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07/25/21 - Max Borghi, Sr/2022, Washington State + More +

Although his involvement in Washington State's passing game won't be as heavy as it once was, Cougars running back Max Borghi was still named to the award given to college football's most outstanding receiver. Borghi was one of 51 college football players named to the Biletnikoff Award watch list on Thursday. While most watch list recipients are wide receivers, any player who catches a pass - wide receiver, tight end, slot back or running back - is eligible to receive the award.

In his lone appearance last season, Borghi rushed for 95 yards with an eight-yard touchdown and caught one pass against Utah. Though he had just one reception in 2020, Borghi still enters the 2021 season third in school history for catches by a running back (140). He's also fourth in WSU history with 29 total touchdowns and fifth with 20 rushing touchdowns. The nomination for Borghi comes just one day after he was named to the watch list for the 2021 Doak Walker Award, which is given to the nation's top running back. - Spokesman-Review

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RB Max Borghi, Washington State
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07/25/21 - Kyle Williams, rSr/2025, Washington State + More +

One day after UNLV football was picked to finish last in the Mountain West preseason poll, the scarlet and gray were shut out of the MWC All-Conference team. The league released its All-MWC teams on Thursday, with 11 players on offense and 11 on defense (plus four special teams selections), and no UNLV players were deemed worthy of inclusion. UNLV running back Charles Williams made the preseason All-MWC team last year, but after a season in which he posted 495 yards and four touchdowns in six games, he was beaten out by Fresno State's Ronnie Rivers and Wyoming's Xazavian Valladay. The two UNLV players with the best cases were wide receiver Kyle Williams and linebacker Jacoby Windmon. Williams won Freshman of the Year honors in 2020 by catching 35 passes for 426 yards and two touchdowns, while Windmon enjoyed a breakout sophomore campaign in which he logged 39 tackles, 5.0 and 6.5 tackles for loss. - Las Vegas Sun

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WR Kyle Williams, Washington State
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07/24/21 - Max Borghi, Sr/2022, Washington State + More +

Max Borghi, who's expected to be one of the nation's top returning running backs in 2021, was named to the Doak Walker Award watch list for the third time in as many years. In total, 82 running backs from across the country were named to the watch list, including a handful from the Pac-12 Conference. In Borghi's lone appearance during the shortened 2020 season, the standout from Arvada, Colorado, rushed for 95 yards with an eight-yard touchdown in the season finale at Utah. He returns to the Cougars in 2021 fourth in WSU history with 29 career touchdowns and fifth in school history with 20 rushing touchdowns. During his sophomore season, Borghi registered 1,435 all-purpose yards along with 16 total touchdowns, the second-most in the Pac-12. - Spokesman-Review

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RB Max Borghi, Washington State
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07/04/21 - Calvin Jackson Jr., rSr/2022, Washington State + More +

Four years ago, Calvin Jackson Jr. gained national notoriety for his role in Netflix hit "Last Chance U" - a docu-series that spent a season following Jackson Jr's football team at Independence Community College. Jackson Jr. and many of the ICC players that were featured prominently in season three of "Last Chance U" picked up thousands of social media followers as Netflix users binged their way through the eight-episode season. Now, Jackson Jr., an outside receiver at Washington State who's expected to compete for a starting role this fall, has one of the strongest social media brands on the Cougars' football team, with more than 22,000 followers between Twitter and Instagram.

Indirectly, his role in the "Last Chance U" series may have also helped the Florida native become one of the first local college athletes to monetize from his name, image and likeness. On Thursday, the first day NCAA athletes could capitalize on their NIL, Jackson Jr. announced a partnership with College Football Edits, a popular Instagram page that generates graphics and edits of college football players. The College Football Edits page currently has a following of more than 73,3000. - Spokesman-Review

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WR Calvin Jackson Jr., Washington State
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05/29/21 - Cedrick Pellum, So/2024, Washington State + More +

For the second time this week, a young Washington State wide receiver has announced plans to enter the NCAA transfer portal. Two days after Jay Wilkerson revealed he'd be continuing his career elsewhere, Cedrick Pellum, another sophomore receiver from the state of Texas, announced on Twitter he'd be entering the portal and exploring options outside of Pullman. Similar to Wilkerson, Pellum was a young wideout who'd yet to crack WSU's two-deep and may have had to wait at least one year, or potentially more, to see significant field time for the Cougars. Pellum didn't record any stats in the Crimson and Gray game or either of the team's other two spring scrimmages. Unlike Wilkerson, one of the first players to commit to WSU under Nick Rolovich, Pellum committed to the Cougars while Mike Leach was still in charge. - Spokesman-Review

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WR Cedrick Pellum, Washington State
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05/24/21 - Tyrone Hill Jr., rSr/2022, Washington State + More +

One safety from the University at Buffalo football program has withdrawn from the transfer portal, while another has entered the transfer portal. According to Rivals.com and 247Sports, Cory Gross has withdrawn from the portal while Tyrone Hill has entered the transfer portal. Gross originally entered the transfer portal May 7, the same day UB named Maurice Linguist as its head coach. Gross is UB's second-leading tackler among its returnees; he had 42 in seven games last season, behind linebacker James Patterson (63 tackles in 2020).

