Washington State released its first depth chart of the season Monday, providing clarity at a number of positions while perhaps adding confusion to others. We try to make sense of it all, with 10 takeaways from the Cougars’ opening week two-deep.
1. “OR” tracker: Leach and the coaches usually won’t show their hand if they aren’t required to. So, instead of revealing every starter, backup and third-stringer, the Cougars use the designation “OR” to indicate positions where the competition is close – or positions where coaches aren’t ready to give away hints to the opponent. We count 16 of those “ORs” on the first depth chart.