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12/02/22 - Jouvensly Bazil, rJr/2025, Washington State + More +

Washington State running back Jouvensly Bazil, who spent four seasons serving on the scout team, announced Monday via Twitter that he has entered the NCAA's transfer portal. Bazil, who has two seasons of eligibility remaining, made nine appearances at WSU and recorded one carry. He did not see the field this year, but stuck it out until the regular season ended. Bazil played in one game last season, worked as a special-teamer in 2020 and saw action on kickoffs in four games during the 2019 season. He logged his lone rushing attempt - a 6-yard loss - in the second quarter of WSU's loss to Oregon in 2020. - Spokesman-Review

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RB Jouvensly Bazil, Washington State
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11/19/22 - Nakia Watson, rSr/2024, Washington State + More +

Nakia Watson scored two touchdowns and Washington State intercepted former quarterback Jayden de Laura four times in a 31-20 Pac-12 road victory over Arizona on Saturday. Watson scored on a 4-yard pass from Cameron Ward in the first quarter and on a 2-yard run in the second, giving him six scores in the past three games. He finished with 86 all-purpose yards for the Cougars (7-4, 4-4 Pac-12). De Laura, who transferred from WSU in January, was 28 of 46 for 357 yards with a rushing and passing TD. He was the 2021 Pac-12 Offensive Freshman of the Year with the Cougars and threw four TD passes against Arizona (4-7, 2-6) last November. Ward was 25 of 36 for 193 yards and a TD and ran for a season-high 59 yards including a 17-yard TD. He entered the game with eight rushing yards all season.

WSU led 21-6 at the half and extended that lead by picking off de Laura on three consecutive possessions. Sam Lockett III returned an interception to the Arizona 19, setting up Dean Janikowski's 23-yard field goal with 4:45 left in the third quarter, and Derrick Langford Jr. picked off de Laura and returned it 35 yards for the TD and a 31-6 lead 36 seconds later. Lockett got his second pick with 1:13 left in the third, diving for an overthrow at the WSU 4. The Cougars went up 7-0 less than four minutes into the game on Watson's TD catch, then made it 14-0 midway through the second quarter on a 17-yard Ward keeper. After Arizona cut the deficit to 18 on a 38-yard Tyler Loop field goal, WSU made it 21-3 on a 2-yard Watson TD run. The Wildcats made it a two-score game at the break with a 47-yard Loop field goal. Arizona failed to score in the first quarter for the first time in 2022, going without a TD in the first half for the first time since last season's finale. Both its TDs came in the fourth quarter, including a 47-yard scoring catch by Dorian Singer, who had nine receptions for 176 yards. - Washington State/AP College Football

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RB Nakia Watson, Washington State
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11/19/22 - Zevi Eckhaus, Sr/2025, Washington State + More +

Zevi Eckhaus threw for 341 yards and four touchdown and Bryant beat Robert Morris 35-6 on Saturday to keep the Colonials winless. Landon Ruggieri made eight catches for 102 yards and three touchdowns for Bryant (4-7, 2-3 Big South). Anthony Frederick added 104 yards receiving and a score and Ishod Byarm rushed for 64 yards and a touchdown. Robert Morris (0-11, 0-5) was held to 195 total yards. Zach Tanner threw for 195 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions. - AP College Football

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QB Zevi Eckhaus, Washington State
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11/14/22 - Brennan Jackson, rSr/2024, Washington State + More +

NOV 14 PAC-12 DEFENSE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK: Brennan Jackson, RS Jr., EDGE, Washington State (Temecula, Calif.),...Accounted for 5 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 tackles-for-loss and a forced fumble in WSU's 28-18 win over Arizona State. Set the tone early, as on ASU's first possession, he sacked Trenton Bourguet for a 25-yard loss, forcing a fumble that ASU recovered on their 2-yard line. Jackson added his second sack of the game late in the 4th quarter. According to PFF, 4th best pass rush grade among Pac-12 defensive linemen, and 5th best defensive grade. Jackson leads WSU in sacks with 5 on the season and is second in TFL with 10.5. 1st time this season winning this award after taking it home twice last year (Week 5 & 7). Also nominated: Tuli Tuipulotu, DL, USC; Jalen Harris, DL, Arizona; Jonah Eliss, DE, Utah; James Rawls, DL, Oregon State; Nesta Jade Silvera, DL, Arizona State. - Pac-12 Football

