That’s how many times the Cougars’ tailback took a handoff and ran for modest yardage, in something resembling the style of football that Whittingham seemingly was born to play and coach. Having defended WSU’s 56 passing attempts that afternoon, accounting for 445 yards, Whittingham remembered a bygone era of the sport.
Asked this week if he wished football consisted strictly of I-formation, power running and the tougher team always won, Whittingham said, “Well, it used to be that way. The game’s evolved, without a doubt. I’m old school, I know that, as far as defensive mentality, but you’ve got to evolve with the game — and that’s what we’ve done, hopefully.