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To commemorate the 10-year anniversary of the Washington State Cougars' historic 1998 Rose Bowl run, wsucougars.com is running a feature series recounting the season, and the individuals responsible for ending the program's 67-year Rose Bowl drought.

Relive the Roses

• Chapter 1: Motivation
• Chapter 2: Fourth and Roses to Go
• Chapter 3: The Catch. The Block. Vanquishing History.
• Chapter 4: The Nation Begins to Take Notice
• Chapter 5: Fabulous!
• Chapter 6: Getting Defensive
• Chapter 7: 63 and 6-0
• Chapter 8: In Elite Company
• Chapter 9: Fumble, Then a Recovery
• Chapter 10: Stepping Up to the Challenge
• Chapter 11: Memories of a Memorable Man
• Chapter 12: Confidence
• Chapter 13: A Storybook Championship
• Chapter 14: Leading up to New Year's Day
• Chapter 15: A Block that Lent a Great Assist
• Chapter 16: A Game 67 Years in the Making
• Chapter 17: Playing No. 1 to a Deadlock
• Chapter 18: To the Final Snap





Ryan Leaf

Leon Bender