Defense for real?
I understand it’s early, but the Cowboys defense looks much improved.
They just registered their first sack I remember in quite a while.
Granted it’s kind of a rum-dum Wazzu offense, but OSU looks faster and stronger than it has in several years.
– Asst. Sports Editor Ryan Sharp
OSU 10, WSU 0
Cowboys score on a Kendall Hunter run.
Looks like the offense is shaking off the rust. Looked good on that last drive.
Defense isnt’ looking too shabby either. Don’t think WSU’s gotten the ball into OSU territory.
– Asst. Sports Editor Ryan Sharp
Offense stalls
Offense settles for a Dan Bailey field goal after having 1st-and-goal from inside the 10.
Don’t think the Cowboys have thrown a pass yet.
– Asst. Sports Editor Ryan Sharp
Good start in Seattle
Cowboys off to good start in Seattle.
Forced a fumble (though didn’t recover) on first defensive series. Then Dez Bryant rolls off a nifty punt return giving the Pokes the ball deep in WSU territory.
– Asst. Sports Editor Ryan Sharp
Gameday: What to watch for
By Scott Wright
The clock is ticking toward kickoff at Qwest Field and here are a few things that could be worth keeping an eye on:
– Running backs: Who gets the carries? Are they used situationally? How much does Kendall Hunter be used? That, I think, will be particularly interesting to watch. Only once last season did he have more than 15 carries in a game.
– Play calling: Technically, Gundy’s real first play-calling test as a head coach will come next week, when he’s had only a few days to prepare. But today will be interesting to see how creative he gets.
– Receivers: They can’t throw every pass to Dez Bryant and Brandon Pettigrew. Who gets the rest?
– Defense: This is probably the most obvious one. Everyone’s eyes will be on the ‘D’ to see if it actually is better. I think it will be, but time will be the better test. WSU is only better than one or two Big 12 teams.
sight seeing at qwest
Hello from Seattle, where I just took a little self-guided tour of Qwest, going wherever my press pass would take me.
Some notes of interest.
- Coming in from some warmup stuff, all the players and some of the coaches filed by while I was standing in a hallway saying hello to Mike Holder. Holder got high fives from a couple of guys, and as a very intense, riled-up Trooper Taylor came by Holder smiled and said, “Easy, Trooper.” Trooper’s response was something to the effect of: “I don’t do easy.”
-While admiring the turf (and getting the history of it from a nice Qwest employee named Doug) we saw the special teams guys come out to stretch. All wearing black shirts with the phrase “Set the tone” on the back.
-Staff members assure us that there aren’t any injuries we don’t already know about.
And I think that’s all I know for now, 40 minutes until kickoff.
-andrea cohen
