Washington State hosts Wyoming in season finale (TIP)

Hello Coug fans and I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving. I don’t know what to be more thankful for – the next opportunity to watch college football or the fact that we only have to see this frustrating Cougar defense just two more times this season.

But enough negativity, our Cougs are back home to take on the Wyoming Cowboys, winners of just two games. WSU clearly has more to play for with senior day and a 10-win season still on the table. But the Cougs had more to play for against New Mexico and Oregon Stateand we saw how it played out.

OK now I promise – enough negativity. It is difficult considering what we have witnessed in the last two weeks, but I will do my best.

The Cowboys’ wins have come against Air Force and New Mexico (uh oh) and they also have a loss to FCS Idaho. They come in and give up 422 yards per carry. game, so the WSU offense shouldn’t have much of a problem as long as it doesn’t beat itself. The Cowboys are No. 119 in total offense, and leans more toward a running game, though even that is ranked No. 87 nationwide.

Evan Svoboda is the likely starter under center for Wyoming, and he has been hot and cold this year. He started eight games before being benched. His backup – Kaden Anderson – is injured and not expected to play. Svoboda is a decent threat to run, so hold onto your butt.

All eyes are on the WSU defense today as Coug fans yearn for SOMETHING to change. Maybe the Cougs will get their first sack in four games. Maybe that’s asking too much. At least let’s hope we don’t see a defensive end forced to cover a wide receiver.

Cougs and Cowboys. Talk about it here.

When

3.30pm, our earliest start for more than a month.

Where

Gesa Field at Martin Stadium. This is the last time WSU’s seniors will play at home. Let’s go out with a bang.

That’s how you see

Everyone’s favorite channel, The CW. Ted Robinson and Ryan Leaf are on the road again. Pittsburgh and Boston College are the lead-ins.

The line

Does it really matter anymore? The Cougs have lost as double-digit favorites two weeks in a row, and they check in today at -17.5. The P/E is 56.5.

Do you remember him?

Former WSU defensive line coach Jeff Phelps now coaches defensive tackles at Wyoming. Phelps was at WSU from 2017-2019.

Previous meetings

The Cougs are 5-2 all-time against Wyoming, with the most recent matchup in Laramie in 2018 when a then-unknown quarterback named Gardner Minshew led the Cougs to a 41-19 victory. Jake Dickert coached Wyoming safeties in that game: