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08/31/24 - John Mateer, rSo/2027, Washington State + More +

John Mateer threw five touchdown passes and Washington State began a season of dramatic change in big-play style with a 70-30 win over Portland State on Saturday. Left behind with Oregon State amid the ruins of the Pac-12 collapse, the Cougars are playing an independent schedule, facing mostly Mountain West schools. But Saturday they created 637 yards offense and eight offensive scoring plays of 30 yards or more against the FCS Vikings. It was the first time WSU reached 70 points since 1997 when it scored 77 against Southwestern Louisiana.

Mateer, who had appeared in 12 games over the past two seasons with just 19 total passing attempts, started for WSU, taking over for Cam Ward, who transferred to Miami. Mateer threw TD passes ranging from 30 to 59 yards, starting with Kris Hutson’s diving catch. Mateer added a 40-yard touchdown on a quarterback draw and WSU led 49-17 at halftime. The Cougars had nearly 400 yards offense in the first half. The defense also turned in a big play when Stephen Hall made an interception a few yards deep in the end zone and returned it for officially a school-record 100-yard pick-6. - AP College Football

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QB John Mateer, Washington State
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11/26/23 - Zevi Eckhaus, Sr/2025, Washington State + More +

2023 ALL-BIG SOUTH-OVC FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION FIRST TEAM: QB - Zevi Eckhaus, Jr., Bryant,...Eckhaus enjoyed a great season, tallying 2,907 yards and 28 TDs, which ties the program season record for passing TDs. During this season, he became the all-time leader in career passing TDs (75), total offense (9,287), and completions with 724. Eckhaus tallied 1,895 yards, 315 ypg, and 22 TDs in conference play with only three INTs. He finished the last four games, posting 300 ypg, and at least four TDs in each game. - Bryant Football

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QB Zevi Eckhaus, Washington State
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11/26/23 - Zevi Eckhaus, Sr/2025, Washington State + More +

2023 BIG SOUTH-OVC FOOTBALL OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Zevi Eckhaus, QB, Jr., Bryant,...Eckhaus, a finalist for the Walter Payton Award, was a catalyst in leading Bryant to a winning season in 2023. The junior ranked third nationally in total offense (296.4 yards/game) and passing touchdowns (28), eighth in points responsible for/game (16.2), ninth in passing yards (2,907), 12th in passing yards/game (264.3), 13th in completions/game (21.64) and 22nd in passing efficiency (147.9). He finished the season with four-straight 300-plus yard passing games, including Association single-game records of 394 yards and six touchdowns against Southeast Missouri than earned him National Player of the Week honors. Overall Eckhaus tossed 22 of his 28 touchdown passes in league play. He tied the Bryant single-game (6) and single-season record for touchdowns (28) and established the Bulldogs record for career touchdown passes (75). - Big South-OVC Football Association

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QB Zevi Eckhaus, Washington State
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01/09/23 - Zevi Eckhaus, Sr/2025, Washington State + More +

2022 ALL-BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM: QB - Zevi Eckhaus, Soph., Bryant,...Eckhaus picks up second team honors after putting together one of the most impressive offensive seasons in program history. The sophomore from Culver City, Calif., led the Big South in completions, passing yards, passing touchdowns and total offense. Eckhaus completed 253-of-416 passes for 3,228 yards (293.5/g) and 26 touchdowns. He finished the year with a Bryant single-season record 3,393 yards of total offense. Eckhaus had seven games with 3+ touchdown passes and threw for 300+ yards a Big South-best six times. He has now thrown for 5,620 yards and 47 touchdowns in his first two seasons in the Black and Gold. - Bryant Football

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QB Zevi Eckhaus, Washington State
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01/08/23 - Kyle Williams, rSr/2025, Washington State + More +

Washington State restocked its receiving corps, securing commitments from two Division I transfer pass-catchers who played significant roles at their previous stops. Former UNLV standout Kyle Williams and Josh Kelly, a big-play threat at Fresno State over the past three years, both pledged to WSU's football program on Saturday. WSU shored up a shorthanded position group just one day after announcing the hiring of new offensive coordinator Ben Arbuckle, who led Western Kentucky to a highly productive season in 2022.

Williams and Kelly, considering their experience and production, should be expected to contend for first-team responsibilities next year in Arbuckle's modified version of the Air Raid. Williams registered 1,568 yards and nine touchdowns on 117 receptions across 25 games over the past three seasons. A graduate of St. Monica Catholic High in California, Williams broke into the Rebels' starting lineup as a true freshman in 2020. He earned the Mountain West Conference's freshman of the year award after leading his team with 426 yards and two touchdowns on 35 receptions during the six-game campaign. - Spokesman-Review

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WR Kyle Williams, Washington State
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12/20/22 - Ron Stone Jr., rSr/2024, Washington State + More +

WSU's defense loses a host of veteran pieces, including its three top linebackers, most of its depth at defensive tackle and a team captain in the secondary. All-Pac-12 linebacker Daiyan Henley is off to the NFL. Standout nickel Armani Marsh and cornerback Derrick Langford Jr. are graduating after three seasons in the starting lineup. DTs Christian Mejia, Antonio Pule III and Amir Mujahid are gone, too. Nusi Malani, a rotational DT this year who logged two sacks, should capture a starting job next year. The most encouraging news of the offseason so far: Jackson and fellow All-Pac-12 "edge" Ron Stone Jr. confirmed they will be back in 2023. WSU's edge-rushing room is well-stocked for the future. Two first-team safeties will presumably return, along with Chau Smith-Wade, who emerged as one of the Pac-12's most proficient coverage cornerbacks this year. - Spokesman-Review

