The Official Newsletter for Washington State Athletics, presented by BECU
Good Morning, Wazzu Fam. We can’t wait to play with the Cougs!
What all do we have in today’s Brew? Check it out below.
🙌 A New Era
🏈 A Legend Forever
⏱️ Countin’ Down
👏 And much more!
📈 STOCK UP
🔼 A New Era. A new era of the Pac-12 Conference is officially here.
Late last week, seven new full-time member institutions officially join the Pac-12 Conference, including Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, Gonzaga, San Diego State, Texas State and Utah State. With the additions, the new Pac-12 features nine full-time members and is set to compete in its first season with the 2026-27 campaign.
In addition to official member admissions and the launch of the new Pac-12, and amid celebrations across new member communities, the league also made a series of other announcements related to its basketball tournaments, its official sports sponsorship and championships and a special edition content series in promotion of its first football season.
🔼 Forever A Legend. Late last week, the WSU Football family lost a true legend.
Hall of Fame Coach Jim Walden passed at the age of 88.
Walden, who served as the Cougars head coach from 1978-86, was not one to hold back as a player or a coach, and neither were his Cougar football teams from the time he took over between the 1977 and 1978 seasons through his final campaign in the fall of 1986.
Taking the reins after WSU had three head coaches in three years, Walden assured the Cougar faithful he not only would stay around, but he would stay to build a winner. Four years later he guided WSU to the 1981 Holiday Bowl, WSU’s first postseason bowl game since the 1931 Rose Bowl.
Walden delivered on his promises while defeating every team in the Pacific-10 Conference. He finished his nine-year Cougar stint with 44 wins, at that time, second on the Washington State all-time list, while also being named Pac-10 Coach of the Year twice, in 1981 and 1983.
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🔼 Countin’ Down. Tick tock, tick tock, we’re getting closer and closer.
That’s right, we are just 6️⃣2️⃣ days away from the kickoff of the 2026 football season for the Cougs.
The date: September 28, 1991
The opponent: UNLV
College Football Hall of Famer Jason Hanson blasted a school-record 6️⃣2️⃣ yard field goal in a 40-13 victory over the Runnin’ Rebels.
Throughout the summer, we will be counting down the days
to the return of Wazzu Football this fall. The Cougs will take on Washington
in the Apple Cup on Sept. 6 in Seattle.
🎥 YEAR IN REVIEW
*all times PT
Sunday, September 6th
🏈 Football vs. Washington @ 1 pm (Apple Cup - Seattle, Wash.)
👏 Have a great one, Cougs!
