The 2010-11 season kicked off Thursday night with the Cougar Sports Banquet at the Coeur d'Alene Resort. The evening's program looked ahead to the upcoming season and also honored the past of Cougar Athletics. Among the attendees was baseball coaching legend Bobo Brayton and football legends Rueben Mayes and Jack Thompson (pictured below). Mayes served as the keynote speaker for the event.

I had the opportunity to interview both Mayes and Thompson and you can listen to each interview at the WSUCougars.com Podcast Network.

Listen to the Mayes interview HERE and listen to the Thompson interview HERE.

In addition, a photo gallery from the event can be viewed HERE.