Ohio State football is in the midst of its first week this season, meaning Buckeye fans can spend their Saturday (hate) watching other games around the country. Here are 10 matchups to keep an eye on as you wait for the 3-0 Buckeyes to return to action next week for their Big Ten opener at Washington. Ohio State fans should always keep an eye on Michigan when their team is off.
Big Ten play starts in earnest this week. By the end of Saturday, all but five teams will have played a conference game. As always, MLive's college football writers make their picks against the spread for each Big Ten game. Here are the standings through three weeks: Aaron McMann: 27-13 Jacob Richman: 26-14 Matt Wenzel: 17-23 Andrew Kahn: 16-24 Ryan Zuke: 15-25 This week's games are below. Kickoff times are Eastern and odds are courtesy of FanDuel Sportsbook . Iowa at Rutgers When: Friday, 8 p.m. TV: FOX | Fubo (free trial) | DirecTV Stream | Sling TV Line: Iowa -2.5 Rutgers still has not done better than 4-5 in the Big Ten. The Scarlet Knights' struggles include Iowa; Rutgers is 0-4 against
Wisconsin is already in pursuit of a Virginia Tech transfer cornerback

PULLMAN, Wash. – (September 17, 2025) – Washington State volleyball went toe-to-toe with in-state rival Washington on Wednesday night, showing grit and flashes of dominance before falling in four sets (25-22, 23-25, 19-25, 21-25) at Bohler Gym.

PULLMAN, Wash. – (September 17, 2025) – Washington State volleyball went toe-to-toe with in-state rival Washington on Wednesday night, showing grit and flashes of dominance before falling in four sets (25-22, 23-25, 19-25, 21-25) at Bohler Gym.

PULLMAN, Wash. – (September 17, 2025) – Washington State volleyball went toe-to-toe with in-state rival Washington on Wednesday night, showing grit and flashes of dominance before falling in four sets (25-22, 23-25, 19-25, 21-25) at Bohler Gym.

PULLMAN, Wash. – (September 17, 2025) – Washington State volleyball went toe-to-toe with in-state rival Washington on Wednesday night, showing grit and flashes of dominance before falling in four sets (25-22, 23-25, 19-25, 21-25) at Bohler Gym.

PULLMAN, Wash. – (September 17, 2025) – Washington State volleyball went toe-to-toe with in-state rival Washington on Wednesday night, showing grit and flashes of dominance before falling in four sets (25-22, 23-25, 19-25, 21-25) at Bohler Gym.
The Oregon Ducks and Oregon State Beavers are set to resume their in-state rivalry in 2027 after a one year hiatus in 2026. Oregon and Oregon State have one of the longest standing rivalries in college football. Oregon leads the all-time series with a record of 69-49-10. As the Pac-12 fizzled out with 10 of the 12 teams leaving, Oregon State and Washington State stayed.
For the first time in Apple Cup history, WSU won’t wear their traditional crimson or white jerseys. They will instead go with their alternate anthracite. WSU wore crimson/anthracite/crimson last year against Texas Tech during the last crimson and white stripe out, which was met with mixed reviews. A strong number of fans complained that WSU […]

PULLMAN, Wash. (Sept. 17, 2025) – Washington State Athletics has ventured into the podcast world, unveiling the initial episode of Inside WSU Athletics Podcast, Wednesday across WSU social channels.

PULLMAN, Wash. (Sept. 17, 2025) – Washington State Athletics has ventured into the podcast world, unveiling the initial episode of Inside WSU Athletics Podcast, Wednesday across WSU social channels.

PULLMAN, Wash. (Sept. 17, 2025) – Washington State Athletics has ventured into the podcast world, unveiling the initial episode of Inside WSU Athletics Podcast, Wednesday across WSU social channels.

PULLMAN, Wash. (Sept. 17, 2025) – Washington State Athletics has ventured into the podcast world, unveiling the initial episode of Inside WSU Athletics Podcast, Wednesday across WSU social channels.

