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Cougar Gridiron Classic

Matt Carpenter

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Cougs to take over Seattle this weekend

 

The Cougar football team is playing its second game of the year in Seattle. They are set to host Hawaii at Qwest Field. Not only will the game be taking place but there will be many other events happening around Seattle as well.

           

The Cougars hosts Hawaii in the Cougar Gridiron Classic at Qwest Field in Seattle. The game is scheduled on Saturday, September 12 at 4 p.m.

After a loss to the Stanford Cardinals last Saturday, the Cougars look to rebound against the Hawaii Warriors this weekend.

There will be many events taking place before the game, one of them being a chance to meet Butch T. Cougar. Butch will be meeting with people from 1:30-4:30 p.m. on Friday, September 11 at the Washington State Connections store located in Westlake Center Mall.

Another pre-game activity that will be going on is the Cougar Pregame Rally from 1-4 p.m. on Saturday, September 12 at Qwest Field. Butch and the WSU marching band, along with thousands of alumni and fans, help kick off the Cougar season and cheer on the Cougar football team.

Prices for tickets are $11 and it is general admission seating. Students will be able to get in free if they have purchased the Sports Pass option. This way, students will be able to just use their Cougar Card to get in.

A few of the fans have different expectations for the new Cougar season. Many of the fans will make the trip over to Seattle for the game to support the Cougars. One of those fans is CJ Buskey.

“I didn’t go to the game last year because our team seemed so much worse than this year,” said Buskey, a senior at Washington State University. “I plan on going to Seattle this weekend because I believe that this year’s team will be better than last year.”

The Cougars finished 2-14 last season, with their only victories coming over Portland State and long time rivals, the University of Washington.

The Cougars hope to get more than just two victories this year because after a season like last year’s, it has left some fans with questionable thoughts.

“I’m not into Cougar football as much as I was a couple years ago,” said Cory Casini. “I plan on just watching them on television and hoping that we don’t get blown out to bad.”

“I am still rooting for the Cougars but it’s just hard to see a bright future because of our program,” Casini added. “We just need to get some better recruits and coaches and hopefully this team can be as good as they were a few years ago.”

Some fans will be making the trip to Seattle but do not plan on attending the Cougars game because of other plans.

“I have been to a couple of the Gridiron Classics and they are a lot of fun,” Michael Simeona said. “I am skipping out on this game so that I can have some money to go to the Seahawks season opener game on Sunday, September 13^th.”

“I am a big Cougars fan, but my heart really lies with the NFL and the Seattle Seahawks,” Simeona said.

The Cougars will look to beat Hawaii this Saturday and look to improve further into the season.

 

This article was written by Matt Carpenter

 

Contacts:

CJ Buskey, 425-281-1505, cbuskey@wsu.edu

Cory Casini, 206-334-3686, corycasini@hotmail.com

Michael Simeona, 206-218-5989, msimeona@wsu.edu

http://wsuinseattle.wsu.edu/, website used to find out about pregame events.