October 2011 Archives
In a wide-ranging interview, Director of Athletics Bill Moos discusses Seattle Game week, reflects on Rueben Mayes' record-setting performance at Oregon in 1984, discusses the ongoing rebranding of the WSU Athletics facilities, and congratulates John Olerud and Rod Commons on their Inland Northwest Hall of Fame honors.
Click HERE to listen to the interview.
Listen to the "Cougar Calls With Bill Moos" show, coaches' news conferences, and interviews with coaches, student-athletes, and more at the WSUCougars.com Podcast Network Page HERE
WSU practiced for just under two hours in full pads Tuesday afternoon...for the second straight day there was a noticeable amount of energy heard and seen throughout practice...kicker Andrew Furney blasted a couple field goal from 37 yards out before the Cougs worked through punt coverage and punt return...both the offense and defense then worked against the scout teams... the Cougs did some perfect 10's before one final 15-minute segment of team...below is coach Wulff's teleconference...GO COUGS!
The Cougars returned to the practice field to begin preparations for Oregon tonight...the team worked out in just helmets for just over an hour and spent a lot more time on gameplanning than any previous Monday workout...a lot of energy and noise coming out of the defense tonight, good to hear Alex Hoffman-Ellis leading the way...this morning, the coaches announced their weekly team awards, awarding Marquess Wilson offensive player of the week, Bennett Bontemps special teams player of the week, Anthony Carpenter got the Big Hit award, Wilson got the Big Play, running back Kyle Lappano was named scout team player of the week on offense and linebacker Tana Pritchard named defensive scout team player of the week...the Cougs return to practice tomorrow in full pads...GO COUGS!
The Cougs continued to fine tune their gameplanning for Oregon State today...another typical Thursday as they worked in both Martin Stadium and Rogers Field...the offense worked against the scout team in the Martin with the addition of crowd noise blaring throughout the workout...the defense worked against the scout team on Rodgers Field...following practice, coach Paul Wulff announced that the captains for this week will be Alex Hoffman-Ellis, Jeff Tuel, Travis Long and Gino Simone...the Cougs will work out tomorrow morning before heading to Seattle...GO COUGS!
CenturyLink Field is beginning to turn crimson for Saturday's Seattle Game pitting the Cougars against the Oregon State Beavers.
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Visit the Seattle Game website for information on what's happening around the game, including information on road closures, tailgating and prohibited items inside CenturyLink Field as well as all of the events happening around the game and statewide.
The Cougars continued preparations for Oregon State with a two hour workout in full pads on Rodgers Field...tons of energy from both the players and the coaches throughout the day, despite a light rain that fell early...the Cougs opened with some segments on kickoff and kickoff return coverage before going into some individual segments...later in the day, there was the typical Wednesday segments that saw the lineman face off, while the offense and defense went skelly on the west field...the Cougs continued to mix things up at the end of day, going through a "bonzai" segment that is an even quick two-minute drill...the team then returned to working against the scout teams for the final 15 minutes...practice moves down to Martin Stadium tomorrow before the Cougs head to Seattle Friday...GO COUGS!
Butch spent his Wednesday Waving The Flag in Seattle and spreading the word about The Seattle Game this Saturday at CenturyLink Field. Check out photos of Butch's tour at our Facebook page HERE
You can Wave The Flag on Saturday at CenturyLink Field for The Seattle Game! For tickets call Ticketmaster at 1-800-745-3000 or click HERE.
Go Cougs!
The Cougars worked out in full pads for two hours Tuesday, implementing the game plan for Oregon State...coach Paul Wulff had a teleconference earlier in the day.
Three hours before Midnight Mayhem Friday, the Washington State University men's basketball team took to the hardwood in its newly redesigned practice gym for its first official practice of the 2011-12 season. The squad has a slightly different look with the departures of two starters, Klay Thompson and DeAngelo Casto, whom each left a year early to pursue professional basketball careers. However, third-year head coach Ken Bone and his staff had their squad, along with three returning starters, focused and ready for the new season. Check out some more photos from the first practice, along with the photo gallery linked to this blog post.
The Cougs held their walk-thru in Martin Stadium today, going for about and hour in just shorts and t-shirts...following a couple special teams segments, the offense and defense split up to walk-thru some Stanford "looks" a couple more times...the game captions were announced, joining Alex Hoffman-Ellis and Jared Karstetter will be Carl Winston and Anthony Laurenzi...see you tomorrow Coug fans...GO COUGS!
The Cougs returned to the practice field for a two-hour workout today, practicing in full pads once again at Rogers Field...the first couple segments focused on special teams before the offense and defense broke out for a couple segments with their individual position coaches...there was a lot of team segments, both the No. 1 and No. 2 offenses and defenses worked against the scout teams...coach Paul Wulff again mixed things up towards the end of practice with a five minute "bonzai" segment that mirrors a two-minute drill just to put the players in some pressure situations towards the end of the day...the final 15 minutes were live against the scout teams so a the Cougs closed the day with a lot of energy...GO COUGS!
The Cougars worked out in full pads for just over two hours on Rodgers Field Tuesday...the Cougs opened with some special teams as Andrew Furney capped his day with a pair of field goals from 42 yards...the Cougs then worked on punt coverage and punt return before running a two-minute drill...Marshall Lobbestael spent the day working with the 1's while Jeff Tuel took a majority of snaps with the 2's...following a couple individual segments, the Cougs worked against the scout teams who went through some Stanford formations...the team continued to mix things up near the end of practice, running perfect 10 10-yard sprints before returning to one final 15-minutes period of team...we have footage of coach Wulff's weekly teleconference...GO COUGS!
Five members of the Washington State University men's basketball team served as greeters for the YMCA's annual fundraiser, 'Keys to Success'. The event featured Chopstix, a dueling piano group out of Seattle, along with a silent auction and live dessert auction. Senior Charlie Enquist, junior Brock Motum, sophomore Royce Woolridge and freshmen Dominic Ballard and DaVonte Lacy were in on the action, greeting attendees at the door and assisting them to their tables. This event was just one of several the Cougar Men's Basketball team has been involved with, as it has participated in Habitat for Humanity, held camps and a free kids' clinic, participated in Lentil Festival and visited the senior center, among other activities.
Director of Athletics Bill Moos covers a wide-range of topics in his weekly podcast including: football's win at Colorado, the 500th in the history of the program and what his favorite win is of those 500; the player of the week honors earned by Marshall Lobbestael and Alex Hoffman-Ellis; the Cougs Wave Pink campaign; and next week's Homecoming Game vs. Stanford and the activities surrounding it.
Listen to that interview, as well as interviews with wide receiver Jared Karstetter and cross country runner Jono Lafler conducted earlier this week, at the podcast page HERE
The first official practice isn't until next Friday, Oct. 14, but that doesn't mean the Washington State men's basketball team hasn't been busy. Not only did the team spend a lot of time out in the community this summer, but it has been busy since school started in August as well. Below is a look at the last week alone with photos from the volleyball telecast Friday, Free Kids' Clinic Saturday, and a video shoot Wednesday.
Continue reading Men's Basketball -- Still in the 'Off-Season?'.
