It may be difficult to draw too many parallels between the small coastal village of Pago Pago, American Samoa, and the sprawling metropolitan city of Seattle, other than both places should get used to regular visits from Nick Rolovich and his Washington State assistants over the next few years.
The tiny island located in the South Pacific and the western side of Washington have traditionally been valuable recruiting outposts for the Cougars, although efforts in both regions seemed to taper in the final few years of the Mike Leach era.
Among the freshmen and sophomores listed on WSU’s 2020 spring roster, just one scholarship player, offensive lineman Cade Beresford, hails from Western Washington, and the American Samoa pipeline finally dried up when starting center Fred Mauigoa played his final game two months ago.