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Mike Leach says WSU secondary held up well against Stanford’s tree-like receivers

Stanford's three WRs all stood 6-foot-2 or taller and accounted for 303 yards and three touchdowns, but Mike Leach says his defensive secondary held up well despite Stanford's aerial barrage.

PULLMAN – Mike Leach thought his defensive backs handled themselves well Saturday, even if they were constantly picked on by three Stanford pass-catchers who looked just as capable of forming an NBA frontcourt as they did a collegiate wide receiving corps.

“I thought we played really hard,” Leach said Monday during a weekly news conference. “I thought we were definitely sloppy at times, but we played very gritty and tough as a team.