In one of the gutsiest performances you’ll ever see, the Washington State Cougars went on the road to face the 19th-ranked Wisconsin Badgers as 17-point underdogs and walked out of Camp Randall Stadium with an improbable 17-14 victory in front of nearly 80,000 stunned Wisconsinites — and a not insignificant number of ecstatic Coug fans who made the trip to Madison.
It was the kind of game you expect when you travel to play a Big Ten team: Physical, grinding ... and favoring the team that is the toughest both physically and mentally. On this day, that was Jake Dickert’s WSU Cougars, who moved to 2-0 and erased any questionable vibes that lingered after a closer-than-expected win over Idaho in the season opener.