Gross is the third UB player to withdraw from the transfer portal, along with quarterback Matt Myers and linebacker Tim Terry. Hill had 31 tackles and was second on the team with six pass breakups in 2020. Hill was an all-Mid-American Conference selection at safety last season, and was part of a UB secondary that was fourth in the MAC in pass defense and tied for 29th in the nation (203 yards per game). In three seasons at UB, Hill had 20 pass breakups, including 10 in 2019. - Buffalo News

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SS Tyrone Hill Jr., Washington State
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05/05/21 - Abraham Lucas, rSr/2022, Washington State + More +

The Cougars keep churning out elite offensive tackles. We're not sure Lucas will attain Andre Dillard status on draft night - Dillard was the No. 22 overall selection - but he's arguably the best offensive lineman in the conference as a 6-foot-7 wall of protection. Will get more experience blocking in the run game under Nick Rolovich than he would have in the Air Raid. - Oakland Tribune

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OT Abraham Lucas, Washington State
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05/02/21 - Abraham Lucas, rSr/2022, Washington State + More +

Lucas could have joined Sewell as one of two or three tackles from the Pac-12 taken in this year's draft, though his wait may have been 24 to 48 hours longer than the one Oregon's All-American had Thursday in Cleveland. Instead, Lucas put his pro football dreams on hold for at least another 365 days. Time will tell if he can catapult into Sewell territory prior to the 2022 NFL draft, but someone who has spent much of the past four years rebuilding his body to withstand the physical play of Power Five football indicated he needed eight months to refine his mental approach to the game.

"I talked with my family a lot; ultimately I made the choice for myself. I didn't let anybody influence it," Lucas told reporters after the final day of WSU spring camp. "I just felt like I wasn't ready. I felt like there was more I could learn. Physically, I'm a big guy and all that, but it's about what you do between your ears that'll take you far and I don't have all the pieces I want to have yet. "I figured this year would be great to hit the film harder than I ever had, especially this summer. That's going to be my point of emphasis." - Spokesman-Review

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OT Abraham Lucas, Washington State
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04/27/21 - Devin Richardson, rSr/2024, Washington State + More +

Former New Mexico State Aggies linebacker Devin Richardson announced on Twitter his decision to transfer to the Texas Longhorns. Richardson, who was a three-star prospect out of Klein, was named to the Football Writers Association of America Freshman All-American team after recording 69 tackles, three tackles for loss, two sacks, and three forced fumbles. The Aggies didn't play last season due to COVID-19, leaving Richardson with three years of eligibility remaining and should make an immediate impact at Texas. - Burnt Orange Nation

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ILB Devin Richardson, Washington State
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04/25/21 - Travell Harris, rSr/2022, Washington State + More +

He made two streaking runs from his slot receiver position that resulted in 28-and 29-yard touchdowns in the season opener at Oregon State, then sent the Beavers packing when he took an inside handoff up the gut of the defense for a blistering 44-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter. He caught a snap out of the wildcat formation at USC, plowing a 5-yard trail into the end zone to briefly stop the bleeding at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. He returned eight kickoffs for 175 yards - an impressive average of 21.9 yards per punt that ranked third in the Pac-12 Conference - and took on a bulk of the duties at punt return.

Travell Harris did all that in only four games and yet, when it's suggested 2020 was a breakout season for the Washington State wide receiver, "Mr. Versatility" can't help but balk. "I feel like I'm just getting started," Harris said after Tuesday's spring practice. "It's only four games and I had a lot to learn, a lot to really understand. I feel like I matured, but most definitely this year is a breakout year. This the year. "I feel very confident in myself. I'm very confident in my team as well and this is the breakout year, not only for myself but for us. It's time to shock the world and show the world what the Cougs are about." - Spokesman-Review

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WR Travell Harris, Washington State
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04/22/21 - Naim Rodman, rSr/2024, Washington State + More +

