PULLMAN — Elsewhere in the country, the official release depth charts can be one of the most anticipated parts of the lead-up to the college football season.
At Washington State, though, the two-deep is not much more than a restructured, reorganized version of the team roster. Rather than giving away starters and backups at every position, coach Mike Leach uses the “OR” designation between two or three players at spots where there isn’t an obvious No. 1.
Even as Gardner Minshew was gaining steam as a Heisman Trophy candidate in 2018, the eventual Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year was still listed as one of three possible starters on the Cougars’ depth chart late in the season: Gardner Minsew OR Anthony Gordon OR Trey Tinsley.