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OLB Ron Stone Jr., Washington State
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12/16/22 - Brennan Jackson, rSr/2024, Washington State + More +

2022 ALL-PAC-12 CONFERENCE FOOTBALL SECOND TEAM: DL Brennan Jackson, R-Jr., Washington State,...Jackson earned his third career all-conference accolade after receiving honorable mention the previous two seasons. The redshirt-junior from Temecula, Calif. recorded 39 tackles, tied for fifth in the Pac-12 with 11 tackles-for-loss including a team-high five sacks. Jackson also forced one fumble, broke up two passes and led the team with 38 quarterback pressures. - Washington State Football

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DE Brennan Jackson, Washington State
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12/16/22 - Ron Stone Jr., rSr/2024, Washington State + More +

2022 ALL-PAC-12 CONFERENCE FOOTBALL SECOND TEAM: DL Ron Stone Jr., R-Jr., Washington State,...Stone Jr. earns his second-straight all-conference honor after being named to the first team last season. The redshirt-junior from San Jose, Calif. recorded 31 tackles including four for loss with two sacks, three pass breakups and tied for second in the Pac-12 with 11 quarterback hits. - Washington State Football

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OLB Ron Stone Jr., Washington State
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12/16/22 - Daiyan Henley, rSr/2023, Washington State + More +

2022 ALL-PAC-12 CONFERENCE FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM: LB Daiyan Henley, R-Sr., Washington State,...In his first season at WSU, Henley is the first Cougar linebacker to earn first-team honors since Will Derting in 2003. Henley, a graduate transfer from Nevada, enters the LA Bowl second in the Pac-12 with 106 tackles, third with 12 tackles-for-loss, tied for the league lead with three forced fumbles, recovered two fumbles and picked off one pass. - Washington State Football

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ILB Daiyan Henley, Washington State
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12/16/22 - Robert Ferrel, rSr/2023, Washington State + More +

2022 ALL-PAC-12 CONFERENCE HONORABLE MENTION: RS Robert Ferrel, 5th,...Ferrel earns honorable mention as a punt returner in his first season at WSU after graduate transferring from Incarnate Word. The Sparks, Nev. native was second in the Pac-12 averaging 10.7 yards-per punt return including three returns of 20+ yards; 34 against California, 27 at Oregon State and 21 at Stanford. Ferrel was also second on the team with 46 receptions and tied for second on the team with four touchdown catches. - Washington State Football

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WR Robert Ferrel, Washington State
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12/16/22 - Daiyan Henley, rSr/2023, Washington State + More +

2022 ALL-PAC-12 CONFERENCE FOOTBALL SECOND TEAM: AP/ST Daiyan Henley, R-Sr., Washington State,...The Los Angeles native owns five double-digit tackle games this season including game-highs of 11 at No. 6 USC, 13 at Oregon State, 12 against No. 14 Utah and 10 against Arizona State. Henley, WSU's first Butkus Award Finalist in program history, also paces the team with six special teams tackles. - Washington State Football

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ILB Daiyan Henley, Washington State
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12/16/22 - Nakia Watson, rSr/2024, Washington State + More +

2022 ALL-PAC-12 CONFERENCE HONORABLE MENTION: RB Nakia Watson, R-Jr.,...Watson earns his first career all-conference honor after finishing the regular season fifth in the Pac-12 with 12 total touchdowns and 102.6 all-purpose yards-per-game, seventh with 73.6 rushing yards-per-game and tied for ninth with eight rushing touchdowns. The redshirt-junior from Austin, Texas had three 100-yard rushing games (Idaho, at Stanford, Arizona State), forced 36 missed tackles on runs and was third in the Pac-12 with ten runs of 20+yards. - Washington State Football

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RB Nakia Watson, Washington State
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12/16/22 - Chau Smith-Wade, rJr/2024, Washington State + More +

2022 ALL-PAC-12 CONFERENCE HONORABLE MENTION: DB Chau Smith-Wade, So.,...Smith-Wade earns his first career All-Pac-12 accolade after making 42 tackles with 2.5 for loss, tied for the Pac-12 lead with three forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, a team-best eight pass breakups and two interceptions. The sophomore from Denver earned the fourth-best defensive grade and fourth-best coverage grade in the Pac-12 by PFF College. - Washington State Football

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CB Chau Smith-Wade, Washington State
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12/15/22 - Armani Marsh, rSr/2023, Washington State + More +

2022 ALL-PAC-12 CONFERENCE HONORABLE MENTION: DB Armani Marsh, R-Sr.,...Marsh earns honorable mention for the second straight season after making 61 tackles with three for loss, two sacks, five pass breakups and one interception in 11 games played in. The redshirt-senior from Spokane, Wash. is rated the sixth-best Pac-12 cornerback and owns the sixth-best coverage grade among Pac-12 corners by PFF College. - Washington State Football

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CB Armani Marsh, Washington State
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12/15/22 - Nick Haberer, Sr/2025, Washington State + More +

2022 ALL-PAC-12 CONFERENCE HONORABLE MENTION: P Nick Haberer, So.,...Haberer picks up his first All-Pac-12 honor after finishing the regular season third in the conference with a 41.9 average and recorded four punts of 50+yards including a long of 62. The sophomore from Sunshine Coast, Australia also led the league with 27 punts fair caught and produced the best hang time average (4.14) and was second with 19 punts inside the 20. - Washington State Football

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