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Washington State’s Blake Mazza nails first game-winning field goal of career in win over Stanford

Max Borghi spoke with a scratchy voice Saturday night as he responded to reporters after No. 14 Washington State’s 41-38 win over No. 24 Stanford.

The freshman running back and his teammates had plenty of reason to empty their lungs in the wake of a come-from-behind victory on The Farm, but that isn’t necessarily why Borghi had trouble getting words to come out during Saturday’s postgame interviews.

“I’ve been screaming all week, preparing Mazza – Blake Mazza – in practice,” Borghi explained. “We were actually screaming at the kickers to give them that pressure feeling and I was going at it there.