It’s been a while since Washington State needed a resounding win as bad as they needed it tonight.
Actually, you can pinpoint exactly when the last time they needed it was. It was an extremely similar situation. Almost three years ago to the date.
November 17th, 2023. The 4-6 Washington State Cougars, losers of six in a row, welcomed in the 4-6 Colorado Buffaloes. During that six-game losing streak, the Cougar offense had struggled to find the rhythm and moxie it had in the first four games behind future number one overall pick Cam Ward. At halftime, Washington State led 42-7. They ended up winning 56-14 to keep their slim bowl hopes alive and, more so, relieve a lot of anguish from the last…