The Washington State Cougars started hot again last Saturday afternoon, amassing 208 yards on their first 16 plays during three drives that all ended in touchdowns. Through two games, the Cougs are averaging a jaw-dropping 9.62 yards per play and quarterback Anthony Gordon (11.9) is averaging around five yards per pass more than Gardner Minshew (7.2) and Luke Falk (6.7) in their last seasons. Despite the caveat of competition, that’s still off-the-charts impressive.
Yards mean nothing if you don’t score, and the Cougs have been doing plenty of that too.
Northern Colorado won the toss — against the best efforts of new, solo coin flip captain Renard Bell — and elected to receive, moving the ball four yards in six plays before punting it away.