Wazzu Brew 8/25: GAME WEEK IS HERE!

Cougar Football Set To Open 2025 Season This Week

The Official Newsletter for Washington State Athletics

Good Morning, Wazzu Fam. The time has come. We’ve waited all offseason for it.

Game week is HERE!

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

🏈 Game Week is Here
🙌 There Goes That Man Again
🎥 In The Action
🐶 And much more!

🏈 GAME WEEK IS HERE

Not that we’ve been counting or anything, but it’s been 245 days, 22 hours and 52 minutes (approximately) since we’ve seen our Cougs football on the field.

That is about to change as GAME WEEK is HERE!

Training camp is over and preparation is in full swing as Wazzu gets ready to play host to the Vandals of Idaho.

Kickoff is set for 7 pm on Saturday night.

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 In The Action. After a great crowd at their season opener earlier this month, the WSU soccer squad is set to return to the pitch this week when they travel to Idaho on Thursday night.

Today, we get to go inside the action as the Cougs prep for their upcoming showdown and get all the inside scoop as we go Mic’d Up with Jenna Studer.

🔼 There Goes That Man Again. Last week, former Coug Brennan Jackson became the first LA Ram to register two sacks in a single preseason game.

Jackson didn’t stop there as he picked up his third sack in as many preseason games, taking down Shedeur Sanders in the Rams’ preseason battle with Cleveland over the weekend.

🔼 20/20 Vision. Former Coug Kyle Manzardo is making the most of his first full season in the big leagues.

Entering the final five weeks of the MLB season, Manzardo has played in 110 games for Cleveland, bashing 21 HRs and driving in 55 RBI. He is the first WSU alum to hit 20+ HRs in a single MLB season since John Olerud in 2002 (22 with the Mariners).

🤔 COUGAR TRIVIA

During his time in Pullman, how many sacks did Brennan Jackson pile up with the Cougs?

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

👏 Let’s get this week started!