Alex Grinch moves down to the sidelines and the Cougars defense responds well, halving the number of touchdowns they allowed the Broncos compared to what they gave up in the season opener
Washington State’s defense gave up three offensive touchdowns in the 31-28 defeat to Boise State on Saturday night.
But aside from the 13-play, 88-yard touchdown drive that allowed Boise State to chew up 5:22 of the first quarter, the Cougs’ defense looked significantly better than it had the week before, when it got gashed for six touchdowns and 606 yards against Eastern Washington.
“I thought our defense improved,” WSU coach Mike Leach said, though he added that the defense was not exempt from his general assessment that his team lacked toughness overall.