WSU and the Arena will host the 2014 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championships Second and Third Rounds. More information can be found on the Spokane Arena website HERE.

Butch's Bash is an annual event held each December. The student-athlete group hosts a complimentary children's carnival for the Pullman community featuring games, prizes and food. In addition to the event, student-athletes collect canned food to contribute to local Pullman food banks in partnership with "Palouse Cares." This year's event drew 100 families, over 200 Student-Athletes and gathered 600 cans of food!  

You can listen to the show by clicking HERE or by visiting the podcast page HERE.

For you WSU students, student-guest tickets are going fast. Fewer than 1,000 remain in fact! To purchase student guest tickets click HERE.

Check out what is happening this Dad's Weekend at WSU at footballweekends.wsu.edu

Looking forward to receiving your questions!

The luncheons, at the Spokane Club, take place every Monday through Dec. 6. For registration information call the Athletic Foundation's Lori Olson at 509-358-7541 or click HERE

What was previously known as the "Cougar Pride Walk," will now forever be known as "Cougar Prowl." Congratulations to Dave Teitzel, who was among 24 fans who submitted "Cougar Prowl" in the Name the Team Walk contest.

Teitzel was randomly selected by Butch T. Cougar as the winner of a football autographed by the WSU Football team. More than 100 people submitted ideas, and a committee consisting of athletic department staff and football representatives chose "Cougar Prowl" as the name for the team walk.

"Cougar Prowl" will begin Saturday at 9:45 a.m. at the Cougar Pride statue, located next to the WSU Athletics Ticket Office on Stadium Way. The Cougar football players and coaches, the WSU marching band and spirit squad, and Butch walk from the Cougar Pride Statue to the Hollingbery Fieldhouse. Thank you to everyone who participated in the contest. Go Cougs!

Congratulations to Emma Stolz (Soccer) and Trent Sanders (Men's Golf), who were named Palouse Mall Student-Athletes of the Week for Sept. 13-19.

Are you traveling to Pullman for Saturday's USC game? Find gameday traffic and parking information at www.parking.wsu.edu/Gameday

Finally, with Cougar Football only two days away, find out what's happening around Pullman and WSU during 2010 home football weekends by visiting the footballweekends.wsu.edu website.

Go Cougs!

This weekend is Young Alumni Football Weekend. Young WSU alumni can check out all that is happening around Pullman and WSU HERE.

Also, don't forget the "Name the Team Walk" Contest. Here is your chance to become a part of Cougar history by helping WSU Athletics name its new home football game day tradition. Click for details at our Facebook page HERE.

If you haven't made it to Pullman for a Cougar Football Saturday, you are missing out. Check out all that is happening on Gameday at the WSU campus with this photo gallery from the Sept. 11 Montana State game.

For tickets to this Saturday's game call 1-800-GO-COUGS or click HERE.

Go Cougs!

Hopefully, this will help you experience what it's like to be at a Cougar Football game.

Here is a photo of the first Cougar Pride Walk. The WSU Football team arrived at Martin Stadium about two hours before kickoff and were greeted by Cougar fans, who formed a tunnel for the team as they made their walk to the Fieldhouse. A big thank you to all of the fans who came out and helped establish this tradition. The walk will take place every Cougar Football Saturday so don't miss out on this great new tradition at WSU.

The above photo is one of many in this Photo Gallery that highlights all that is happening pregame and at Martin Stadium on a Cougar Football Saturday.

Watch this video of the ESPN GameDay Flag Wavers being recognized in pregame ceremonies.

Also, check out this video of the Cougar Football team entering Martin Stadium:

Go Cougs!

Be sure to visit the WSUCougars.com Podcast Network and listen to interviews with Athletics Director Bill Moos, Volleyball Head Coach Andrew Palileo, and Soccer Head Coach Matt Potter from this week.

