a defensive coordinator in place "this week or early next week, at the latest." Moos added that he's been in contact with candidates and he expects the hire to be an impressive one.

-Houston defensive coordinator David Gibbs has been a rumored candidate but it appears he's close to agreeing to take the same job at Texas Tech, according to FootballScoop.com.

-It's official, David Gibbs has been named the Texas Tech defensive coordinator.

-A report came out yesterday, also from FootballScoop.com, that Mike Leach "visited" with Louisiana Tech defensive coordinator Manny Diaz recently, though he's likely to interview for the open Miss. St. defensive coordinator job.

-Manny Diaz has officially been named the Mississippi State defensive coordinator. His deal, according to multiple reports, is for three years and $1.8 million.

-According to a press release, Houston has hired Utah State defensive coordinator Todd Orlando to the same position. Orlando was another name rumored to be a potential candidate for the Washington State opening.

Tuesday, Jan. 6 updates-Jacob Thorpe of the Spokesman Review tweeted tonight that he "heard a candidate is being interviewed on Thursday." Working to see if I can gather any additional information.


-FootballScoop.com tweeted today they're "hearing the hire is still a few days out." I haven't been able to confirm a timeline. I would expect this to wrapped up soon, however, which would mesh with Moos' comments yesterday.Wednesday, Jan. 7 updates-Jacob Thorpe of the Spokesman Review reported today that he hears the next defensive coordinator may be a "young and hungry" coach. Mike Leach is expected to interview a "preferred candidate" tomorrow, according to Thorpe.

Thursday, Jan. 8 updates-Former USC defensive coordinator Clancy Pendergast is "in the running (with a small number of others)" for the vacant Washington State defensive coordinator job, according to a FootballScoop.com report.


-On Twitter tonight, FootballScoop.com, who seems to be the most tuned in to the Washington State defensive coordinator search, says they checked in on the search this morning and "it sounded like it was a few days out."

The account then responded to a Twitter user who mentioned that the lack of news was "weird," to which FootballScoop.com said "It would be great if he had a great hire already; but I'd rather see him be diligent and get one he believes in than rush and just get a guy." I've been sayin', guys.
Friday, Jan. 9 updates-According to a Twitter report by AggieUp.com, a Utah State fan site, Hawaii defensive coordinator Kevin Clune "is a leading candidate DC candidate at Washington State." It's an interesting name, though one that doesn't make a ton of sense, however anyone who interviews at this juncture would likely be considered a "leading candidate," regardless.

Hawaii's defense in 2014 was very comparable to Washington State's and the secondary and sack numbers were very underwhelming. It appears Utah State fans have been wanting Clune to return as the defensive coordinator replacing Todd Orlando, who left for the Houston job. I'll see if I can gather additional information.

Monday, Jan. 12 updates-According to a radio report from FootballScoop.com yesterday, Washington State is expected to hire a defensive coordinator "tomorrow or the next day." That would fall in line with what others and I have been hearing over the last few days. Here's the full transcript of FootballScoop's radio session talking Washington State and a potential front-running in Clancy Pendergast.

"Mike is interviewing guys this weeked. He had a guy in, I think, Thursday, had a guy in Friday, I think he's got a guy today, I think he might have one more. This one might be the one where Clancy Pendergast actually gets hired. You know, Clancy was the former USC defensive coordinator; he's been all over the place. I know down in Baton Rouge, he was initially to have been involved there, but Im' not too sure that ever really was the case. But for Clancy, this one might be the right fit for [him]. He's a known commodity up there, knows the Pac-12. When people were talking about the LSU search, I said 'that doesn't make any sense.' He has no current SEC knowledge and, you know, at a school like LSU you need somebody that knows the current SEC. Clancy knows the Pac-12 and he knows it inside and out. This could be the one that he gets. But, Mike had some very impressive guys that he's been interviewing, bringing in an aggressive, blitzing front. I'm excited to see who Mike ends up settling on, and I think you will hear that tomorrow or the next day, you're going to have someone hired there."



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Four-star linebacker Kyahva Tezino is playing in the Semper Fi Bowl on Fox Sports 1 right now. Washington State receiver target Lavan Alston, who will visit in a couple weeks, is also playing in the game. Austin Joyner makes his commitment in the third quarter.

Let's say Pendergast has decided that WSU isn't the right fit for him. How do you go about identifying the next best candidate?

I'd wager Leach, Salave'a, Wilson, Bethea, and Reinert have been watching a lot of video on darkhorse candidates to evaluate their ability to scheme, recognize and adjust to various offensive schemes given different personnel.

What makes a good DC? What are you looking for on tape?

Hope those guys got to spend some time with their family during the holidays, I'm sure they are working harder evaluating than anyone right now and that is why it has been so quiet.

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ends up at ASU?

the latest Nookie meltdown on the free board hasn't been addressed? Just curious.

Washington State linebacker commit Amosa Sakaria have been selected to play in the Polynesian All-American Bowl on Jan. 10 in Oceanside, Calif., the AIGA Foundation announced on Sunday evening.

The cougs were only down by 3 at halftime. Hawkinson rebounded very well 15 rbs. but shot poorly from the field. Lacy shot horribly both from the field and at the FT stripe The one was winnable as railey played well but the cougs inconsistency and immaturity again showed up big time. Cal is next

Alex Mitchell...former 4 star is with Texas A&M...starting, but not looking too happy based on this picture.

Alex Mitchell

should WSU try to bring in a JC d-tackle? We're returning Vaeao, Ekuale, Barber, Tapa, and Paulo inside. Toki could see action, I suppose. Faamatau will be too light to play right away, Jeremiah Mitchell appears to be more of an d-end type. Any thoughts?

I mean, most of the West team is from Louisiana, the QB for the East team is from CA... do they just pick teams, like in the schoolyard?

Also, some of these kids exceed reasonable hat wearing standards- maybe a jersey or backpack ceremony?

Drafting legislation to NCAA for schools to able to pay for parents attending bowl games. Talk about a recruiting advantage. the power conferences would certainly benefit in recruiting. The Boise States,BYU's etc will not like this. The schools will pay not the Bowls if this is adopted.

WazzuWatch get-together during one of WSU's home games next football season. I think it would be a lot of fun.

A 4-star corner could don a Cougar cap today!

The Cougs start 1-0 in league, and I think they are 10-2 overall. The team shot well from behind the arc. Nice win on the road to start the league season.

Go Cougs!!!

regarding the DC search?

Even timeline speculation? Have you heard anything blowing in the wind???

A subject came up that we were discussing just a few days ago. It was the husky honks with Dave Mahler, Dick Baird and Hugh Millen. They were talking about whether they would root for Oregon. The answer was no.

But, here is the part I wanted to focus upon. Baird said that he roots for the conference. But, he said that he could not stand Arizona's coach Rich Rodriguez. He said Rodriguez tears apart players at press conferences after games by name, especially Anu Soloman. Plus, the way he treats players on the sidelines is wrong.

What I find interesting is that it appears that Rodriguez is much, much worse than Leach in how he treats players. Yet, it is Leach who gets all the bad press because it's Leach and the Seattle Times have often written hit pieces on WSU athletics.

On Scrappy. Does he pick the coug hat?