http://www.realfootball365.com Washington State Cougars Football News, scores, analysis and discussion. College Football News. en-us info@realfootball365.com Copyright (C) 2005-2008 www.realfootball365.com http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/washingtonstate/11916 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/washingtonstate/11916 Lewis & Clark High (Spokane, Wash.) defensive end Chris Mastin verbally committed to Washington State on Sunday for its 2009 class. The 6-foot-1, 200-pounder chose Paul Wulff’s program over Idaho and Utah. Defensive line coach Malik Roberson is credited as the primary. COMMENTARY: Washington State has gone from zero commitments to four in just over a month. Thus far, Mastin is the third... mahudgens@yahoo.com (Marc Hudgens) Washington State Cougars 2008-07-07T17:52:01-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/washingtonstate/11879 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/washingtonstate/11879 Justin-Siena High (Napa, Calif.) strongside defensive end Justin Clayton committed to Washington State on Wednesday for the ’09 class. The 6-foot-3, 245-pounder chose the Cougars over Army. COMMENTARY: Clayton’s commitment brings WSU’s total to three for the class. He is the second defensive end to commit, as he follows three-star prospect Geoff Meinken. mahudgens@yahoo.com (Marc Hudgens) Washington State Cougars 2008-07-03T18:14:00-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/washingtonstate/11819 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/washingtonstate/11819 Backup quarterback Cole Morgan is transferring from Washington State, The Seattle Times is reporting. "I need to get the football out of me before it's too late," said Morgan. The reason for Pullman's departure is a lack of playing time. The rising redshirt sophomore will attend Western Washington. COMMENTARY: Smart move by Morgan, who would have received very little playing time this season... mahudgens@yahoo.com (Marc Hudgens) Washington State Cougars 2008-06-29T19:21:00-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/washingtonstate/11711 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/washingtonstate/11711 As he was driving home from prison after finishing his sentence for debit card theft and putting alcohol in his roommate’s contact lens case, Washington State safety Xavier Hicks Jr. was pulled over and ticketed for driving with a suspended license. The violation is a misdemeanor. COMMENTARY: Hicks’ situation has gone from tragic to laughable, with the young defensive back having screwed up... mahudgens@yahoo.com (Marc Hudgens) Washington State Cougars 2008-06-20T20:31:01-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/washingtonstate/11695 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/washingtonstate/11695 Mountain View High (Eagle, Idaho) inside linebacker Darren Markle committed to Washington State on Thursday for the ’09 class. The 6-foot-1, 227-pounder accrued 61 tackles, nine sacks and two fumble recoveries as a sophomore in 2006. Rivals currently rates Markle as a three-star player. Markle chose Washington State over BYU, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oregon and USC, among others. COMMENTARY:... mahudgens@yahoo.com (Marc Hudgens) Washington State Cougars 2008-06-19T18:27:00-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/washingtonstate/11425 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/washingtonstate/11425 Lynnwood High School (Washington) defensive end Geoff Meinken gave his verbal commitment to Washington State on Wednesday. Meinken is the first commitment for the Cougars’ 2009 recruiting class. According to Scout, the 6-foot-4, 250-pounder plays tailback in addition to defensive end; he also excels at basketball and track. COMMENTARY: The Cougar program had zero commitments for 2009 prior to... mahudgens@yahoo.com (Marc Hudgens) Washington State Cougars 2008-05-31T22:35:00-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/washingtonstate/11391 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/washingtonstate/11391 Washington State announced the release of quarterback recruit Calvin Schmidtke from his letter of intent. The lone QB of the Cougars’ 2008 recruiting class has had numerous legal troubles for the past year and a half, most of which are alcohol- and drug-related. "I understand the situation they're in. I knew for a couple of weeks (it was a possibility)," Schmidtke said of the circumstances.... mahudgens@yahoo.com (Marc Hudgens) Washington State Cougars 2008-05-29T17:44:00-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/washingtonstate/11320 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/washingtonstate/11320 Washington State announced that the NCAA approved an additional year of eligibility for defensive end Matt Mullennix. This will be his sixth year. The senior appealed because of medical reasons. He has been hampered with injuries during his career, having missed all of 2006 because of a knee injury and his 2004 season ended early because of another knee ailment. Last season he recorded 33... mahudgens@yahoo.com (Marc Hudgens) Washington State Cougars 2008-05-23T19:47:00-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/washingtonstate/10417 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/washingtonstate/10417 Washington State toyed around with the idea of luring back former coach Mike Price, but decided on a youth movement, hiring alumnus Paul Wulff away from Eastern Washington to replace the fired Bill Doba. The Cougars are having an increasingly tough time competing in the Pac-10 as salaries for coaches escalated over the past 10 years. With a base package at around $500,000, Wulff will be the... info@realfootball365.com (Hugo Guzman) Washington State Cougars 2008-02-14T04:47:04-05:00