Washington State defensive players last week heard a lot about the speed of Oregon’s offense.
But the Cougars aren’t exactly slugs. They’re more like snakes, according to a message that players received from a graduate assistant on Wazzu’s defensive coaching staff.
The undefeated Cougars liked the analogy, not because it struck them as new but because it struck them as true.
Kip Edwards, a former Missouri safety who spent a couple of years in the NFL, screened a video to players Friday night that illustrates a snake’s quick-strike ability, according to rush linebacker Dylan Hanser.
“We were talking about playing fast, because all week it was like, ‘This fast (Oregon) offense,’ ” Hanser said.