PULLMAN, Wash. (Sept. 17, 2025) – Washington State Athletics has ventured into the podcast world, unveiling the initial episode of Inside WSU Athletics Podcast, Wednesday across WSU social channels.

PULLMAN, Wash. (Sept. 17, 2025) -- In the continuing efforts to bolster the Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) program, Washington State Athletics is pleased to announce the additions of Nick Garner and Jake Murdach to help support Cougar student-athletes.

PULLMAN, Wash. (Sept. 17, 2025) -- In the continuing efforts to bolster the Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) program, Washington State Athletics is pleased to announce the additions of Nick Garner and Jake Murdach to help support Cougar student-athletes.

PULLMAN, Wash. (Sept. 17, 2025) -- In the continuing efforts to bolster the Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) program, Washington State Athletics is pleased to announce the additions of Nick Garner and Jake Murdach to help support Cougar student-athletes.

PULLMAN, Wash. (Sept. 17, 2025) -- In the continuing efforts to bolster the Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) program, Washington State Athletics is pleased to announce the additions of Nick Garner and Jake Murdach to help support Cougar student-athletes.

PULLMAN, Wash. (Sept. 17, 2025) -- In the continuing efforts to bolster the Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) program, Washington State Athletics is pleased to announce the additions of Nick Garner and Jake Murdach to help support Cougar student-athletes.

WASHINGTON STATE vs NORTH DAKOTA STATE

WASHINGTON STATE vs NORTH DAKOTA STATE

WASHINGTON STATE vs NORTH DAKOTA STATE

WASHINGTON STATE vs NORTH DAKOTA STATE

WASHINGTON STATE vs NORTH DAKOTA STATE
The rivalry between WSU and UW has lost its lustre - thanks, college football leaders.
The Washington State Cougars are a near 20-point underdog according to DraftKings Sportsbook for Saturday's Apple Cup clash with the Washington Huskies, but the game will be back on the Palouse after two consecutive years playing in Seattle. The rivalry game dates back to 1900, and despite all the changes experienced by both schools in the past few years, the rivalry still has plenty of meaning for both sides. "We have a goal here and one of our goals is to own the state of Washington," UW head coach Jedd Fisch said. "This is going to be an intense game, an emotional game for a lot of our players," WSU head coach Jimmy Rodgers said.
Ohio State Buckeyes fans wondering if the Washington Huskies matchup is a trap game or not.
Sep. 16—PULLMAN — As Washington State's season grew closer, coaches made a few things clear about their offense and what they hoped it would become: They wanted to involve their tight ends. They wanted to be balanced. They wanted a reliable deep passing game. But what the Cougars desired most, and what they figured would anchor their offense best, was an effective running game. Instead, what ...
Another week of college football has concluded. Before the next slate of games begins, see below how Washington football teams fared against their competition last weekend. The Eagles fell just short of capturing their first win of the season after losing 17-14 to UNI. At the start of the fourth quarter, the Eagles were down 17-0.

Helm tied for third.

Helm tied for third.

Helm tied for third.

Helm tied for third.

Helm tied for third.

WASHINGTON STATE (5-3) vs. Washington (4-4)

WASHINGTON STATE (5-3) vs. Washington (4-4)

WASHINGTON STATE (5-3) vs. Washington (4-4)

WASHINGTON STATE (5-3) vs. Washington (4-4)

WASHINGTON STATE (5-3) vs. Washington (4-4)
Washington vs Washington State preview, prediction, and betting lines. Can the Huskies take the Apple Cup back from the Cougars after last year's thriller?
Washington vs Washington State preview, prediction, and betting lines. Can the Huskies take the Apple Cup back from the Cougars after last year's thriller?
The San Diego State Aztecs have an extra week to prepare to host the California Golden Bears and they're eager to get back onto the field after getting blown out 36-13 at Washington State on Sept. 6. “I feel like we really beat ourselves,” running back Lucky Sutton said as the Aztecs (1-1) prepare for Saturday night's game at Snapdragon Stadium. The Aztecs faced Cal a year ago in Berkeley, trailing 7-3 at halftime before the Bears scored on their first four possessions of the second half to win 31-10.

