SALT LAKE CITY — The big question for any Washington State fan going into Saturday’s game was how would the Cougars respond after the demoralizing 67-63 loss to UCLA after leading by 32 points midway through the third quarter.
What we learned wasn’t what Cougar nation was hoping for. Washington State was beaten badly on both sides of the ball in its 38-13 loss at Utah, with coach Mike Leach saying his team was soft, and his players agreeing.
Here are three other things we learned from Saturday’s late-night loss at Rice-Eccles Stadium.
The defensive issues against UCLA were not a fluke
The Cougars’ defensive performance wasn’t quite as bad as it was against UCLA, but that was only because that was a very low bar after giving up 657 yards.