Born in Longview, Texas in 1988, Chris Ivory played for three years at Washington State from 2006-2008, witnessing first-hand the decline of the program from Bill Doba to Paul Wulff. In Ivory’s last season with the team, and Wulff’s first, he rushed 28 times for 136 yards and a touchdown. He received less playing time than Dwight Tardy, Logwone Mitz, and Chantz Staden.
It was not a good sign for things to come for Wulff and his 2-11 Cougars that the best back on the roster was so low on the depth chart, or a good sign for Ivory he was dismissed in August of 2009 after being accused of assaulting another student and transferred to Tiffin.