Washington State coach Mike Leach nixed any talk of a quarterback controversy off the bat Monday afternoon, annoucning that senior Luke Falk will start at quarterback for the Cougars against Stanford this Saturday.
“We’ll start Luke,” Leach said, sounding less cross than he had Saturday, after the Cougars were demolished by Arizona 58-37 in Tucson.
Falk started against the Wildcats and led the Cougars on one touchdown drive, but in his seven offensive drives, the Cougars also had one missed field goal and punted five times. Four of those punts came after 3-and-outs.
Leach pulled Falk for Hilinski with 2:56 left in the second quarter, and the sophomore backup generated an instant spark, leading the offense to a touchdown on his first drive.