Washington State Returns Residence to Host Toledo on Family Weekend

TOLEDO (4-3, 2-2 MAC) at WASHINGTON STATE (3-4, 0-0 Pac-12)

12:30 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025 • The CW

Gesa Field (32,952) • Pullman, Wash.

WASHINGTON STATE RETURNS HOME TO HOST TOLEDO ON FAMILY WEEKEND

Washington State returns to Gesa Field to host Toledo Saturday afternoon on Family Weekend. Kickoff is about for 12:30 p.m. on The CW.

ABOUT WASHINGTON STATE

Washington State enters the week with a 3-4 file after posting wins over Idaho, San Diego State and at Colorado State. The Cougars had a pair of fourth-quarter comebacks held off at No. 4 Ole Miss and at No. 18 Virginia the final two weeks. Head Coach Jimmy Rogers is in his first 12 months at WSU after teaching the earlier two seasons at South Dakota State highlighted by an FCS National Championship in 2023. The Cougars went 8-5 final season, essentially the most wins since 2018, and earned a visit to the Holiday Bowl for this system’s eighth bowl recreation within the final 9 full seasons. The 2025 roster options simply three returning starters on offense and 75 newcomers. 

COUGAR QUICK NOTES

TEAM

• Jimmy Rogers was the primary head coach to win his first two video games at WSU since Mike Price in 1989 • WSU went 8-5 final season, essentially the most wins since 2018, eighth bowl in final 9 full seasons, 19 bowls all time • The 2025 Apple Cup was the primary Gesa Field sellout (32,952) since 2023 (Oregon State) • 13 Cougs are within the NFL (web page 3)

PLAYER SPOTLIGHT (Player Notes Pages 9-12)

• QB Zevi Eckhaus has began final 4 video games, beat Colorado State to earn first win as a Coug, has at the very least 1 cross TD in all 5 begins as a Coug • DE Isaac Terrell’s 4 tackles-for-loss at Ole Miss tied for the 2nd-most by any participant nationally, was essentially the most by a Coug since 2017 (5.0, Hercules Mata’afa, at Utah) • Terrell’s 9.5 tackles-for-loss are tied for Eleventh-most nationally, leads workforce with 4.5 sacks • TE Trey Leckner’s 2 TD catches towards San Diego State was the fifth 2-TD recreation by Cougar TE in program historical past • C Brock Dieu was named to the Rimington Trophy Watch List (Top Collegiate Center) • WR Jeremiah Noga and OL AJ Vaipulu have been named to the 2025 Polynesian Player of the Year Watch List • Jack Stevens go-ahead 32-yard FG with three seconds remaining was the first last-minute victory since 2019 (54-53, Max Borghi TD run, Oregon State) • Stevens began the season making first 8 subject objective makes an attempt, matching finest begin to a profession by a Cougar kicker (Aaron Price) (1992), enters week 10-for-11 • TE Beau Baker’s first profession catch was a 12-yard TD within the Apple Cup • WR Joshua Meredith leads WSU with 8 catches for 20+ yards

TOLEDO, MAC SERIES HISTORY

Saturday will likely be Washington State’s first assembly towards Toledo and the third towards a MAC opponent. The Cougars gained a 1984 house matchup towards Ball State, 16-14, and dropped the 2021 Sun Bowl 24-21 to Central Michigan. 

COLLEGE GAMEDAY RECORD

Dating again to the 2003 season, ESPN College GameDay has had the WSU flag seem all through the present. The streak reached 328 final week at Georgia. The first look got here in Austin, Texas (10/4/03) and the streak started two weeks later in Madison, Wisc. (10/18/03). Two flags – Ol’ Crimson and Gray – have been flown within the background of the GameDay set. The Gray flag was added in 2014 after Whitey was retired in honor of Steve Gleason’s “No White Flags.” Appearance No. 217 was its first in Pullman (10/20/18), a 34-20 win over Oregon. 

