Pregame
If history is any indicator, it’s rare for Washington State to win the Apple Cup, let alone retain it for consecutive years.
The Cougars will hope coach Jake Dickert can turn the tide in this rivalry series.
Washington State hosts No. 12 Washington tonight at 7 p.m., a year removed from beating the Huskies 40-13 for its first Apple Cup win since 2012. The game will be broadcast on ESPN.
Dickert was promoted from interim to head coach after last year’s rout of the Huskies. A win tonight and he would become the first in Cougars history to win his first two Apple Cups.
On the other side, Washington coach Kalen DeBoar looks to earn a win in his first Apple Cup. DeBoar has led the resurgent Huskies to a 9-2, 6-2 Pac-12 record and are riding a five-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, the Cougars (7-4, 4-4) have won three straight, but are 0-4 against teams ranked in the AP top 25. Washington State did beat then-No. 19 Wisconsin in Week 2, but the Badgers haven’t returned to the rankings.
Washington enters the game as a 2-point favorite.
Series history
Washington holds a 74-33-6 all-time series lead over Washington State. The Huskies have won 10 of the last 12 since 2009.
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