SAN FRANCISCO – Ernie Kent and the Cougars won’t have to look hard for bulletin board material this season. Not that it’s ever been a problem for Washington State under its fourth-year head coach.
The Cougars were picked to finish dead-last in the Pac-12 preseason media poll for the third year in a row, collecting just 33 points – 13 fewer than 11th-place California. The Cougars were pegged 12th with 30 points last season and were also last in 2015 with 65 points. In Kent’s first season, WSU was picked to finish 11th, slightly ahead of Oregon State.