Hot Cougar Action: Logan Mayes arrested

Source: CougCenter by Mark Sandritter

If you weren't checking CougCenter late Friday night, you may have missed the news that linebacker Logan Mayes was arrested on Thursday for a hit and run.

As Brian noted, Mayes' arrest is the third incident involving a WSU football player in the last month. Teondray Caldwell is facing assault and burglary charges while Toni Pole was cited for giving police false

Logan Mayes arrested for hit and run

Source: CougCenter by Brian Floyd

Washington State linebacker Logan Mayes was arrested for hit and run on Thursday evening, according to the Pullman Police logs. Mayes, a junior-to-be, sat out most of the spring with an injury, but is expected to be a starter at the BUCK linebacker position -- a spot vacated by Travis Long. While we don't have details about the incident yet, it's the latest in a string of arrests involving Washington State football players.

A screen capture of the incident from the police log is below:

Baseball. Cougars Drop Game To Washington, 3-1

Source: WSU Cougars (Official Site)

Washington State dropped a 3-1 decision to the University of Washington Saturday afternoon at Gesa Stadium in Pasco, Wash.

General News. NCAA Pullman Regional wraps up

Source: WSU Cougars (Official Site)

Top-ranked California shot a course record 43-under, 821, and captured the 2013 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships Pullman Regional at Washington State University's Palouse Ridge Golf Club.

Washington State transfer decides to go back to Arizona (The SportsXchange)

Source: Yahoo! NCAAF

When he announced in December that he would transfer to Washington State, Arizona running back Daniel Jenkins said he would always be a Wildcat at heart.

Hot Cougar Action: Most important player

Source: CougCenter by Mark Sandritter

The ESPN Pac-12 blog is running a most important player series and Kevin Gemmell got to Washington State on Friday.

Gemmell went with safety Deone Bucannon, which if you've seen WSU's safeties play recently, you know that is a solid pick. While Bucannon has been a mainstay in the Cougar secondary, WSU has struggled to find anyone else capable of playing in the back end. Depth remains a serious issue and losing Bucannon would be a major blow.

It's important to note that quarterbacks were excluded from the Pac-12 blog's series, but that

Huskies' C.J. Wilcox has surgery on left foot | Northwest roundup

Source: The Seattle Times

C. J. Wilcox underwent surgery Friday on his left foot, which hampered him last season. The procedure was considered a success, according...

Baseball. Cougars Edged by Huskies

Source: WSU Cougars (Official Site)

Washington took advantage of two eighth-inning errors by Washington State to score a pair of runs in a 4-3 victory in Pac-12 Conference baseball, Friday night at Gesa Stadium.

W. Tennis. Burduli Named ITA Northwest Region Assistant Coach of the Year

Source: WSU Cougars (Official Site)

The Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) announced its regional postseason awards recently and assistant coach Ekaterina Burduli was named the Northwest Region Assistant Coach of the Year.

General News. California maintains lead at NCAA Pullman Regional

Source: WSU Cougars (Official Site)

Top-ranked California shot a 12-under 276 to extend its lead through two rounds of the NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships Pullman Regional at Washington State University's Palouse Ridge Golf Club, Friday.

Mailbag: Colorado blues

Source: Pac-12 Football Blog

Another healthy mailbag. Settle in. As always, follow the Pac-12 blog on Twitter. To the notes! Ex-Buff fan in Pac-12 dungeon writes: I am so sick of Colorado being the loser on the block. We were two points away from having ZERO wins last year. I was pumped about our new coach until I hear that he can't even hang on to the few good players we have. Not to mention we have? you guessed it ZERO quality recruits for 2014. Give it to me straight doc: how bad will this year be in terms of win total?

Most important player: WSU Cougars

Source: Pac-12 Football Blog

All players are equal, but some players are more equal than others. That's the basis of our Most Important Player series. First off, quarterbacks are excluded to make things more interesting. It goes without saying, for example, that Oregon's Marcus Mariota is the Ducks' most important player. And most important doesn't necessarily have to be "best." An All-American's backup can be pretty darn good, too. Our most important guys are players who could swing a win total one way or the other, based on their living up to expectations.

W. Rowing. Katie Dick Once Again Selected to Academic All-District Team

Source: WSU Cougars (Official Site)

Washington State University rower Katie Dick has been named to the 2013 Capital One Academic All-District Women's At-Large Team, as voted on by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), the organization announced Friday.

