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Want more proof Mike Leach can coach? He turns the unheralded into winners

Midsummer, I imagine, is the worst time to be a Coug fan. Every number you stumble across tries to remind you that your team stinks.

Recruiting stats? Those can’t be fun.

In the past five years, Washington State has had two classes ranked ninth in the Pac-12, one ranked 10th, one ranked 11th — and sits 10th for 2020.

Pac-12 media polls? Even more of a bummer. Scribes predicted the Cougs would finish fifth in the six-team North Division in 2015, fourth in 2016, third in 2017, fifth last year, and fourth this year.