Cougars are also trying to go about their usual routine as excitement for showdown with No. 12 Oregon builds.
PULLMAN – Gardner Minshew was trying to recreate his mustache and aviator shades look on a Halloween pumpkin when the Washington State quarterback and three teammates found the Kirk Herbstreit video that was spreading ferociously through crimson Twitter spheres.
Not much would get in the way of the competitive pumpkin-carving exhibition between Minshew, Kyle Sweet, Peyton Pelluer and Nick Begg. But the four WSU seniors, who together have played 20 college football seasons, are wise enough to grasp and celebrate big moments when they happen.