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DE Brennan Jackson, Washington State
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11/12/22 - Nakia Watson, rSr/2024, Washington State + More +

Nakia Watson ran for 116 yards and three touchdowns as Washington State beat Arizona State 28-18 on Saturday to qualify for a bowl game for the seventh time in the past eight seasons. Cameron Ward completed 22 of 37 passes for 219 yards for Washington State (6-4, 3-4 Pac-12), whose defense came in leading the conference in fewest points allowed per game at 20 and managed to stifle the Sun Devils until late in the contest. Watson rushed for a career-high 166 yards last weekend in WSU's 52-14 win at Stanford. Emory Jones relieved Trenton Bourguet at quarterback in the first half and completed 15 of 23 passes for 186 yards and two touchdowns for Arizona State (3-7, 2-5), which was playing in chilly and foggy Pullman for the first time since 2015. Xazavian Valladay rushed for 134 yards and a touchdown for the Sun Devils. Washington State scored first, on a 2-yard run up the middle by Watson, midway through the first quarter.

Washington State's Leyton Smithson caught a 2-yard touchdown pass from Ward on their next series, but the conversion kick was blocked and the Cougars led 13-0. Watson had a 20-yard run and a 35-yard pass reception on the drive. Washington State drove to the ASU 2 on its next possession, but Ward's pass on fourth down was broken up by Ed Woods and the Cougars turned the ball over on downs. Arizona State punted on its first four drives. Arizona State's fifth drive ended when Bourguet was intercepted by Chau Smith-Wade, who returned the ball to the 4-yard line. Watson bulled over for a touchdown and Smithson caught the conversion pass to give Washington State a 21-0 lead. Jones replaced Bourguet on the next drive, but the Sun Devils punted again. Watson scored his third touchdown of the first half on a 2-yard run on Washington State's next drive, and the Cougars led 28-0 at halftime. The Cougars did not score in the second half. - Washington State/AP College Football

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RB Nakia Watson, Washington State
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11/12/22 - Syrus Webster, Sr/2025, Washington State + More +

NOV 7 DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Syrus Webster, So., DL, Utah Tech (Nov. 7),...Webster, a sophomore defensive lineman, tallied four tackles, which included 3.0 sacks, and forced a fumble for the Utah Tech defense in the win against Southern Utah. Webster's first two sacks came immediately after Southern Utah chunk plays to stall Thunderbird drives, and his final sack was the final play from scrimmage in the game. Webster's 3.0 sacks tied the conference single-game statistical high thus far in 2022. - WAC Football

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DE Syrus Webster, Washington State
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11/09/22 - Zevi Eckhaus, Sr/2025, Washington State + More +

NOV 7 BIG SOUTH FOOTBALL OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Bryant quarterback Zevi Eckhaus (Culver City, Calif.) threw for 235 yards and four touchdowns in leading the Bulldogs to a 43-37 victory over Campbell for the program's first-ever Big South win. He was 22-of-33 passing (66.7 percent) with no interceptions, and connected on TD passes of 9, 15, 13 and 6 yards for his second 4-touchdown game of the season. Also nominated for Offensive Player of the Week: Julian Hill (Campbell) and Bhayshul Tuten (North Carolina A&T). - Big South Football

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QB Zevi Eckhaus, Washington State
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11/08/22 - Jaden Hicks, rSo/2024, Washington State + More +

NOV 7 PAC-12 FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: Jaden Hicks, RS Fr., Safety, Washington State (Las Vegas, Nev.),..All over the field for WSU in its win at Stanford, collecting 6 tackles, a fumble recovery and a quarterback hurry...Midway through the 2nd quarter, he picked up a fumble and raced 17 yards for a touchdown, giving WSU a 28-7 lead...As a redshirt-freshman, Hicks is second on the team in tackles at 6.44 per game, which is 14th-best in the Pac-12 and tops among Pac-12 freshmen...1st defensive player to win Freshman of the Week this season. Just the 2nd Washington State player to win this honor since the award was created prior to the 2019 season (Jayden de Laura). Also nominated: Jordyn Tyson, WR, Colorado; Nate Johnson, QB, Utah; Damien Martinez, RB, Oregon State; Jaylin Davies, DB, UCLA; Josh Conerly Jr., OL, Oregon. - Pac-12 Football

