Britton, including this class, how do you see next years d-line depth chart playing out?

Michigan making a late push for Burnett, could visit this weekend but it seems like he's still very happy with his Washington State commitment.

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Former University of Houston Co-Director of Sports Performance Brian Odom will join the Washington State football staff in a non-coaching role, a source says.

Odom, who previously worked as the Associate Director of Performance Enhancement at Arizona from 2005-11, was also a graduate assistant at Missouri. He began his collegiate career at Oklahoma in 2001 then finished his playing career at Southeastern Oklahoma State, eventually graduating in 2004.

"I'm excited to have Brian join our staff and there is no question his experiences in strength and conditioning and as a football player will pay immediate dividends for our student-athletes," former Houston head coach Tony Levine said of Odom. "Brian is a talented young coach that fits our culture here at Houston and we are excited to have him join our program."

An official announcement is expected to be released today or tomorrow.

Bio: http://www.uhcougars.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/odom_brian00.html


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Britton, if you want to sign up for a month by month subscription. How easy is it to cancel if you want?

looked absolutely terrible to start the game today against Colorado. However, they were able to comeback late in the game, and beat Colorado!


Go Cougs!!!

Oregon should send CougCenter a thank you card for lighting that highlight video fire, no way he ends up at Oregon if that site wasn't worried about generating clicks. Like Biggs said, don't make it easier for other schools. WSU had him on 2 unofficials, 1 officials, numerous in homes and Oregon comes in and offers at the 11th hour and it's over.

With signing day around the corner, I figured I would answer some questions in this thread for the next few hours. Post your questions about Washington State football, basketball, recruiting and whatever else you can think of in this thread, and I'll get to them at my earliest convenience.

Washington State is no longer in the running for four-star cornerback Marcus Lewis, according to Rivals analyst Adam Friedman. The Rivals100 defensive back is making his college decision on February 3 between Kentucky and Miami.

Sorry I'm a little late here but I've been battling the flu so between shots of Nyquil and Alka Seltzer Cold & Flu, I wanted to offer you some thoughts on Mason.

He's a very athletic kid, super quick-twitch and very rangy. He covers a lot of ground at corner and does an excellent job of being athletic when the ball is in the air going up and tipping a pass or picking it off.

The concern with Mason right now is that he's very raw. I saw him last spring bite on double moves and the receiver is gone. Sometimes, it seems, he tries to make the big play instead of just staying with the receiver and keeping him covered up.

I've said Mason will be the guy who comes in and could have an interception or get burned on a deep pass or get lost in coverage. He does need to get coached up at the position but from an athleticism standpoint he's right up there with any CB in the class.

Washington State cornerback commit Willie Sykes is on an official visit to Nebraska this weekend and sounds like a flip is likely. He changed his Twitter background from Washington State to Nebraska tonight. I reached out to him for comment.

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...we allow them to be "released" to pursue another school.

My guess is we tell kids "here's what you need" and prior to officially applying, we have a good idea of yes/no, and we tell them we can release them.

I also don't know if Singleton was ever a non-qualifier. My guess is he was treated as a gray shirt. Meaning, his application probably never made it all the way to the admissions office.

LOI Release

As we reported here last week, Norwalk (Calif.) defensive tackle Dillon Faamatau officially visited Arizona State this weekend and I'm hearing that following the visit to Tempe, Ariz., the Sun Devils are going to make a serious push to flip the three-star Washington State commit. We're working on getting first word from Faamatau right now.


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Moultrie (Ga.) Colquitt County running back Sihiem King officially visited Washington State this weekend and while we didn't have time to talk at length about the visit, he says it went really well and he enjoyed himself. Shocker.

I am hearing, however, that the Cougars have put themselves in a really good position with King, who will take his final visit to West Virginia this weekend. It sounds like it's really a toss up between the Cougars and Mountaineers at this point. What it's really going to come down to, I'm told, is the distance factor, but this weekend the staff made some inroads there.

Hoping to have more from King as soon as possible.


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Pretty well known that Breske ended up in Moscow but does anyone know the occupational status of Volero and Russell? Both had decent resumes prior to coming to Wazzu. They must have been picked up by somebody. Can't find any information via Google but computer expertise is not one of my few virtues.