Daiyan Henley (LB), Los Angeles Chargers - The third-year pro stuffed the stat sheet in the Chargers 20-9 win over the Las Vegas Raiders on Monday Night Football. Henley recorded 10 tackles, two tackles for loss, a sack, two passes defended and an interception.

Daiyan Henley (LB), Los Angeles Chargers - The third-year pro stuffed the stat sheet in the Chargers 20-9 win over the Las Vegas Raiders on Monday Night Football. Henley recorded 10 tackles, two tackles for loss, a sack, two passes defended and an interception.

Daiyan Henley (LB), Los Angeles Chargers - The third-year pro stuffed the stat sheet in the Chargers 20-9 win over the Las Vegas Raiders on Monday Night Football. Henley recorded 10 tackles, two tackles for loss, a sack, two passes defended and an interception.

Daiyan Henley (LB), Los Angeles Chargers - The third-year pro stuffed the stat sheet in the Chargers 20-9 win over the Las Vegas Raiders on Monday Night Football. Henley recorded 10 tackles, two tackles for loss, a sack, two passes defended and an interception.

Daiyan Henley (LB), Los Angeles Chargers - The third-year pro stuffed the stat sheet in the Chargers 20-9 win over the Las Vegas Raiders on Monday Night Football. Henley recorded 10 tackles, two tackles for loss, a sack, two passes defended and an interception.
If injured cornerback Tacario Davis is unable to play in the Apple Cup, the University of Washington starting lineup stands to become even younger when the Huskies take the field on Saturday afternoon against Washington State. If needed, redshirt freshman Rahshawn Clark is positioned to make his first UW start at nickelback in a secondary shuffle that would ultimately fill Davis' role -- which would make Clark one of four true or redshirt freshmen to open against the Cougars.

PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State cross country duo of Rosemary Longisa and Evans Kurui were named the West Coast Conference Runners of the Week, the WCC announced Tuesday. The Cougars swept the conference honors for the first time this year and the third time in the last two seasons.

PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State cross country duo of Rosemary Longisa and Evans Kurui were named the West Coast Conference Runners of the Week, the WCC announced Tuesday. The Cougars swept the conference honors for the first time this year and the third time in the last two seasons.

PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State cross country duo of Rosemary Longisa and Evans Kurui were named the West Coast Conference Runners of the Week, the WCC announced Tuesday. The Cougars swept the conference honors for the first time this year and the third time in the last two seasons.

PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State cross country duo of Rosemary Longisa and Evans Kurui were named the West Coast Conference Runners of the Week, the WCC announced Tuesday. The Cougars swept the conference honors for the first time this year and the third time in the last two seasons.

PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State cross country duo of Rosemary Longisa and Evans Kurui were named the West Coast Conference Runners of the Week, the WCC announced Tuesday. The Cougars swept the conference honors for the first time this year and the third time in the last two seasons.
Find out where the league stands before conference play kicks off in week four.
Sep. 16—COMMENTARY — Three hundred dollars for a hotel, $150 for gas, $150 per ticket, another $400 for food, drinks and a parking pass and you have one expensive Cougar football weekend on the Palouse. That's perhaps a conservative estimate of what the average fan is paying this weekend to take in the Apple Cup, the annual rivalry football game between Washington State University and the ...

Helm shares the lead at seven-under.

Helm shares the lead at seven-under.

Helm shares the lead at seven-under.

Helm shares the lead at seven-under.

