More than you need to know about the Apple Cup

The Washington State Cougars will play to keep their Pac-12 North title hopes alive when they visit the rival Washington Huskies in the 2021 Apple Cup on Friday night (5 pm PT, FS1). The Huskies are riding a seven-game winning streak in the series, and this is the first time these two teams will play since 2019. If WSU can break its losing streak, it will be an Oregon State win over its own rival away from being the Pac-12 North’s representative in the conference championship game.

The Huskies are just here to play spoiler, something they have been very good at in recent history. Can WSU get its first win over its purple-clad nemesis since 2012? Let’s look at the players and trends that will…