PULLMAN — When Washington State coach Mike Leach was asked about the obvious absence of his prized linebacker Peyton Pelluer on Saturday, the never-speak-of-an-injury Leach wouldn’t recognize the fact he didn’t register a snap.
“Pelluer is in the locker room, with us, so he wasn’t really absent,” Leach said following his team’s 45-7 victory over Nevada, improving the Cougars to 4-0 for the first time since 2001.
The senior was even listed on WSU’s depth chart Saturday, despite the fact it had been reported since Sunday that Pelluer’s season had ended due to a broken foot sustained last week Oregon State.