Washington State Cougars Football: Mistake to Overlook Cougs in 2020
The Washington State Cougars football team was picked to finish last in the Pac-12 North Division. It’s a big mistake to overlook the Cougs this year.
It hasn’t been an easy year for anybody. For both the Washington State Cougars football program and its new head coach Nick Rolovich, 2020 was especially tough.
Former head coach Mike Leach departed the Palouse after an embarrassing loss to Air Force at the Cheez-it Bowl. His successor Rolovich was hired in short order. Unfortunately, the former leader of the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors couldn’t get started working with the team due to COVID-19.
Considering he inherited no quarterbacks on the roster with college experience and a defense in desperate need of repair, the additional downtime certainly didn’t help much. Rolovich and his staff needed to work with players closely to implement new offensive and defensive schemes. There was obvious frustration for all involved, from the coaches to the players, and especially the fans.
Last week, the Pac-12 media picked Wazzu to finish last in the conference’s North Division. It’s easy to see why the Cougs were favorites to occupy the cellar. With a new coaching staff, inexperienced QBs, changes in philosophy on both sides of the ball, and limited practice time, it’s a recipe for a disastrous season. Then again, other conference teamsteams have made staff changes, scheme changes and have had the same lack of practice.
If the other Pac-12 teams think the Cougars will be a pushover in the shortened 2020 season because of this poll, they are in for a rude awakening. It’s a big mistake to overlook Washington State this year.
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