Washington State football games no longer have the atmosphere of a junior college softball game, as Cougars Coach Mike Leach so colorfully put it after season-opening losses to Eastern Washington and Boise State.
The Cougars just walloped Stanford by 26 points to notch their first victory over a top-15 team since 2003. Their game against UCLA on Saturday night in Pullman will be televised by ESPN.
Not too many JC softball games find their way onto national television.
Washington State (3-2 overall, 2-0 in Pac-12 Conference play) has become worthy of the attention after finding some defense and a running game to go with its prolific passing attack.