Taking stock of the WSU roster following the coaching change

Shortly after Kyle Smith was officially introduced as the head coach of the Washington State Cougars, he got right to work with the players he inherited from Ernie Kent.

Of course, there always is some roster turnover when a new coach takes over. In WSU’s case, there has been a lot. Here’s the current scholarship situation, which we’ll dig into below.

Two feet in the paint

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Here are the players (in alphabetical order) that we have every reason to believe are going to be here next year, pending Smith’s evaluation of where each player fits.