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

16,578 – WSU will journey 16,578 miles to and from its 6 street video games in 2025

75 – WSU’s 2025 roster options 75 new gamers

48 – 48 gamers have made their WSU debuts in 2025, 19 who’ve made their collegiate debut 

21 – WSU returned 21 gamers who earned a varsity letter in 2024

10 – WSU’s 2025 schedule options groups from 10 totally different conferences 

7 – 7 Cougs have been named to the East-West Shrine Bowl Watch List (C Brock Dieu, S Matthew Durrance, LB Caleb Francl, CB Colby Humphrey, RB Angel Johnson, S Tucker Large, OL AJ Vaipulu)

7 – 7 seniors have spent their complete careers at WSU; C Brock Dieu, RT Christian Hilborn, WR Joshua Meredith, WR Leon Neal Jr., RB Dylan Paine (sixth), WR Leyton Smithson, DE Raam Stevenson

5 – WSU misplaced the final two street video games at No. 4 Ole Miss (24-21) and No. 18 Virginia (22-20) by a mixed 5 factors

3 – WSU returned 3 starters, all on offense; C Brock Dieu, RT Christian Hilborn, WR Josh Meredith

JIMMY ROGERS NAMED HEAD COACH

WSU Director of Athletics Anne McCoy introduced December 28 that Jimmy Rogers had been named the Cougars’ Head Football Coach. Rogers agreed in precept to a five-year contract in turning into the thirty fifth head soccer coach in program historical past. Rogers arrived at WSU having spent the final 12 years at South Dakota State University, the previous two as head coach. In these two years, he guided SDSU to a 27-3 file, led the Jackrabbits to the 2023 FCS Championship and reached the FCS semifinals final season.

POSTGAME NOTES – at No. 18 VIRGINIA

• WSU’s 35 rush makes an attempt have been the second-most this season (36, San Diego State) • WSU rushed for 143 yards, its third straight 100-game and fourth this season • Zevi Eckhaus threw for 183 yards and one landing, additionally rushed for 33 yards and a landing • Eckhaus has three dashing touchdowns in 2025, has a dashing landing in three of his 5 profession Cougar begins • Kirby Vorhees set a profession excessive with 16 carries, rushed for 45 yards and had a 10-yard catch • Angel Johnson had a season-high 33 rush yards on 5 carries • Joshua Meredith had seven catches for 108 yards, his second profession 100-yard recreation (111, 2023 Apple Cup) • Julian Dugger had an eight-yard catch within the first quarter, his first profession reception • Caleb Francl made a team-high 11 tackles, his second profession double-digit deal with recreation (11, Idaho), made season-high 1.5 tackles-for-loss •    Tucker Large matched a season-high with eight tackles • Jack Stevens related from 37 yards within the second quarter and 42 yards within the third quarter, is 10-of 11 this season

POSTGAME NOTES – AT NO. 4 OLE MISS

• WSU rushed for 127 yards on 28 carries, its third recreation with 100-plus dashing yards this season • WSU recorded six tackles-for-loss together with three sacks • Jaylin Caldwell began at proper deal with in his Cougar debut • Zevi Eckhaus threw two landing passes, his third straight recreation with a two landing passes • Kirby Vorhees’ 46-yard landing run within the third quarter was his longest run of the season, first landing as a Coug • Vorhees rushed for 88 yards, a season-high by a Cougar operating again • Landon Wright’s fourth profession catch was a 26-yard landing within the first quarter, his first profession TD • Tony Freeman matched a career-high with 9 catches, set a career-high with 92 receiving yards and caught his first profession landing cross • Parker McKenna recorded 12 tackles, his second straight double-digit deal with recreation (10, at Colorado State), second this season and eighth of his profession • Isaac Terrell matched a career-high with 5 tackles recorded 4 tackles-for-loss with two sacks and compelled fumble • Terrell recorded WSU’s first two-sack recreation since Soni Finau at Colorado State two weeks in the past • Terrell’s 4 tackles-for-loss tied for the eighth-most in WSU single-game historical past and most since Hercules Mata’afa recorded 5 within the win at Utah in 2017• Jack Stevens missed his first subject objective of the season, had began 8-for-8 to match Aaron Price for the most effective begin by a Cougar kicker to begin his profession (1992) 

