Sure, the official College Football Playoff is an exclusive four-team affair, but with two must-win games left in the season, Washington State is now operating in playoff mode, with a spot in the Pac-12 Championship game as the trophy.
WSU plays at Utah this week, then faces UW in Seattle on Nov. 25. Win out and the Cougs will be playing for a conference championship on the first weekend of December.
“We want to win all the games,” said WSU coach Mike Leach. “It’s one game a week and we’re locked into this one.”
The Utes were dreadful in October, compiling an 0-4 record.