Lunch links: Cal's greatest RB?

Source: Pac-12 Football Blog

Happy Friday. As noted yesterday, Arizona's Jake Fischer was named to the Lott IMPACT watch list. Here's some more on the linebacker. A spring exit interview with ASU defensive line coach Jackie Shipp. In honor of the passing of Chuck Muncie, the San Jose Mercury News asks who is Cal's greatest running back? Details of the Webb-Lewis case continue to emerge. Chip Kelly bringing a "spark" to the Eagles. Oregon State loses a defensive tackle to a medical retirement.

Ranking the TE, LB and OLB 2014 prospects

Source: Pac-12 Football Blog

Continuing with his look at the top prospects for the 2014 draft by position, ESPN's Mel Kiper ranked the tight ends , outside linebackers and inside linebackers . The Pac-12 is well-represented at all three position groups. Three of the top five tight ends are from the Pac-12, headlined by Washington's Austin Seferian-Jenkins at No. 1. Oregon's Colt Lyerla is No. 2 on the list followed by USC's Xavier Grimble at No. 5. Kiper on Seferian-Jenkins: This is the definition of a matchup problem: a tight end with the size (6-foot-6, 265 pounds) to block and the hands and athleticism to be split out, where he can overwhelm smaller corners.

Video: Pac-12 official visit

Source: Pac-12 Football Blog

Erik McKinney and Phil Murphy preview today’s Elite 11 camp in San Francisco by discussing a few quarterbacks they’re looking forward to seeing. They also take a look at Sunday’s Nike Football Training Camp that is also in San Francisco.

Hot Cougar Action: Rounding up a busy Thursday

Source: CougCenter by Mark Sandritter

After a couple of days of network issues and a general lack of news, Thursday felt like the busiest day of the year. If you missed any of it, we'll get you caught up before we head into the weekend.

Thursday started innocently enough with Michael posting the latest installment of the CougCenter podcast. Joined by Kyle² and Nusser, the crew narrow the list of most memorable WSU moments to six. You can listen to the podcast here. Sherwood also revealed the first of his

Video: One good thing -- Washington

Source: Pac-12 Football Blog

The Huskies have good experience and depth across the offensive line.

General News. California Leads After Day One of NCAA Pullman Regional

Source: WSU Cougars (Official Site)

Spectacular golf highlighted round one of the NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships Pullman Regional at Washington State University's Palouse Ridge Golf Club, Thursday.

Baseball. Jason Monda on Lastest Olerud Award Watch List

Source: WSU Cougars (Official Site)

Washington State's Jason Monda is one of 11 student-athletes on the most recent edition of the John Olerud Two-Way Player of the Year Award Watch List, the College Baseball Hall of Fame announced, earlier this week.

WSU cancels classes for Halloween football game vs. ASU

Source: CougCenter by Jeff Nusser

In what might be the most WSU thing in the history of WSU things, President Elson Floyd announced Thursday that the school will cancel classes on the afternoon of Thursday, Oct. 31, in advance of that night's televised football game against Arizona State.

Additionally, he said that attendance at morning classes will be at the discretion of faculty.

A less cynical person would note that Pullman more or less has to change everything to accommodate the influx of people into the city when there is a football game. Floyd said this is "opportunity to share the beauty of our unique Pullman campus before

Mike Leach lifts ban on WSU football players using Twitter

Source: CougCenter by Jeff Nusser

We wondered the other day what was going on when offensive lineman Jake Rodgers suddenly returned to Twitter -- after all, Mike Leach had banned his players from using the social media platform back in October.

It appears we have our answer.

No way... twitter.com/RahmelDockery/…

— Follow Dockery™ (@RahmelDockery)

Teondray Caldwell could face assault, burglary charges stemming from April 28th incident

Source: CougCenter by Michael Preston

It hasn't been the best week for Washington State football players and relations with the local authorities. After defensive tackle Toni Pole was cited for giving false information, KQQQ is reporting running back Teondray Caldwell could be facing assault and burglary charges.

Caldwell and some teammates were allegedly denied entry to a party on April 28th on College Hill. After the rebuff, the running back is accused of

General News. Cal leads after day one of NCAA Pullman Regional

Source: WSU Cougars (Official Site)

Spectacular golf highlighted round one of the NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships Pullman Regional at Washington State University's Palouse Ridge Golf Club, Wednesday.

