Wazzu Brew 12/22: Game Day Is HERE!

Cougs Set To Square Off With Utah State This Morning In Idaho Potato Bowl

December 22, 2025

The Official Newsletter for Washington State Athletics, presented by BECU

Good Morning, Wazzu Fam. Cancel all your meetings. The work can wait a few more days.

We’ve got our Cougs to cheer on! Brunch and Wazzu, what could be better?

What all do we have in today’s Brew? Check it out below.

🏈 Game Day Is Here
🏀 Bearin’ Down
🙌 And much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Battle In Boise. The wait is over. Today’s the day.

We’ve got one more chance to cheer on our Cougs this morning when WSU laces them up against Utah State in the 2025 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl on ESPN.

The bowl selection marks the ninth bowl game in the last 10 full seasons for WSU and 10th in 13 seasons.

Kickoff in Boise is set for 11 a.m. PT.

Cougs Fans, we’re excited to share an exclusive offer for the WSU community.

This season is all about gratitude and supporting Coug Country in meaningful ways. For a limited time, Cougs Mobile is offering 20% off all Fan and Alumni Plans for the first year.

Cougs Mobile provides premium wireless service on the T-Mobile 5G network, and every monthly payment gives back directly to Washington State University to support campus programs and athletics.

🔼 Bearin’ Down. Now that’s how you finish up non-conference play!

The WSU men’s hoops team battled to their second straight win, taking down the Mercer Bears, 84-78, on Saturday afternoon in Pullman.

Ace Glass continued his outstanding freshman season with a team-high 24 points. Eemeli Yalaho added a 14-point, 10-rebound double-double for the Cougs, while Rihards Vavers (12), ND Okafor (10) and Tomas Thrastarson (10) also finished in doube-figures.

Make your money work for you and your community.

🏈 A NEW ERA HAS ARRIVED

The Kirby Moore Era is officially underway.

This week, WSU welcomed Coach Moore to the Cougar family at a formal press conference at the Alger Family Club Room at Gesa Field.

Moore has strong ties to eastern Washington, having grown up in Prosser, Wash., where his father, Tom, was a legendary football coach at Prosser High School. He has spent the past three seasons serving as the offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach at the University of Missouri for Head Coach Eli Drinkwitz.

🤔 COUGAR TRIVIA

Today marks the Cougs first-ever appearance in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl.

Which bowl has WSU appeared the most in?

Got a guess?

Scroll down to see if you know your stuff!

*all times PT

Monday, December 22nd
🏈 Football vs. Utah State @ 11am PT l ESPN
(Famous Idaho Potato Bowl - Boise, Idaho)

Sunday, December 28th
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. Pepperdine @ 12pm PT
🏀 Men’s Basketball at Portland @ 2pm PT

Tuesday, December 30th
🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. LMU @ 6pm PT
🏀 Men’s Basketball at Seattle @ 7pm PT

Friday, January 2nd
🏀 Women’s Basketball at Portland @ 6pm PT
🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. LMU @ 6:30pm PT

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: The Holiday Bowl (five times - 1981, 2003, 2016, 2017, 2024)

👏 Have a great one!