Pac-12 football coaches didn’t really make a bunch of offseason hires based on Washington State’s stunning loss to an FCS school last year.
To the Cougars, it might seem like it.
For the second time in five weeks, the Wazzu defense is preparing to face a first-year offensive coordinator hired away from Eastern Washington, whose 45-42 upset at Pullman ruined the start of the Cougs’ 2016 season.
Troy Taylor, a former California Bears quarterback who called offensive plays last season for EWU, is trying to transport some of the Eagles’ innovative spread concepts this year to a Utah offense steeped in more traditional ideas.