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SS Jaden Hicks, Washington State
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11/05/22 - Zevi Eckhaus, Sr/2025, Washington State + More +

Zevi Eckhaus threw four touchdown passes and Bryant held off Campbell 43-37 on Saturday. Bryant (3-6, 1-3 Big South) led 33-10 at halftime and 43-16 after Eckhaus' 6-yard touchdown pass to Matthew Prochaska early in the fourth quarter. The Fighting Camels (4-5, 2-2) rallied with three Chad Mascoe TD passes over five minutes to trail by six with just under six minutes remaining. But Mascoe was sacked twice on Campbell's final possession before the Camels turned the ball over on downs at the Bryant 43. Eckhaus was 22-of-33 passing for 235 yards without an interception. Ishod Byarm rushed for 148 yards on 30 carries with a score. Mascoe was 23-of-36 passing for 378 yards with the three touchdowns and a pick. Julian Hill had 122 yards receiving and Ezeriah Anderson 115, both with a TD catch. This was the team's first meeting. - Campbell/AP College Football

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QB Zevi Eckhaus, Washington State
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10/11/22 - Zevi Eckhaus, Sr/2025, Washington State + More +

SEPT 19 BIG SOUTH OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Bryant quarterback Zevi Eckhaus (Culver City, Calif.) was 24-of-42 passing for 336 yards and three touchdowns, in addition to 22 yards on the ground for 358 yards of offense in Bryant's double-overtime loss at Brown. He threw touchdown passes of 40, 24 and 25 yards, the last of which tied the game at 38-38 in the first overtime. Eckhaus had a long pass of 46 yards, and connected with 10 different receivers on the afternoon. Also nominated for Offensive Player of the Week: Hajj-Malik Williams (Campbell) and Bhayshul Tuten (North Carolina A&T). - Big South Football

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QB Zevi Eckhaus, Washington State
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10/08/22 - Zevi Eckhaus, Sr/2025, Washington State + More +

Zevi Eckhaus threw for 310 yards and four touchdowns and Bryant beat Division II-level Southern Connecticut State 56-10 on Saturday. Bryant (2-4) backup Gage Moloney came on in relief of Eckhaus and threw for two touchdowns on 6-for-7 passing. Eckhaus - who was 25 of 35 - and Moloney completed passes to 11-different receivers. Anthony Frederick caught five passes and tallied 111 yards receiving with a touchdown and Gary Cooper caught two scores for the Bulldogs. Bryant outgained Southern Connecticut 623-286 in total yardage. Marc Reali threw for 207 yards for the Owls. It was the 11th meeting between the two teams but the first time since 2009. The Bulldogs and Owls were Northeast-10 foes from 2001-2007, with the Owls winning six of those meetings. Bryant and SCSU met in the 2007 NCAA Division II playoffs, Bryant’s final game as a DII program. - AP College Football

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QB Zevi Eckhaus, Washington State
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09/24/22 - Zevi Eckhaus, Sr/2025, Washington State + More +

Ethan Gettman kicked a 37-yard field goal as time expired and Bryant defeated Long Island University 31-29 on Saturday. Gettman's make overcame a Long Island comeback in which the Sharks scored three times in the fourth quarter, all on Michael Coney field goals. Coney's third field goal, from 28 yards, gave the Sharks a 29-28 lead in the final minute. Bryant (1-3) then drove 64 yards in 50 seconds to the winning kick. Quarterback Zevi Eckhaus was 3-for-3 passing on the drive and finished 19-of-30 passing for 180 yards. Ryan Clark's 1-yard touchdown run, his third score of the game, gave Bryant a 28-13 lead with 2:54 remaining in the third quarter. The Bulldogs went into an offensive lull, gaining only two first downs prior to their final drive. Derek Green completed 21 of 32 passes for 253 yards for the Sharks (0-4). Coney was 5-for-5 on field goals, the longest from 41 yards. LIU led in total offense 412 yards to 345. Ishod Byarm had 16 carries for 107 yards rushing for Bryant. - AP College Football

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QB Zevi Eckhaus, Washington State
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09/19/22 - Daiyan Henley, rSr/2023, Washington State + More +

SEPT 12 PAC-12 DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Daiyan Henley, RS Sr., LB, Washington State (Los Angeles, Calif.),...Had a huge day in WSU's 38-7 victory over Colorado State, registering a game-high 13 tackles, five solo, 3 sacks and two forced fumbles...As he did against Wisconsin the previous week, he started fast with five tackles, including a sack, in the first quarter...Led a Cougar defense that held Colorado State to a late-game touchdown and just 249 total yards on offense.

