Wazzu Brew 8/18: Kickoff Is Coming

Kickoff For 2025 Season Less Than Two Weeks Away ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

August 18, 2025

The Official Newsletter for Washington State Athletics

Good Morning, Wazzu Fam. Who’s got the countdown clock running at home?

We’re under two weeks until the return of the Cougs on the gridiron!

What else do we have going on in today’s Brew? Check it out below!

⛺️ Going Campin’
🏈 We Tried To Tell ‘Em
⏱️ Countdown to Kickoff
🐶 And much more!

⏱️ COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF: 1️⃣2️⃣ DAYS

It’s tough to find a better story than veteran wideout, #1️⃣2️⃣ Leon Neal, Jr. 

The Seattle native arrived in Pullman in 2021 as a walk-on, but worked his way into a role during his redshirt sophomore season in 2023 when he appeared in seven games for the Cougs.

Neal has played in 20 games over the past two seasons, mostly on the special teams unit, but this fall, he’s battling to earn time at his wide receiver position.

In his final season at Wazzu, Neal will once again put his perseverance on display to do whatever is needed for the program.

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Campin’ Out. The Cougs are in the final stages of training camp for the upcoming season as kickoff draws near.

Check out the latest from training camp.

🔼 Inside the Huddle. Ever wanted to be part of a Cougars practice? This week, we’re taking you inside the huddle as we go Mic’d Up with offensive coordinator Danny Freund.

🔼 We Tried To Tell ‘Em. Two games into the 2025 NFL preseason and our guy, Brennan Jackson is turning some heads.

In this past weekend’s showdown with the Chargers, the former Coug had not one, but ✌️ sacks, marking the first time since 2019 that the Rams had a player register two sacks in a single preseason game.

🤔 COUGAR TRIVIA

During his Wazzu career, how many sacks did Brennan Jackson pile up?

Got a guess?

Scroll down to see if you know your stuff!

📆 LOOKING AHEAD

*all times PT

Thursday, August 28
⚽️ Women’s Soccer at Idaho @ 7pm

Friday, August 29
👟 Cross Country at WSU Alumni Open
🏐 Volleyball vs. Lafayette @ 3:30pm (Salt Lake City, Utah)

Saturday, August 30
🏐 Volleyball vs. Dayton @ 12pm (Salt Lake City, Utah)
🏈 Football vs. Idaho @ 7pm

Sunday, August 31
🏐 Volleyball at Utah @ 11am
⚽️ Women’s Soccer vs. Georgia @ 1pm

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 20

👏 Have a great week!