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Washington State can play defense, so Mike Leach is willing to punt

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Perhaps more so than any coach in the country, Washington State's Mike Leach trusts his offense. He has spent 30 years developing it, fine-tuning it and using it to put up some of the most jaw-dropping statistics that college football has ever seen.

This season is no different. The Cougars have scored at least 30 points in all six games -- one shy of the school record for consecutive 30-point games in a season (2001) -- and have passed for more yards than any team in the country (2,352). Leach's starting quarterback, fifth-year senior Luke Falk, is nine touchdown passes away from breaking former USC quarterback Matt Barkley's conference record (116) and is very much a part of the Heisman Trophy discussion with the Cougars undefeated and ranked No.