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Losing the Apple Cup leaves the Cougars losing some of their bowl appeal

Washington State no longer looks to be the darling of the Holiday and Alamo bowls, but the Foster Farms Bowl and the Sun Bowl now lead the list of possible destinations

The bowl picture won’t clear up entirely until the College Football Playoff makes its selections next weekend, but after Washington State’s Apple Cup defeat against the Huskies on Friday, the Cougars face long odds in getting to the Alamo Bowl, and have diminished their chances of getting a Holiday Bowl berth.

It’s unlikely, though, that they’ll fall past the Foster Farms Bowl.

Eric Graves, a Holiday Bowl selection committee member, was at Husky Stadium on Friday and said the committee was very enthusiastic about WSU and Oregon and was waiting to see how the final weekend of the regular season played out.