WSU Cougars

Robert Franks scored 19 points and grabbed six rebounds as WSU held off Colorado 76-74 on Wednesday night.

It was a close one between the in-state rivals Saturday, but the UW Huskies pulled ahead of WSU for their 20th win of the season. Jaylen Nowell scored 20 points, while Noah Dickerson added another 18.

Have the Pac-12 Networks backfired for the conference? It's an idea explored by college sports reporter Jon Wilner, whose piece for the Mercury News examines the true cost for a conference to own its own network.

Can the Washington State Cougars strike gold again with another graduate transfer at quarterback? 710 ESPN Seattle's Jessamyn McIntyre and Dave Wyman think the signing is good news for the Cougs.

Robert Franks, who led WSU to a surprising weekend sweep and earned Pac-12 Player of the Week honors, talked the team's sudden success and upcoming battle with UW on Danny, Dave and Moore.

Robert Franks matched his career high for the second straight game with 34 points and WSU ended a 13-game losing streak against Arizona by beating the Wildcats 69-55 on Saturday night.

Gage Gubrud, who led Eastern Washington to an upset of Washington State in his first game as a starter in 2016 and is a two-time finalist for the Walter Payton Award, will join WSU for the 2019 season.

Robert Franks Jr. matched his career high with 34 points and WSU stunned Arizona State with a dominant 91-70 victory over the Sun Devils on Thursday night.

The WSU Cougars are 15-48 in Pac-12 play under Ernie Kent. His Pac-12 record is not as bad as Paul Graham's from 1999-2003 (9-63), but when you start mentioning Graham's name in conjunction with Kent's, it can't be a good thing.

WSU coach Mike Leach and the school have agreed on a one-year contract extension that runs through the 2023 season after he led the Cougars to an 11-2 season.