POSTGAME NOTES – AT COLORADO STATE WIN

• WSU allowed simply three factors, the fewest factors allowed since beating San Jose State 31-0 in 2018 (Pullman) • WSU posted its first second-half shutout since 2021 at California (W, 21-6) • WSU matched a season-high with three fourth down stops (San Diego State) • WSU’s 9 tackles-for-loss have been a season-high • WSU’s 4 sacks have been a season-high • Jeremiah Noga’s 35-yard landing catch within the first quarter was WSU’s longest scoring play of the season • Zevi Eckhaus earned his first win as a Cougar quarterback • Leo Pulalasi’s 45-yard run within the second quarter was a profession lengthy and season lengthy for WSU • Jeremiah Noga caught his first landing as a Coug, had one landing catch in 2023 for Oregon State • Ademola Faleye’s landing was his third profession landing and first as a Coug (1 in 2021, 1 in 2022 at Norfolk State) • Parker McKenna recorded 10 tackles together with 1.5 for loss, his seventh profession double-digit deal with recreation, first as a Coug • Anthony Palano recorded a career-high 13 tackles • Soni Finau recorded his first profession two-sack recreation • Bryson Lamb recorded WSU’s first blocked subject objective since 2023 (Jaden Hicks, at UCLA) • Tony Freeman had a career-long 42-yard punt return within the first quarter • Jack Stevens related on each subject objective makes an attempt (37, 21), was the primary Cougar kicker to begin the season 8-of-8 since Blake Mazza began the 2019 season 18-of-18

POSTGAME NOTES – APPLE CUP

• Game temperature was 81 levels, the most popular recreation temperature in Apple Cup historical past • Attendance: 32,952 the primary Gesa Field sellout of 2025 and first since 2023 (Oregon State) • WSU recorded three sacks, essentially the most sacks in an Apple Cup since 2012 • WSU recorded seven tackles-for-loss, essentially the most in an Apple Cup since 2015 • WSU had a season-high 14 receivers catch a cross • WSU recorded season-highs in first downs (21) and passing yards (277) • Zevi Eckhaus went 25-of-36 for 277 yards and two touchdowns, additionally rushed for a landing • Devin Ellison (WR) made his WSU debut on offense, first profession catch was 18-yard seize in first quarter, caught three passes for 52 yards together with an 8-yard landing catch in third quarter • Josh Meredith’s 48-yard catch within the third quarter was a profession lengthy • Beau Baker’s first profession catch was a 12-yard landing

POSTGAME NOTES – at NORTH TEXAS

• Maxwell Woods set career-highs with 5 catches for 42 yards • Landon Wright recorded his first profession catch, a 34-yard seize within the second quarter • Hudson Cedarland recorded his first profession catch, a four-yard seize within the fourth quarter • Caleb Francl recorded his second profession sack • Cale Reeder made his WSU debut, completed three tackles • Jack Ellison made his 1st profession, made 5 tackles • Jack Stevens related on his solely subject objective try (26 yards), is 5-for-5 this season

POSTGAME NOTES – SAN DIEGO STATE WIN

• WSU recorded its first security since 2021 (blocked punt out of finish zone, fog recreation towards Arizona in Pullman) • Jaxon Potter threw for 257 yards and three touchdowns, his first profession 3-TD recreation • Kirby Vorhees set a career-high with 13 carries, completed with 67 yards • Trey Leckner caught a career-high six passes, his first and second touchdowns of the season, second and third of his profession • Leckner recorded the fifth 2-TD recreation by Cougar tight finish in program historical past • Leon Neal Jr. caught his first profession landing, 18-yard catch in third quarter, completed with two catches for 19 yards • Josh Meredith set a career-high with eight catches for 88 yards • Isaac Terrell recorded his first profession sack, a security within the second quarter

JAXON POTTER DELIVERS WIN IN FIRST CAREER START

Redshirt-sophomore quarterback Jaxon Potter notched a pair firsts in his first profession begin, the season-opening 13-10 win over Idaho. Potter went 23-of-30 for 208 yards together with his first profession landing cross, a six-yard scored to wideout Joshua Meredith within the second quarter. Potter capped his night time going 6-for-6 on his first profession game-winning drive, guiding WSU to a nine-play, 59-yard drive earlier than Jack Stevens kicked the go-ahead 32-yard subject objective with three seconds remaining.

POSTGAME NOTES – IDAHO WIN

• WSU gained its fourth straight season-opener, gained its Eleventh straight recreation within the sequence towards Idaho • Jack Stevens go-ahead 32-yard subject objective with three seconds remaining was WSU’s first last-minute victory since 2019 (54-53, Max Borghi TD run with two seconds remaining, Oregon State) • LT Ashton Tripp and LG Jonny Lester every made their first profession begins • Tony Freeman began, set profession highs with seven catches for 64 yards • Kirby Vorhees set profession highs with 5 catches for 18 yards • Caleb Francl (11), Matthew Durrance (9) Anthony Palano (9) every made set career-highs in tackles of their Cougar debuts • Jack Stevens made his first profession subject objective (30 yards, third quarter) and his second profession subject objective was the go-ahead 32-yarder with three seconds remaining

SIX NAMED TEAM CAPTAINS

Washington State introduced its workforce captains for 2025 as voted by the gamers; OL Brock Dieu, S Tucker Large, WR Joshua Meredith, DT Max Baloun, DE Raam Stevenson, LB Caleb Francl.

