As Mark fiddled with his water bottle, slouched over in his custom leather seat complimentary of Phil Knight, the interrogation from the media, albeit a tame one, commenced. Helfrich perked up and put aside the water bottle to deliver the generic answers expected from him. He looked neither perturbed or disheartened, but rather indifferent.
“That part is extremely disappointing,” Helfrich replied when asked about his team blowing a ten-point lead late in the fourth quarter. A ten-point lead blown to Washington State — a team who fell to FCS Portland State in Pullman earlier this season.
“That’s very frustrating when you’re extremely close to finishing it,” Helfrich added.