It would take quite the feat for a 5-8 Big Sky team to make national headlines. Back in 2002 Sacramento State found their way into the NY Times after players were photographed on the sidelines of their 31-24 loss to Montana dousing each other with PAM cooking spray to make their jerseys slippery in a desperate attempt to become more difficult to tackle.
At the current rate Washington State’s defense is forcing fumbles, it wouldn’t be entirely unfair to conclude they were up to something similar, somehow finding a way to grease the ol’ pigskin before every snap as a new defensive tactic.