Poll: Pac-12's best front seven?

Source: Pac-12 Football Blog

The recent selections of Will Sutton, Shayne Skov, Anthony Barr and Devon Kennard in our "Most Important Player" series has given rise to a very interesting question posed to me in the mailbag. As always, mailbags come out Friday afternoons, but Jerry in San Jose offered this: Kevin, we know Stanford has the best front seven in the league. Which team has the next best? I won't be answering this question in tomorrow's mailbag for a very simple reason.

Most important player: Washington Huskies

Source: Pac-12 Football Blog

All players are equal, but some players are more equal than others. That's the basis of our Most Important Player series. First off, quarterbacks are excluded to make things more interesting. It goes without saying, for example, that Oregon's Marcus Mariota is the Ducks' most important player. And most important doesn't necessarily have to be "best." An All-American's backup can be pretty darn good, too. Our most important guys are players who could swing a win total one way or the other, based on their living up to expectations.

My Favorite Moment in WSU Football History, Part 1 of Whatever

Source: CougCenter by Kyle Sherwood

While Preston counts down the greatest moments in WSU history, I figured I'd start peppering that delicious meal with some of my favorites that wouldn't have made the cut. These aren't necessarily moments of greatness, but just things that will always stick with me.

Today's nomination comes from 2003, when the Cougs headed down to Eugene to take on the Ducks. If you'll recall, Oregon had just come off a big week where they destroyed Michigan in Ann Arbor and made the cover of Sports Illustrated (Quack, Quack)

Lott IMPACT watch list announced

Source: Pac-12 Football Blog

The Lott IMPACT Trophy watch list for 2013 has been announced and the Pac-12 is well-represented. Of the 42 players on the watch list, 11 hail from the Pac-12 with a wide range of players from all levels of defense. The award, named in honor of USC and San Francisco 49ers great Ronnie Lott, goes to the country's Defensive IMPACT Player of the Year (IMPACT stands for Integrity, Maturity, Performance, Academics, Community and Tenacity) and, per its website "is unique because it represents the first trophy to give equal weight to personal character as well as athletic performance from a defensive college player and is the first national college football award based on the West Coast.

What the heck is going on with CougCenter?

Source: CougCenter by Jeff Nusser

Let's start here: We're as frustrated as you are about the problems all of SB Nation -- including CougCenter -- have been experiencing. I guess it's less of a big deal for us, since we're out of season at the moment, but it obviously still sucks.

So here's what we know: This is a server and network infrastructure issue, which (loosely translated) means that the SB Nation engineers are working to fix a problem that wasn't our doing. And when I saw "working to fix," I really mean "working around the clock without sleeping to fix."

Hopefully, this will be shored up by the end of the day. I've been with SB Nation since 2008, and I've never seen anything like this. What I know is that Vox Media (SB Nation's parent

Lunch links: Who replaces John White?

Source: Pac-12 Football Blog

I just want to tell you both good luck. We're all counting on you. BYU's offensive coordinator gets a strong endorsement from Rich Rodriguez. Arizona State is still fighting to get the Notre Dame game in Tempe. Brady Hoke rumored to arbitrate. Cal hired a new strength and conditioning coach. Colorado's defensive linemen are trimming up. Five of the most influential Oregon plays of the past 10 seasons. The Oregon State spring tour continues with USC.

Mike Leach was unusually reliant on the pass in 2012, even for him

Source: CougCenter by Brian J. Anderson

This data was compiled using the tables from cfbstats.com. Over at Football Study Hall, Bill Connelly has released a "boatload" of data. If you're a stat nerd, I'd highly recommend downloading some of it and after playing around, post whatever you find interesting. Visuals are fun. I was looking for trends between conferences and happened to stumble upon this gem.

This figure charts data for every team in the major five conferences. The X-axis is the percentage

Kiper, Haney talk QBs and CBs

Source: Pac-12 Football Blog

Continuing to look ahead to the top prospects of the 2014 draft, Mel Kiper looks at the top quarterback and cornerback prospects. Unlike yesterday's post, which enjoyed a wealth of Pac-12 players on the running backs and safeties list, there is only one name each for the QBs and CBs. Both are from Oregon. Starting off with the slingers, Kiper has Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota currently tabbed as the No. 4 prospect . Here's Kiper's take: You watch the Oregon offense and you're not just seeing Mariota play pitch and catch on short routes, or simply flinging it across the line of scrimmage as the Ducks stretch out tired defenses and force them to tackle.

