THE COUGARS are expected to have one of the larger offensive lines in college football this season -- the five projected starters average 310 pounds. But is bigger necessarily better?
Sometimes yes, sometimes no.
But this will be the first year Mike Leach has the size-athleticism combination on the offensive line he wants at Washington State.
Indeed, Leach wants (and needs) big 300-plus-pounders with great feet for his wide-split Air Raid system to fire on all cylinders. With everyone back and bigger, WSU's o-line should be the deciding factor in scoring more points to go along with all those yards the Cougs rack up.