The first Palouse Mall Student-Athletes of the Week have been recognized. Congratulations to Micaela Castain (Soccer), Megan Ganzer (Volleyball) and Jono Lafler (Men's Cross Country), who earned the honor for the week of Aug. 30 to Sept. 5.

Have you checked out the My Color is Crimson video that is currently posted as the WSUCougars.com landing page? If not, check it out HERE

WSU Athletics, in partnership with CBSSports.com College Network, launched the WSU Cougars browser themes this week. Check it out and take WSUCougars.com wherever you go on the web.

Finally, with Cougar Football only two days away, find out what's happening around Pullman and WSU during 2010 home football weekends by visiting the footballweekends.wsu.edu website.

Go Cougs!

Here is your chance to make history and establish a new tradition at Washington State University.

Before this Saturday's game vs. Montana State, WSU Athletics invites Cougar alumni, students, fans, faculty, and staff to join the Cougar football players and coaches for the first "Cougar Pride Walk" at 1:30 p.m.

Wear your crimson and bring your friends and family to help form a tunnel for the team to walk through from the Cougar Pride Statue to Hollingbery Fieldhouse.

The Cougar Pride Statue is located next to the WSU Athletics Ticket Office (720 NE Stadium Way, Pullman WA 99164).

Tickets are still available for Saturday's game by calling 1-800-GO-COUGS or clicking HERE

Kickoff is at 4 p.m.

Go Cougs!

Below is one photo from the gallery. Several young Cougar football fans are waiting patiently for Head Coach Paul Wulff's autograph. They all got it.

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.

We hope you can join us Thursday morning. Go Cougs!

Football single-game tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. today, only at WSUCougars.com. To purchase click HERE. Phone sales (1-800-GO-COUGS) and in-person sales at the WSU Athletic Ticket Office will begin Monday, Aug. 9, at 9 a.m.

Thank you to everyone who joined our online chats with Volleyball Head Coach Andrew Palileo, Football Head Coach Paul Wulff, and Soccer Head Coach Matt Potter this week. If you happened to miss any of the chats, click on the links below to read the transcripts. Stay tuned to WSUCougars.com for more Cougar Chats with student-athletes, coaches, and athletic department personnel throughout the 2010-11 season.

Andrew Palileo chat transcript

Paul Wulff chat transcript

Matt Potter chat transcript

Thank you to all who attended Tuesday's Movie Night at Martin Stadium and the showing of How to Train Your Dragon!

The rubber infill is being placed on the new FieldTurf surface at Rogers Field. As you can see there is a lot to be placed.

The 20010-11 season officially begins Wednesday when soccer takes the practice field for the first time. That same day, the new season of the WSUCougars.com online chat series, Cougar Chats, begins when Volleyball Coach Andrew Palileo enters the chat room. Coach Palileo's chat is the first of three chats this week. Football Coach Paul Wulff, will answer your questions Thursday and Soccer Coach Matt Potter will take your questions Friday. You can participate in the chats by clicking on the links below.

Chat with Coach Palileo, Wednesday (Aug. 4) at 11 a.m.

Chat with Coach Wulff, Thursday (Aug. 5) at 11 a.m.

Chat with Coach Potter, Friday (Aug. 6) at 1 p.m.

The CougarMania Strength and Conditioning Complex underwent a renovation during the spring. The student-athletes began working out in newly renovated complex in early June and the positive effects have already been demonstrated, according to Strength and Conditioning Director David Lang.

"The impact of this renovation affects all of our student-athletes," says Lang, who emphasizes that they can now better train athletes to what their specific sport demands. "We can safely and effectively train up to six teams at one time and up to 130 athletes on the first floor alone."

Learn details about the renovation and hear more comments from Lang with this WSUCougars.com feature HERE

As part of the ongoing refurbishment to the Bohler Gym building, two Cougars that adorn the top of Bohler Gym were taken down for a well-deserved face lift, Wednesday. Check out video of the removal at the Washington State University YouTube channel here http://bit.ly/d82SMN