The CougCenter Podcast, Episode 15: Naming the greatest moment finalists

Source: CougCenter by Michael Preston

Its been a while since our last edition of the CougCenter podcast but without too much to report/talk about, we haven't really had a need to have one. Now, we do.

You saw the 10 nominees for the great moment in WSU athletic history earlier this week. But, alas, not all of them can make it to the finals. I couldn't just narrow the list down myself though, I needed some help from my CougCenter compatriots. Kyle Sherwood, Jeff Nusser and Kyle Rancourt were kind enough to step in. We thought this would be easy but as it turns out, we were wrong. So wrong in fact, well, have a listen.

Note: I apologize for the much worse than usual audio, we recorded this through our laptop microphones in a Google+ Hangout. And the fan you hear

Video: One Good Thing -- Washington St.

Source: Pac-12 Football Blog

The Washington State wide receiving corps had a very strong spring.

Hot Cougar Action: More football scheduling talk

Source: CougCenter by Mark Sandritter

Note: This would normally run in the morning, but with the SB Nation server issues eating scheduled posts, I decided to go ahead and publish it live to ensure no one would be deprived of their morning reading. You're welcome America.

Bill Moos made some comments on future football schedules during his radio show on Monday and they continue to circle around the Internet.

The comment which seems to have drawn the most attention is Moos saying he has "handshake" agreements with five BCS teams for home-and-home series. That would be excellent and all, but Moos added the key caveat of "provided it fits into our schedules".

Michigan State, Florida State and TCU are among the teams mentioned for a potential deal,

Baseball. Cougar Diamond Classic Up Next in Pasco

Source: WSU Cougars (Official Site)

The Washington State (21-27, 8-16 Pac-12) baseball team will host Washington and Portland for the Cougar Diamond Classic in Pasco, Wash., at Gesa Stadium, May 17-20.

Most important player: Utah Utes

Source: Pac-12 Football Blog

All players are equal, but some players are more equal than others. That's the basis of our Most Important Player series. First off, quarterbacks are excluded to make things more interesting. It goes without saying, for example, that Oregon's Marcus Mariota is the Ducks' most important player. And most important doesn't necessarily have to be "best." An All-American's backup can be pretty darn good, too. Our most important guys are players who could swing a win total one way or the other, based on their living up to expectations.

W. Rowing. Cougar Rowing Heads to Pac-12 Championships

Source: WSU Cougars (Official Site)

The No. 17 Washington State University rowing team will race at the Pac-12 Conference Rowing Championships Sunday, May 19 at the Sacramento State Aquatic Center on Lake Natoma in Gold River, Calif.

W. Tennis. Kankaras Captures ITA Cissie Leary and Arthur Ashe Awards for Sportsmanship

Source: WSU Cougars (Official Site)

Washington State University tennis player Andjela Kankaras has been named the Northwest Region recipient of the ITA Cissie Leary Award for Sportsmanship and the Arthur Ashe Leadership and Sportsmanship Award.

UW secondary looking to build off of 2012

Source: Pac-12 Football Blog

Unlike last year, there aren't nearly as many questions surrounding the Washington defense as the Huskies head into the final stretch before fall camp. Last year a new scheme and new coaches were being installed, headlined by new defensive coordinator Justin Wilcox. The Huskies' defense was abysmal in 2011 -- so head coach Steve Sarkisian blew it up and started from scratch. Now the Huskies are looking to build off of the momentum they gained in 2012 when they made huge strides in one year under Wilcox & Co.

Hot Cougar Action: Cougar Crimson Ale on the way

Source: CougCenter by Mark Sandritter

WSU researchers are brewing beer. I repeat WSU researchers are brewing beer. While there is a 98 percent chance that news caused Craig to immediately apply for grad school, it is also true. As it turns out, there is a way to make beer sound very scientific, via KIMATV:

Scientists at WSU's Irrigated Agriculture Research and Extension Center (IAREC) in Prosser are investigating the ways agronomic practices, including irrigation, plant nutrition and pest and disease management, affect hop yields and, just as important, the brewing quality of hops, according to Douglas Walsh, professor and integrated pest management coordinator.

