Pippins Guided By Former Cougar Great Lamont Thompson

Courtesy: Washington State AthleticsFollowing in the footsteps of one of the best defensive backs to ever don a crimson jersey, Marcellus Pippins has the inside track to a successful career with the Cougars.

The all-time Cougar great, Lamont Thompson, coached Pippins at El Cerrito High School in El Cerrito, Calif.

Cougar fans will fondly remember Thompson for his three-interception game in the 1997 Apple Cup, which secured a bid to the Rose Bowl, then four years later, he capped off his home career with a four-interception game against UCLA.

“We have a very close connection,” Pippins said. “We would always work after practice on technique and footwork. Then we would break down film together.…