Helm shares the lead at seven-under.
The Washington State Cougars went on the road to take on North Texas. Coming into this game, the Cougs were riding high and off to a 2-0 start. From the jump, North Texas came out hot and never looked back the rest of the game. In the first quarter, the Eagles came out and jumped out to a 14-3 lead over the Cougars.

Kickoff is Saturday on CBS.

Kickoff is Saturday on CBS.

Kickoff is Saturday on CBS.

Kickoff is Saturday on CBS.

Kickoff is Saturday on CBS.
A Busy SEC Slate And Quality ACC Wins Highlight Non-B1G Action
For Apple Cup purposes, consider Troy Petz the player to be named later in the football trade for Taariq "Buddah" Al-Uqdah. While Al-Uqdah jumped sides from Washington State to play linebacker for the University of Washington by going through the winter transfer portal, Petz, a 6-foot-1, 193-pound walk-on punter from Lynden, Washington, did the opposite by moving from the Huskies to the Cougars. For 15 practices this past spring, Al-Uqdah and Petz were teammates in Montlake, though it's unclear if they ever met.
As the University of Washington football team returns after a week off, opposing defensive coordinators will note that running back Jonah Coleman knows where the end zone is and that wide receiver Denzel Boston is capable of going the distance at any moment.
Washington State's growing early-season momentum was entirely shut down in Week 3, as the North Texas Mean Green trounced them in a 59-10 beatdown on Saturday afternoon. The game was never close, with UNT taking a commanding 42-3 lead at the half and simply never allowing the Cougars to even think about getting back into the game. With in-state rival Washington Huskies next on the schedule, here's how Washington State needs to attack the upcoming week to get back on track. With just 64 yards on the ground against North Texas and an ugly 2.4 yards per carry on the season so far, something has to change, and quickly.
Washington State's growing early-season momentum was entirely shut down in Week 3, as the North Texas Mean Green trounced them in a 59-10 beatdown on Saturday afternoon. The game was never close, with UNT taking a commanding 42-3 lead at the half and simply never allowing the Cougars to even think about getting back into the game. With in-state rival Washington Huskies next on the schedule, here's how Washington State needs to attack the upcoming week to get back on track. With just 64 yards on the ground against North Texas and an ugly 2.4 yards per carry on the season so far, something has to change, and quickly.
Sep. 14—PULLMAN — In the lead-up to Washington State's first road game of the season, coach Jimmy Rogers waxed poetic about his starting quarterback and the savvy he showed in two specific areas. Jaxon Potter was the right man for the job for several reasons, Rogers explained, but he liked two criteria most: Potter was adept at avoiding sacks and interceptions. In WSU's first two games of the ...
By game time, most odds are pretty sound, but especially in a sport as wide-ranging as college football, there are games every weekend that defy the odds. Here are the ten games from Week 3 in college football that saw the biggest point differential between their gametime odds and their actual outcomes. On the surface, this was a traditional Power Conference school (Washington State is currently involved in the Pac-12's transitional phase), against a traditional Group of Five team, but North Texas treated Washington State like an early season warm-up opponent. The weekend started out with a Friday night shocker from New Mexico, which pulled off a convincing upset over UCLA in what was to be DeShaun Foster's final game as UCLA's head coach after the University fired Foster on Sunday.
Washington State hits the road to face North Texas in Week 3...
The Washington Huskies are looking to take a big step forward in Jedd Fisch's second season at the helm, and are off to a solid start after wins over Colorado State and UC Davis. However, the head coach has much bigger aspirations in 2025.
Colorado State is on bye after a close win over Northern Colorado. Here's a look at the Rams' remaining schedule, including who they play in Week 4.
