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First look: Amid coach and player changes, WSU takes on No. 22 Syracuse in Holiday Bowl

UPDATED: Tue., Dec. 24, 2024

Here is a first look at Washington State’s matchup with No. 21 Syracuse in the Holiday Bowl on Friday evening.

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As WSU portal entrants eclipse 25, no word on players who might play in Holiday Bowl

UPDATED: Sat., Dec. 21, 2024

PULLMAN – Over the past two days, it’s become clear that Washington State football has decided to allow players who enter the portal to remain eligible to play in next week’s Holiday Bowl.

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Jacob Thorpe: WSU needs to rebound quickly from its bad breakup with Jake Dickert

UPDATED: Sat., Dec. 21, 2024

The football coaches are going to leave. If that is not clear to you yet, it may never be. The football coaches are going to leave. If you ask them about it, they will lie. So, stop asking unless you want to be lied to.

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WSU players react to coach Jake Dickert’s departure, plus mixed signals on CB Steve Hall’s status

UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 19, 2024

PULLMAN – Like many Washington State players, Djouvensky Schlenbaker didn’t know coach Jake Dickert was leaving the program until Wednesday morning.

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What former WSU coach Jake Dickert said in his Wake Forest introductory press conference

UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 19, 2024

PULLMAN – In some of Jake Dickert’s opening remarks as Wake Forest’s new head coach, taking the dais for an introductory news conference on Thursday, the former Washington State head coach didn’t mince words when it came to his new recruiting area.

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Guest commentary: Why this cat, too, is considering transferring away from WSU

UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 19, 2024

No one wants to be the last cat standing. That’s why, when star quarterback John Mateer and Coug-for-life Coach Jake Dickert decided to jump ship this week and leave Washington State University for Oklahoma and Wake Forest, I knew who would be up next: the most recognizable Cougar of them all. Me. The actual Cougar.

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Commentary: Why Jake Dickert’s departure shouldn’t cause WSU fans to fret

UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 19, 2024

Jake Dickert leaving Washington State to become the football coach at Wake Forest prompts a number of thoughts that will be expanded on shortly, but one of them is this: He can be replaced by someone a whole lot better.

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WSU will not opt out of Holiday Bowl, AD Anne McCoy says, as coach Jake Dickert leaves for Wake Forest

UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 18, 2024

SEATTLE – Even with coach Jake Dickert leaving and players flocking to the transfer portal, Washington State will not opt out of the Holiday Bowl.

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Former Washington State quarterback John Mateer announces he will play for Oklahoma

UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 18, 2024

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Dave Boling: A painful reminder for WSU loyalists struggling in the wake of Jake Dickert’s exit – it’s all transactional

UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 18, 2024

Just to be cautious, I’m going to consider any hiring at Washington State as an interim position.

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Washington State coaching search: Five names to watch following Jake Dickert’s departure

UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 18, 2024

Given their geography, the Cougars should take a long look at the biggest brains in the Big Sky. Had Dickert departed a week or two ago, they could have offered the position to Idaho's Jason Eck. But he left for New Mexico four days ago.

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Coach Jake Dickert leaving Washington State for Wake Forest

UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 18, 2024

Jake Dickert is leaving WSU for the head coaching job at Wake Forest, the Demon Deacons' program announced Wednesday morning, ending Dickert's tenure at WSU, which lasted three full seasons. He coached the last six games of the Cougars' 2021 schedule as interim head coach then accepted the full-time gig that offseason.

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First look: Amid coach and player changes, WSU takes on No. 22 Syracuse in Holiday Bowl

As WSU portal entrants eclipse 25, no word on players who might play in Holiday Bowl

Jacob Thorpe: WSU needs to rebound quickly from its bad breakup with Jake Dickert

WSU players react to coach Jake Dickert’s departure, plus mixed signals on CB Steve Hall’s status

What former WSU coach Jake Dickert said in his Wake Forest introductory press conference

Guest commentary: Why this cat, too, is considering transferring away from WSU

Commentary: Why Jake Dickert’s departure shouldn’t cause WSU fans to fret

WSU will not opt out of Holiday Bowl, AD Anne McCoy says, as coach Jake Dickert leaves for Wake Forest

Former Washington State quarterback John Mateer announces he will play for Oklahoma

Dave Boling: A painful reminder for WSU loyalists struggling in the wake of Jake Dickert’s exit – it’s all transactional

Washington State coaching search: Five names to watch following Jake Dickert’s departure

Coach Jake Dickert leaving Washington State for Wake Forest