Washington State was so low on available linebackers in last week’s defeat to Colorado that the Cougars had no choice but to use nickelback Parker Henry at the will linebacker spot.
But the No. 23 Cougars (8-4 overall, 7-2 Pac-12) had more bodies to go around in the 45-17 defeat to No. 6 Washington (11-1, 8-1). Will linebacker Isaac Dotson and rush linebacker Dylan Hanser both missed the Colorado game with unspecified injuries but returned to action against UW. Neither started, but Dotson, especially, made his presence known, finishing with four tackles, including one for loss.
The biggest surprise in the Cougars’ linebacking corps, however, was the return of sophomore rush linebacker Logan Tago, who last played in the Stanford game Oct.