Ranks fourth in the Pac-12 in tackles and leads or tied for the lead in sacks, tackles-for-loss and forced fumbles...Per PFF, had the second-best linebacker defensive grade in the country in Week 3, and the best in the Pac-12. Also had the best overall defensive grade in the Pac-12 last week. Owns the best defensive grade among all Pac-12 players for the season...First WSU player to take home this award this season after three different Cougars won it last year (George Hicks III, Jahad Woods and Armani Marsh) including the final two weeks of the season. Also nominated: Karene Reid, LB, Utah; Brandon Dorlus, DE, Oregon; Jerry Roberts, LB, Arizona; Solomon Byrd, DL, USC; Darius Muasau, LB, UCLA; Rejzohn Wright, DB, Oregon State. - Pac-12 Football

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ILB Daiyan Henley, Washington State
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09/13/22 - Renard Bell, rSr/2023, Washington State + More +

SEPT 12 PAC-12 SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Renard Bell, 6th Yr., WR/KR, Washington State (Los Angeles, Calif.),...Bell returned two kickoffs for a total of 82 yards, 41.0 ypr. He added two receptions for 49 yards on the day...His 73-yard return to open the second half sparked WSU as the Cougar offense capitalized on great field position and capped a 7-play, 18-yard drive with a field goal to cut Wisconsin's lead to 4 at 14-10...The 73-yard kickoff return was a career-long for the sixth-year senior...First time winning this award and first WSU player to earn this honor since punter Dean Janikowski took it home in the final week of last season. The last kick returner to win for the Cougars was Travell Harris in Week 2 of 2021. Also nominated: Luke Loecher, P, Oregon State; Jordan Noyes, K, Utah; Kyle Ostendorp, P, Arizona; Alex Stadthaus, PK, USC. - Pac-12 Football

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WR Renard Bell, Washington State
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09/10/22 - Nakia Watson, rSr/2024, Washington State + More +

Nakia Watson scored two touchdowns against his former team as Washington State beat No. 19 Wisconsin 17-14 on Saturday. Watson scored on a 2-yard run in the second quarter and put the Cougars (2-0) ahead for good by turning a short completion into a 31-yard score with 5:12 left in the third quarter. Watson rushed for 522 yards and five touchdowns at Wisconsin from 2019-20 before transferring. "He represented himself and all the work he's put in," Washington State coach Jake Dickert said. "I'm proud of him." A game that featured three turnovers by each team and multiple bizarre plays produced a happy homecoming for Dickert.

Dickert was born in the Milwaukee suburb of Waukesha, Wisconsin, about 65 miles east of Camp Randall Stadium. Dickert played for Wisconsin-Stevens Point from 2002-06, and about 200 friends and relatives gathered for a pregame tailgate Saturday. "My grandma told me something today, your grandpa would be so proud if my grandpa was still here," Dickert said. "That's a special moment. Special people that just know me as Jake Dickert. That's always what we've been. I'm just proud to be able to win this game with all of them here cheering us on." This game featured two separate plays in which one team intercepted a pass and then fumbled the ball away, creating a first down for the team that threw the pick. Wisconsin (1-1) trailed 17-14 and faced third-and-6 from the Washington State 9 midway through the fourth quarter when defensive tackle Christian Mejia picked off a Graham Mertz pass before losing the football. Wisconsin recovered at the Washington State 20, but a personal foul on Badgers tight end Clay Cundiff after the play pushed them back to the 35. Cundiff then caught a 24-yard pass, but Quinn Roff forced a fumble that Sam Lockett III recovered at the 12 with 5:14 left. Washington State never gave up possession the rest of the way. - Washington State/AP College Football

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