The Apple Cup survives: Washington and Washington State announce future rivalry dates

The rivalry, played every year since 1945 outside of 2020, will extend at least through 2028 with the additional dates announced Sunday.

The Pac-12 might splinter after the 2023 college football season, but the Apple Cup will live on. Washington State and Washington announced on Sunday that the annual rivalry will continue at least through 2028.

The Cougars and Huskies will meet at a neutral site in 2024 before alternating between each team’s home stadium. Washington State will host in 2025 and 2027, and Washington will host in 2026 and 2028.

Outside of the COVID season in 2020, the Apple Cup has been played every year since 1945. Washington announced it would join the Big Ten for the 2024 football season, however, throwing the classic rivalry into question.

The 2023 edition of the rivalry will be played in Seattle on Saturday, November 25, with kickoff scheduled for 4:00 p.m.

Washington State QB served some amazing disrespect by planting a flag in Washington’s field after Apple Cup win

Disrespect but in a great, classic college football way.

Washington State absolutely crushed Washington on Friday, winning the Apple Cup rivalry game on the road in Seattle with a dominant 40-13 performance.

And after snapping a seven-game losing streak to their in-state rivals, the Cougars celebrated their largest margin of victory in the series in a big way, even if they were at Husky Stadium instead of in Pullman. The Cougars fans in attendance — and it looked like there were a lot of them — rushed the field, and at one point, they helped the team’s mascot crowd surf on the field.

But one of the best celebratory moments came from Washington State quarterback Jayden de Laura, who completed 27-of-32 passes for 245 yards against the Huskies. Carrying an Ol’ Crimson flag, de Laura was surrounded by fans as he waved it around, and he offered up a spectacular helping of disrespect by planting the flag in the field.

Gotta love some good post-game flag planting — although Washington fans probably feel a little differently. It’s disrespect but in a great, classic college football kind of way, and de Laura ignited the already overjoyed group of fans that swarmed him.

Here’s a look at other ways the Cougars celebrated their Apple Cup victory.

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4 Apple Cup participants the Seahawks could target in the NFL draft

The Seattle Seahawks will certainly have scouts at the 2020 Apple Cup on Friday. Here are four players they could potentially draft.

The Apple Cup – the annual game between the University of Washington and Washington State University – is set to kick off at 1:00 p.m. on Friday.

Seahawks coach Pete Carroll wouldn’t offer a prediction on the game itself, but he expects a good game between the two 6-5 teams.

“I wouldn’t know how to call that one,” Carroll said on Wednesday. “It’s going to be a really good game. I really don’t care who wins. I just hope it’s a really good game and they have a lot of fun.”

Recently, the Seahawks have shown a keen interest in drafting and signing local talent, which makes this game even more interesting for Seahawks fans – regardless of if they have a rooting interest in either squad.

Will Dissly and Ben Burr-Kirven are two recent draft picks out of the University of Washington, while recent players Darrell Daniels and Shalom Luani were both Washington State Cougars.

Although draft season is still a ways away, here is a look at four players who will play in the Apple Cup who could find their way into the blue and green next season.