LEWISTON, Idaho — Anthony Gordon was ready for the competition this time.
He thought he was ready a year ago, when as a Washington State redshirt junior, he was locked in a three-way battle to be the starting quarterback for the Cougars with junior Trey Tinsley and Gardner Minshew, a graduate transfer from East Carolina.
All Cougar fans know how that turned out. Minshew won the job, leading WSU to its most victories (11) in school history in his one season and leading the nation in passing yardage.
With Minshew gone, Gordon entered fall camp in another three-way battle for the job, with Tinsley and Gage Gubrud, a graduate transfer from Eastern Washington with more than 11,000 yards of total offense in 2½ seasons of action.