Sep. 12—DALLAS — Here is what to watch for when Washington State visits North Texas at 12:30 p.m. Saturday on ESPNU. When North Texas has the ball ... Under head coach Eric Morris, who worked as WSU's offensive coordinator in 2022 and helped make Cougars out of quarterbacks Cam Ward and John Mateer, the Mean Green operate the kind of offense you might expect: high-tempo and lots of passing, ...
Jonah Coleman rushed for a career-high five touchdowns as Washington beat UC Davis 70-10 on Saturday night. Coleman tied the modern program record set by Corey Dillon (1996 vs. UCLA) and Hugh McElhenny (1950 vs. Washington State) on a 5-yard rushing touchdown early in the third quarter. Ervin Daily set the school's all-time mark with seven rushing touchdowns against Whitman in 1919.
A slew of key offensive and defensive players have been deemed QUESTIONABLE on the Michigan Football injury report ahead of the Oklahoma game tonight:
The Michigan Football team has official unveiled their uniform combination ahead of the Week 2 matchup with Oklahoma:
The University of Saskatchewan Huskies weren't perfect in their first week of the Canada West football season, but it was good enough to get the job done. Now, the Huskies have returned home to Saskatoon and their home field at Griffiths Stadium for what they anticipate will be a sold-out atmosphere on Friday night for their annual homecoming game. Having played in four of them over his career with the Huskies, fifth-year receiver Rhett Vavra said it's a night everyone in the locker room looks forward to. “Obviously, we try to look week by week, game by game,” Vavra said.
Sep. 3—The first weekend of college football is in the books. Fans were treated to highly competitive matchups like Ohio State versus Texas, Miami versus Notre Dame or LSU versus Clemson. While each of those top matchups delivered on their hype, I was also paying attention to another situation. In addition to the primetime games, one of my favorite things to do is look at what teams might ...
UC Davis (1-0) at Washington (1-0), Sept. 6 at 11 p.m. EDT. How to watch: BTN Key stats Washington Offense Overall: 509 yards per game (18th in FBS) Passing: 226 yards per game (67th) Rushing: 283 yards per game (14th) Scoring: 38 points per game (41st) Washington Defense Overall: 265 yards per game (49th in FBS) Passing: 180 yards per game (69th) Rushing: 85 yards per game (44th) Scoring: 21 points per game (86th) UC Davis Offense Overall: 417 yards per game (26th in FCS) Passing: 253 yards per game (24th) Rushing: 164 yards per game (37th) Scoring: 31 points per game (27th) UC Davis Defense Overall: 353 yards per game (51st in FCS) Passing: 272 yards per game (87th) Rushing: 81 yards per game
With Week 1 games, it can be hard to decipher what is real and what is a matter of circumstance. Here's a look at some things we learned about CSU.
A football season reveals itself like the layers of an onion. Chopping them up can add flavor to a meal. It can also make you cry. Cal served up the tastiest treat with the performance of true freshman Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele.
Week 1 in the Big Ten gave us great rushing performances, led by Washington’s Jonah Coleman, Michigan’s Justice Haynes, and Minnesota’s Darius Taylor.
Washington State needed a late field goal to secure a 13-10 victory over Idaho and avoid what would have been a sour start to coach Jimmy Rogers' tenure. Across the state, Washington used a dominant fourth quarter to put away Colorado State 38-21 and (partially) justify the optimism accompanying Jedd Fisch's second season on Montlake. Then tailback Jonah Coleman barreled into the end zone — he had 177 yards in total — and the Huskies were able to exhale. All in all, the evening unfolded ideally for UW: A somewhat ugly victory over the Mountain West in Week 1 does far more to accelerate improvement than a blowout win over an FCS team.
The Dawgs are in the win column
It's Colorado State vs. Washington at Husky Stadium in Seattle. Washington is a big favorite, but can the Rams pull an upset? Keys and a prediction.
Next up on defense: Who's going to step up for the Rams against UW? CSU lost its six leading tacklers from 2024, including linebackers Buom Jock (transferred to Cal) and Chase Wilson (graduated). Plus, the unit has a new/old boss in DC Tyson Summers. How the Rams fare in '25 depends largely on how quickly this new-look defense can come together.