13 COUGS HAVE EARNED DEGREES

Four gamers with faculty levels; DL Max Baloun (Physical Education), LB Keith Brown (Social Sciences), LS Colson Brunner (Social Sciences), TE Hudson Cedarland (Management), CB Jamorri Colson (Humanities), DL Darrion Dalton (Business), QB Zevi Eckhaus (Social Sciences), OL Christian Hilborn (Humanities), LB Parker McKenna (Social Sciences), WR Leon Neal Jr. (Marketing), WR Jeremiah Noga (Public Health), RB Dylan Paine (Marketing), DT Mike Sandjo (Human Rights). 

COUGAR FOOTBALL PLUS ONES

Four Washington State gamers took the plunge this previous offseason.

    – C Brock Dieu married his spouse Chloe this previous summer time

    – LG Jonny Lester married his spouse Chloe this summer time

    – DE Isaac Terrell married his spouse Madison this summer time

    – DE Malaki Ta’ase married his spouse McKinley this previous January

COUGS ON A MISSION

A pair of Cougs just lately accomplished their missions; LB Gage Jones spent two years (2022-2023) on a mission in Chile and DE Malaki Ta’ase spent two years (2022-23) on a mission in Ghana.

WALK-AROUND ALCOHOL PILOT PROGRAM AT GESA FIELD

Washington State University introduced a brand new pilot program that can permit walk-around beer and wine gross sales at Gesa Field. This initiative is designed to boost the fan expertise whereas sustaining a robust dedication to security and accountable consumption. Beginning with Apple Cup, followers aged 21 and over with legitimate, government-issued identification (ID) will be capable of buy beer and wine from basic concession stands all through the stadium, eliminating the necessity for a chosen beer backyard. The program follows a profitable mannequin already applied throughout the state that has gone by means of an intensive evaluation by the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board’s enforcement workforce. The Liquor Board supplied closing approval at its Sept. 10 assembly. 

 

Key components of the pilot program per the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board embrace: 

– No stadium re-entry as soon as a ticket has been scanned. 

– Walk-around beer and wine gross sales can be found by means of the top of the third quarter. 

– Student part stays alcohol-free with a strict zero-tolerance coverage. 

– Limit of two alcoholic drinks per individual, per transaction and ID checks for all alcohol purchases. 

– Rogers Field/Cougville turns into a part of the ticketed footprint of Gesa Field and would require a recreation ticket to enter. Fans getting into Rogers Field/Cougville is not going to be allowed to re-enter the stadium as soon as they go away.

 

WSU and Aramark will proceed to emphasise accountable ingesting by means of employees coaching, signage, and enforcement protocols. 

FAN EXPERIENCE ENHANCEMENTS FOR COUGAR FOOTBALL GAMES

Kickoff At The CUB

New this 12 months is the Kickoff At The CUB tailgate, situated within the CUB Senior Ballroom. Beginning three hours previous to kickoff, all followers are welcome to benefit from the pregame environment with featured meals and drinks – together with beer, wine, soda, and cocktails – obtainable for buy. The CUB Senior Ballroom is situated on the second flooring of the Compton Union Building.

 

Hollingbery Fieldhouse

New this 12 months, Hollingbery Fieldhouse is not going to be open to the general public. The venue  will likely be used to host non-public occasions for company companions of Cougar Athletics.

 

Cougville

Cougville, situated on Rogers Field, stays one of many premier pregame tailgate spots on campus. Cougville offers followers with leisure choices for the whole household, together with a beer backyard for adults and a children zone with inflatable bounce homes for younger Cougar followers to take pleasure in. Cougville will open two hours previous to kickoff, shut as soon as the sport begins, then re-open for halftime. Fans should present their recreation tickets to enter Cougville pregame.

 

Cougar Prowl

Don’t miss this gameday custom as followers collect to cheer on the Cougars as they make their method into Gesa Field. New for the 2025 season, the Cougar Prowl will start two hours and 40 minutes previous to kickoff and can now begin on the Taylor Sports Complex.