Your Washington State Cougars (3-1 overall, 0-1 conference) gave up a late double-digit lead to the No. 15 Oregon Ducks (3-1, 1-0), dropping their fourth consecutive game in the series between the two programs. It was certainly a hard pill to swallow for Cougar fans, who were looking for their first win over Nike University since 2018 and any good reason to storm Gesa Field. This is the type of loss that can cause ripples down the road, so Coach Dickert has his work cut out for him as the season goes on.
The Cougar offense has steadily improved in each game of 2022, but the question remained how they would fare against a stout Oregon defense and defensive-minded coach Dan Lanning.