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WSU coach Mike Leach says Cougars were ‘sharper than I guess I expected’

Watching film has to be fun when your team wins 58-7.

So after taking a closer look at Washington State’s season-opening football romp over New Mexico State, Cougars coach Mike Leach was predictably satisfied.

“For a first game and a first time out, you’re always wondering how it will spill out after not playing for so long,” Leach said Monday. “I would say we were a little sharper than I guess I expected us to be overall for a first game. Our returners played like returners, and our young guys played like young guys initially, and then bounced out of it.