Washington State will likely play Michigan State in the Holiday Bowl on Dec. 28 without its two leading receivers from Belle Glade, Fla.
Washington State’s leading receiver, Tavares Martin Jr., has left the program, the player and the school confirmed Sunday. This news came a week after starting Z receiver Isaiah Johnson-Mack tweeted that he has decided to leave WSU to transfer to a program in Florida because he wants to be closer to his two children.
Johnson-Mack, a sophomore, later claimed that WSU coach Mike Leach had refused to grant him his release, and was supposed to meet with Leach on Friday to resolve the issue.