WASHINGTON STATE'S non-conference football schedule may not be all that daunting, but the same cannot be said for the Cougars’ Pac-12 slate. Sports Illustrated released its preseason Top 25 Wednesday, and the Cougars face five of the teams -- ranked between 10th to 18th -- during a six-week stretch.
After opening conference play at unranked Cal, WSU travels to No. 10 Oregon, plays unranked Oregon State at homecoming in Pullman, visits No. 15 Arizona, returns home to face No. 17 Arizona State and No. 18 Stanford, then hits the road to meet No. 14 UCLA. The Cougars finish up against Colorado at home and Washington in Seattle.