WSU Cougars beat Oregon State 32-8 to clinch bowl eligibility

The WSU Cougars secured bowl eligibility and avenged an earlier loss to Oregon State with a 32-8 victory in a rare regular-season rematch between Pac-12 rivals.

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Nov 29, 2025, 7:50 PM

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WSU Cougars QB Zevi Eckhaus throws a pass during a September 2025 game. (AP Photo/Young Kwak)

(AP Photo/Young Kwak)

PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Zevi Eckhaus accounted for two touchdowns and the WSU Cougars clinched bowl eligibility in coach Jimmy Rogers’ inaugural season with a 32-8 victory over Oregon State on Saturday night in a rare regular-season rematch for the only members of the Pac-12 Conference.

WSU Cougars 32, Oregon State 8: Box score

Oregon State beat Washington State 10-7 at home on Nov. 1. The Cougars won both games in 1945 the last time the teams played twice in the same year.

Eckhaus completed 17 of 28 passes for 197 yards and added 63 yards rushing on nine carries. He tossed a 1-yard touchdown pass to Trey Leckner late in the second quarter to give the Cougars a 19-0 lead. Eckhaus’ 5-yard TD run made it 25-0 with 4:51 remaining in the third.

Kirby Vorhees and Angel Johnson each had a short touchdown run for Washington State (6-6, 1-1). Tony Freeman had seven receptions for 84 yards.

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Tristan Ti’a was 28-of-41 passing for 240 yards. He threw a 12-yard touchdown pass to Trent Walker late in the game and had two interceptions for Oregon State (2-10, 1-1). The Beavers ended their season losing three straight after beating the Cougars.

Oregon State, which announced on Friday its next head coach will be Alabama co-offensive coordinator JaMarcus Shephard, along with Washington State, are part of a realigned Pac-12 Conference next season that includes Texas State and five current members of the Mountain West Conference.

Rogers coached the previous two seasons at South Dakota State, highlighted by an FCS National Championship in 2023.

Washington State will make its ninth bowl appearance in the last 10 full-length seasons and the program’s 20th overall.

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