Both sitting at 1-4, the Washington State Cougars and Utah State Aggies are in dire need of a victory in Pac-12 action Friday night. They can also breathe a lit

If there are any remaining Washington State University football supporters still in search of even a faint glimmer of hope for a turnaround - you might want to

Sep. 20—PULLMAN — Washington State head football coach Kirby Moore's face lit up when he saw his preschool-aged son, Cohen Moore, gallop straight into his arms Saturday at Gesa Field following the Cougars' 48-7 nonconference win over Duquesne (Pa.). With wide receiver routes perhaps in his future, Cohen swiftly raced away among the forest of football players, coaches and families as Kirby ...

Sep. 19—WSU RB Maxwell Woods The redshirt sophomore showed elusiveness, vision and big-play ability, breaking off five runs of more than 10 yards — including a 45-yard scamper out of the wildcat formation in the first quarter that set up a touchdown. Woods finished with 116 yards on 11 carries, averaging 10.5 yards per attempt. He also provided a few nice plays on check-down passes, picking up ...

Sep. 19—It wasn't perfect. It didn't have to be. For the first time in the coach Kirby Moore era, the Washington State football team won a game, beating the Duquesne Dukes 48-7 — and it happened 129 miles east of his hometown of Prosser, Wash., in front of a home crowd Saturday at Gesa Field. It also featured dual 100-yard rushers, with running backs Maxwell Woods, a sophomore, and junior ...

Aug. 4—Editor's note: This is the seventh in a series of stories that will run each day previewing Washington State's preseason camp before it begins on Thursday. This edition covers the Cougars' running backs. PULLMAN — Ever since the winter, when Washington State coach Kirby Moore helped engineer what seemed like a miracle by retaining running backs Kirby Vorhees and Leo Pulalasi, the ...

Jul. 31—When someone shouts "Kirby" during a Washington State football practice, it can get a little confusing. They might grab the attention of the big boss: first-year coach Kirby Moore, or the 5-foot-11, 207-pound bruiser of a running back known as Kirby Vorhees. Or they could summon both. Moore said that beyond Vorhees, he does not personally know any other Kirbys. Including Moore, Vorhees ...