I didn’t know what to think of Washington State’s chances to beat Stanford going into Saturday’s game. The Cougs were coming off a 58-37 defeat at Arizona, and I not only wondered about the defense but couldn’t figure out how Luke Falk would react to his benching in Tucson. I also thought the return of Bryce Love from a sprained ankle would be a huge lift for Stanford, which looked awful the week before in a 15-14 win at Oregon State.
It all worked out as the Cougs beat the Cardinal 24-21. Falk played well and became the all-time Pac-12 passing leader with 13,601 yards.