Washington State Cougars: Game 12 Apple Cup – TV, Weather, More
The 2022 regular season concludes as the Washington State Cougars host the Apple Cup. Pacific Northwest Sports has all you need to know.
PNWS presents what you need to know as the Washington State Cougars play their 2022 regular season finale’, hosting UW in the Apple Cup. PNWS has Washington State football fans covered.
Details
Who: Washington Huskies (9-2 Overall, 6-2 Pac-12) at Washington State Cougars (7-4 Overall, 4-4 Pac-12).
Where: Gesa Field at Martin Stadium – Pullman, Washington.
When: Saturday, November 26, 2022 – 7:30 PM PST.
TV: ESPN. Announcers: Clay Matvick, Rocky Boiman, and Dawn Davenport. (awfulannouncing.com)
Weather: Overnight showers will end. Hopefully, the field will dry out by kickoff. During the game, expect overcast skies and temperatures in the low-30s. (weather.com)
Line: Washington State +2. Over/Under: 60 (Odds Shark).
Interesting Trends
The Washington State Cougars have won 13 of 20. Against the spread, they are 8-2, including 5 straight at home. The total has gone under in 6 of 7.
Washington is on a 5-game win streak. But they only covered in 2 of the last 7. Their total has gone over in 8 of 12 overall. On the road, UW isn’t as productive, going under in 8 of 10 as the visitor.
Injury Report
Washington State Cougars
Out – WR C.J. Moore (undisclosed), OL Rodrick Tialavea (lower body), LT Jarrett Kingston. Questionable – WDB Jordan Lee (undisclosed), WR Renard Bell (undisclosed).
Washington Huskies
Out – S Vincent Nunley (leg), DL Armon Parker (undisclosed), Julius Irvin (undisclosed). Questionable – CB Jordan Perryman (undisclosed).
Three Keys to Victory
These are two teams currently playing good football. The Huskies are red-hot coming into this year’s Apple Cup. And after last year’s beatdown are looking for a bit of payback.
WSU’s first goal should be to control the clock. Expect to see the Cougars try to establish the run with Nakia Watson and Jaylen Jenkins. Plan B is ball-control passing, which is something Cameron Ward is good at doing.
Washington’s secondary is banged up. The Cougars can exploit them with their group of outstanding receivers. If this game becomes a shootout, De’Zhaun Stribbling and Renard Bell could have huge days.
The Huskies have one of the most prolific offenses in the country, led by FBS’ leading passer Michael Penix. To avoid the worst-case scenario, Washington State’s defense has to play one of their best games of the season. Their pass rush, and especially defensive backs, need to step up.
So far, Cougs Head Coach Jake Dickert is 1-0 against UW. He’d love to build off last year’s 40-13 blowout, not to mention a winning record in his first full Pac-12 season.
Check back with us on Sunday for our takeaways from the game.