There's no quit in the kid from Colquitt County High School in Georgia. Sihiem King, the All Region/All State rb, making tracks.

Hudl highlights. Wow

I heard he had a good game tonight, 37 points in the 3rd quarter on 13 of 13 shooting.

Snohomish (Wash.) Glacier Peak kicker Spencer Pettit says Washington State has offered him as a preferred walk-on and he will unofficially visit next weekend. The 5-foot-9, 155-pound place kicker visited Nevada over the weekend and has an offer from Eastern Washington.

As a senior, Pettit was named First Team All-Wesco Kicker, First Team All-Wesco Punter, First Team AP All-State Kicker, First Team AP All-State Punter and several other high honors. I was unable to immediately find statistics, but I know he has range from outside 50-yards, including a 56-yarder this year.

Pettit is trained by Chris Sailer Kicking, who rates him as a five-star prospect and the No. 8 kicker in the country.

"Spencer is simply an outstanding kicker," Sailer says. "He has a big leg, hits a great ball off the ground, and kickoffs are strong. Also shows punting potential. Is one of the very best kickers in the nation. Pure and smooth. A fine young man with a great attitude and work ethic. He will have a great college career. Excellent prospect."

Highlights: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iND9g8csog

The second commit CB, Willie Sykes, came in late last night. The 2 star CB committed deciding to forgo his pending visit to Nebraska. This is the second commit i was talking about. This guy should be rated 3 stars but the rating system here is not that good in my opinion.So there was more going on this week other than the Manning hire

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Bellingham (Wash.) Sehome 2016 safety Taylor Rapp picked up an offer from Washington State tonight, according to Rivals analyst Blair Angulo. The 5-foot-11, 197-pound defensive back, rated three-stars by Rivals and the No. 6 prospect in Washington, also holds offers from Arizona State, Montana State, Boise State, Northwestern, Oregon and Washington.

Link: http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/player-Taylor-Rapp-164460

Potential flip may be related to Mason coming on board to anyone else?

Washington State is still recruiting Steilacoom (Wash.) linebacker Fotu Leiato, meaning they'd certainly make room for him in this class. The Washington State coaching staff, including Mike Leach, will have an in-home visit with him tomorrow night.

I'm told Leiato, who is no longer doing interviews or doing interviews through his coach, did not take an official visit this weekend, as previously expected. It looks like it's going to come down to Oregon and Washington State for the No. 15 inside linebacker in the country.

I'll work on figuring out how many linebackers Oregon wants to take in this class, because Washington State linebacker commit Jonah Moi is most likely officially visiting Oregon next weekend, as well. It should be noted, however, that Leiato is being recruiting by many as a defensive athlete that could play safety also.

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Gardena (Calif.) Serra receiver Deontay Burnett scored two touchdowns, one that went for 70-yards, and was named the MVP of the West Coast Bowl presented by B2G Sports.

I asked Burnett tonight about his interest in Michigan and when asked whether he'll take an official visit to Ann Arbor, Mich., he said "Im not sure." He's going to keep me posted on where things stand with the Wolverines, but it doesn't sound like anything is in the works as of now. No offer has been extended as of tonight.

Pasadena (Calif.) Muir cornerback Taeon Mason announced on Twitter today that he has committed to Washington State. The 6-foot, 165-pound athlete picked the Cougars over offers from Notre Dame, UCLA and USC, whom he was committed to for 11 months.

Shortly after an in-home visit with the Washington State staff, led by area recruiter Ken Wilson and Mike Leach, Mason informed WazzuWatch.com that he was de-committing from USC and the expectation was that he would flip to Wazzu. It's a big pickup for the Cougars, who are recruiting Mason as an athlete that can play on both sides of the ball, however his best position is probably cornerback at the next level.

We'll have more from Mason shortly.

Highlights: https://rivals.yahoo.com/video/list;_ylt=AvB4mh3rAs6q9Vf.tjNt0QOXsZB4?prospect_ids=153211


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Phoenix (Ariz.) Mountain Pointe offensive tackle Davis Perrott officially visited Purdue this weekend.

Looks like he is on a visit to Indiana this weekend.

Britton, what are your thoughts on Green and this visit?


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