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WSU’s Mike Leach praises Oregon QB Justin Herbert but ‘very pleased we have ours instead’

PULLMAN – If tossing four more touchdowns and clamping down his fourth win as Washington State’s starting quarterback didn’t do enough for Anthony Gordon’s confidence heading into of the bigger games of the 2019 season, perhaps an encouraging comment from Cougars head coach Mike Leach will do the trick.

Saturday’s game between WSU and No. 11 Oregon in Eugene pits the Pac-12’s most productive signal-caller against the conference’s most highly touted quarterback.

Anthony Gordon and his FBS-leading 2,981 passing yards take on Justin Herbert and one of the country’s best touchdown-to-interception ratios. Through seven games, the Ducks’ strong-armed senior quarterback has tossed 21 touchdowns and just one interception.