Colorado doesn't have a lot of numbers on the defensive line this spring, but those who are participating are making an impression. "They're getting a ton of reps, they're getting better and they're seeing it, too," CU head coach Karl Dorrell said. "We're only playing with about four to five defensive linemen right now and thank goodness we have outside backers to be edge players, but we're not real deep right now. But, I do like where these guys have grown and where they've improved." CU is projected to have 13 defensive linemen on scholarship in the fall, but four are freshmen who won't enroll until the summer. This spring, Jeremiah Doss and Terrance Lang have been dealing with injuries, while Janaz Jordan has been slowed by the flu. The lack of depth has allowed players such as junior Justin Jackson, sophomores Na'im Rodman, Jalen Sami and Austin Williams and redshirt freshmen Lloyd Murray Jr. and Jayden Simon to develop more. "Na'im Rodman has really had a solid spring to this point," Dorrell said. "I'm really encouraged but what Na'im is doing and Justin Jackson making some positive improvement; Austin Williams is getting in better shape...All of those guys are getting so much better." - Daily Camera

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DT Naim Rodman, Washington State
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04/20/21 - Max Borghi, Sr/2022, Washington State + More +

Max Borghi had a fairly good sense of where he'd be playing football this fall long before the Washington State running back provided social-media confirmation to a fan base waiting on pins and needles. An Instagram graphic shared to Borghi's 12,900 followers and 5,600 more on Twitter was just a formality. The familiarity of No. 21 rushing through holes and eluding defenders in Washington State's backfield will make it harder to replace Borghi when he does eventually bolt for the NFL, but Nick Rolovich and his staff won't have to face that reality for at least another eight months after the running back announced his return to the Cougars in 2021. "I think for me it was a pretty easy decision," Borghi told reporters Saturday after the team's second spring scrimmage. "Obviously last season didn't go how I wanted it to, as far as just with COVID and then obviously I played one game out of four. That wasn't what I wanted. I want a breakout year. I want a big year. I need a big year. So that's why I'm back. I'm back for a big year." Perhaps that was too modest, because Borghi immediately clarified: "I'm back to be the best running back in the country." - Seattle Times

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RB Max Borghi, Washington State
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04/17/21 - Jarrett Guarantano, rSr/2022, Washington State + More +

None of the four playbooks Guarantano had to master at Tennessee resemble the one he's learning now, but WSU coach Nick Rolovich believes a crash course in the run-and-shoot will be accelerated by Guarantano's experience running a variety of offensive systems. "Very mature kid as far as diving into the offense," Rolovich said. "I think he'd been through a bunch of change offensively in his past, even prior to college. I think he had a real good base of offensive schematics. He's able to translate a lot of the things we do and the things he's done. He doesn't fight it. I think there's parts of this offense that are intriguing to him because it is a little bit different than anything he's ever done."

Guarantano calls the run-and-shoot "a little tricky," but he's established an instant connection with QBs coach Craig Stutzmann - the first coach to reach out when Guarantano was in the transfer portal - and wide receiver Renard Bell commended the graduate transfer on his willingness to ask questions when there's a concept he's not familiar with. "He does a great job of managing his throws and trying to make the right read," Bell said. "If he doesn't, he asks questions." It didn't hurt that two WSU players, running back Max Borghi and center Brian Greene, connected with Guarantano immediately after he announced his commitment to the Cougars, helping the QB feel at ease with his choice. "Just hearing from those guys, those guys are really team captains, team leaders, it kind of helped with the transition a little bit," he said. "This is an older team, too, so there's not too big of an age gap between myself and those guys, but it was very nice to have those guys hit me up instantly as soon as I decided to commit here." - Seattle Times

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QB Jarrett Guarantano, Washington State
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04/04/21 - Abraham Lucas, rSr/2022, Washington State + More +

Nick Rolovich's first spring camp as Washington State's head football coach was over before it could start because of the COVID-19 pandemic. More than 365 days later, Rolovich and the Cougars will take the field Thursday for the first of 15 spring practices at Rogers Field and Martin Stadium. Practices will be open to media but closed to the public. The annual Crimson & Gray game will take place on April 24 at 2 p.m. and air on the Pac-12 Networks. - Spokesman-Review

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OT Abraham Lucas, Washington State
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01/20/21 - Abraham Lucas, rSr/2022, Washington State + More +

When the 2020 football season ended, Abraham Lucas told reporters over a postgame Zoom call in Salt Lake City he'd take a private approach to the looming decision that would soon hang over his offseason, leaving few hints as to whether the Washington State right tackle would leave school for the NFL or return to the Cougars for his fourth season. On Monday, the deadline for underclassmen to submit their names to the NFL Draft came and went without a formal announcement from Lucas, who doesn't use Twitter, Instagram or any of the other social media platforms utilized by college football players to reveal such decisions. One day later, however, The Spokesman-Review confirmed WSU's big offensive tackle has elected to return to Pullman for a second redshirt junior season, bolstering an offensive line that should have an opportunity to be one of the best in the Pac-12 Conference. - Spokesman-Review

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