"We

Podcast and academic football powers

Source: Pac-12 Football Blog

On this week's ESPNU College Football podcast, Ivan Maisel chats about the latest College Football Hall of Fame class, among other topics. He's joined by former Arizona great Tedy Bruschi -- one of the 12 newest members of the Hall. Bruschi talks about his time with the Wildcats and his thoughts on the current state of Arizona football. I went to the University of Arizona and I knew there were better facilities at UCLA and USC and all those other places.

Lunch links: 2013 all-league teams?

Source: Pac-12 Football Blog

The name's Dangerously. Johnny Dangerously. Did you know your last name is an adverb? Can Rich Rodriguez lead Arizona to a major bowl game in five years? One writer says yes. (But no to Washington and California). A post-spring exit interview with ASU linebackers coach Paul Randolph. Sad news for the Cal family with the passing of Chuck Muncie. Mike MacIntyre is waiting for all the facts before passing judgment on Jordan Webb. An analysis of Oregon's special teams.

Pac-12 boasts top RBs, safeties

Source: Pac-12 Football Blog

It's a Pac back attack! Continuing with his look at the best NFL prospects by position in 2014, ESPN's Mel Kiper projects that four of the top 10 running backs hail from the Pac-12. Oregon's De'Anthony Thomas is No. 1, which is understandable, but also a little bit surprising simply because he doesn't fit into any one category. I could see traditionalists arguing this point. But Kiper strongly supports his claim. Kiper on Thomas: Is he a running back?

Video: UCLA's Jim Mora

Source: Pac-12 Football Blog

UCLA coach Jim Mora talks about Brett Hundley's progress, holes at running back and the secondary and his thoughts on the College Football Playoff.

Most important player: USC Trojans

Source: Pac-12 Football Blog

All players are equal, but some players are more equal than others. That's the basis of our Most Important Player series. First off, quarterbacks are excluded to make things more interesting. It goes without saying, for example, that Oregon's Marcus Mariota is the Ducks' most important player. And most important doesn't necessarily have to be "best." An All-American's backup can be pretty darn good, too. Our most important guys are players who could swing a win total one way or the other, based on their living up to expectations.

Pac-12 recruiting roundup

Source: Pac-12 Football Blog

Here's a look at where each Pac-12 teams stands in the recruiting game post-spring. Arizona 2014 verbal commitments: 3 Spotlight: Running back Nick Wilson (Fresno, Calif.) has good size, so he's capable of running over defenders. But he's also shifty with good breakaway speed. His highlight film offers examples of both. ESPN 150 members: 1 (Cameron Denson, ATH, Tucson, Ariz.) Arizona State 2014 verbal commitments: 3 Spotlight: A commit since January, athlete Jaleel Wadood (Bellflower, Calif.

Lunch links: Datone Jones speaks up

Source: Pac-12 Football Blog

Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned for Sega. Catching up on some Arizona news and notes. Todd Graham and Jaxon Hood give a shout out to the moms. What are Cal's expectations in 2013? More details are emerging about the Webb-Lewis assault case. Who is Oregon's next in line after Marcus Mariota? The spring tour of Oregon State's 2013 schedule continues with Cal. David Shaw: Football coach, motivational speaker. Datone Jones weighs in on Colin Kaepernick.

Lee, Crichton should be hot prospects

Source: Pac-12 Football Blog

ESPN's Mel Kiper continues his look forward to the 2014 draft with some position-by-position rankings all this week. Kicking it off are the top-10 wide receivers . And, no surprise, USC's Marqise Lee is right at the top of the list. After an outstanding 2012, that saw him capture the Biletnikoff Award for the nation's top receiver, Lee will be adjusting to life with a new quarterback. There is a question how much that will impact his 2013 numbers, but no one is denying his next-level ability.

Jake Rodgers returns to Twitter

Source: CougCenter by Jeff Nusser

Back in October, Mike Leach handed down an edict that banned WSU football players from using Twitter. Since then, we've had nary a tweet from a still-eligible athlete.

Which made this little thing from Monday night somewhat ... curious?

Im back mofos!!!! #returnoftheking

— jake rodgers (@jakerodgers_69) May 13, 2013

Of course, this raised some eyebrows:

@bward09wsu im