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Week 1 Washington college football round-up

How did the major college football programs in the Evergreen State fare in the first weekend of action?

Here at Seahawks Wire, we are starting a new on-going series for this season. Each week, we will take a look at how all the major college football programs in our lovely Evergreen State fared. So far in Week 1, it’s all wins for Washington, as all teams who played ended the weekend with a 1-0 record.

Note, Central Washington University did not play this weekend, so there is nothing to report. But we will include our friends in Ellensburg as well!

Eastern Washington University: Eagles defeat Monmouth 42-27

  • It was a battle of birds of prey last Thursday on the iconic Infero of Roos Field. The Eagles swooped down and snatched any chance of victory away from the Hawks. Quarterback Kekoa Visperas was nearly perfect, completing 25-of-28 passes for 275 yards and five touchdown passes. Three of those scores came from Efton Chism III, who hauled in 12 receptions for 175 yards through the air.
  • Next Up: Eastern will remain in the friendly confines of Cheney to host the Drake Bulldogs.

Washington State Univeristy: Cougs obliterate Portland State 70-30

  • Washington State wasted little time getting their offense going after the Portland State scored an opening drive touchdown. After taking their 7-0 lead, the Vikings were quickly left in the dust behind the Cougs’ explosive offense. Starter John Mateer threw for 352 yards and five touchdowns in the start of head coach Jake Dickert’s third season as head coach.
  • Next Up: WAZZU will stay in the Palouse to host the Texas Tech Red Raiders, who narrowly surived in overtime to win 52-51 against Abilene Christian.

University of Washington: Huskies handle business 35-3 vs. Weber St.

  • In their first action since their embarrassing 34-13 defeat in the National Championship, Washington took care of business and defeated the Wildcats convincingly. Will Rogers, in his first action as a Husky, played fine, completing 20-of-26 passes for 250 yards and a touchdown. The offensive standout was running back Jonah Coleman who had 16 carries for 127 yards and three touchdowns.
  • Next Up: A third straight Washington-based team who gets to enjoy Week 2 at home. The Huskies will host Eastern Michigan, who is fresh off a 28-14 win over the UMass Minutemen.

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Fearing cougars, family exits disabled car, hides in nearby bushes

That’s right, the family left the safety of their vehicle alongside an Idaho highway, opting to do what stupid people in horror movies do.

A family in a broken-down rental car in Idaho were fearful of cougars so they did what stupid people in horror movies do: They left the safety of their vehicle and hid in nearby bushes where mountain lions like to hide.

Andy Jay, who monitors live police scanner traffic in Boise, thought he misheard the dispatcher at first, as did the trooper at the receiving end. But they heard correctly.

“It’s all as accurate as a single source dude and a police scanner can be,” Jay told USA Today/For The Win Outdoors.

The dispatcher sent a trooper to the family, whose car was disabled on the side of the westbound lane on I-84 on the border of Ada and Elmore counties.

“Trooper is out with the car now,” Jay reported Sunday on his Boise Dispatch Facebook page. “He can’t find anyone. His exact response: ‘Maybe the cougar got ‘em.’”

Jay added later, “The trooper arrived on scene and the family had already gotten a ride to Boise. Meaning, they were less afraid of hitchhiking than they were of cougars.”

Not surprisingly, the comments on Facebook were priceless. Among them:

“That was the first thing that crossed my mind when he found the car abandoned. They hitchhiked. Because serial killers never pick stupid people up off the side of the freeway.”

“I’m confused, can cougars open car doors now?”

“Darwinism at its finest, folks.”

“I was a dispatcher for a while and every time I thought I had heard it all, I found out I hadn’t.”

“They should have hidden behind the chainsaws or in the cemetery!”

The incident really is similar to the GEICO Horror Movie commercial in which the young people dismiss going to the car with the engine running and choose to hide behind the chainsaws instead.

“I’m dying,” another commenter wrote. “You just can’t make this stuff up.”

Wrote Jay on his Facebook post: “I spent years wondering how people in horror movies could be so stupid. Now I know they were drawing on real life.”

Generic photos courtesy of the National Park Service and Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks.

The Badgers will have a chance at redemption under the lights at Washington State

The Badgers will have a chance at redemption under the lights at Washington State

The early slate schedule for Wisconsin football’s 2023 season was released on Wednesday, and the Badgers are set for a night game against Washington State on September 9.

To raise the stakes even more, the matchup will be played on ABC. Kickoff is set for 6:30 PM CT at the home of the Cougars.

Last season, Washington State came into Camp Randall and started the beginning of the end for the Paul Chryst tenure in Madison. The Cougars took down the Badgers 17-14 in a game where Wisconsin couldn’t get any offensive rhythm going.

Wisconsin will have a chance to bounce back on September 9.

Rescued cougar cub tries first hard-boiled egg in adorable video

The Oakland Zoo has shared adorable footage showing Holly, a rescued mountain lion cub, trying a hard-boiled egg for the first time.

Rescued mountain lion cubs Holly and Hazel will be transferred Wednesday from the Oakland Zoo to the Big Bear Alpine Zoo in Southern California, where they’re sure to become popular attractions.

In announcing the move, the Oakland Zoo on Monday shared footage of Holly trying her first hard-boiled egg while gazing approvingly at her keeper after each bite.

“We will be sad to see this lovable pair go, but we are happy to have been able to save both of their lives, and that [California Department of Fish and Wildlife] chose a home they could go to together,” the Oakland Zoo tweeted.

“Before they depart, we are helping these rapidly-growing rescued mountain lions continue to develop, both mentally and physically.”

The cubs were rescued about a month apart, abandoned and unable to fend for themselves.

 

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Holly arrived at the Oakland Zoo last December at 3 or 4 months old. She was critically ill but has thrived under the zoo’s care.

Hazel, about a a month older than Holly, was rescued in January. She was  emaciated and weighed only 12 pounds. When her “Cone of Shame” and IV unit were removed, she was photographed drinking a milk shake.

The Big Bear Alpine Zoo, in Big Bear Lake, has promised to keep them safe and content.

“We can’t wait!” the zoo commented on the Oakland Zoo’s Facebook announcement. “Thanks so much for saving their lives. We’ll provide an excellent furrever home for them.

“Our last 2 mtn lion sisters lived to be 20 and left a big hole in our hearts when we had to say goodbye last year. This will mark a new era for our zoo.”

2023 NFL draft: Chargers pick LB Daiyan Henley with No. 85 overall selection

The Chargers added a playmaker to their linebacker room in Round 3.

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The Chargers have taken former Washington State linebacker Daiyan Henley with the No. 85 overall selection in the 2023 NFL draft.

Los Angeles needed more playmakers in the middle of the defense, even after the addition of Eric Kendricks, and Henley gives them just that.

Henley finished his first and only season at Washington State with 106 tackles – second in the Pac-12 – adding 12 tackles for loss, four sacks, three forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and one interception. The Nevada transfer was the only Cougar named to the All-Pac-12 first team.

At 6 feet and 230 pounds, Henley has the speed and range to make plays sideline-to-sideline and downhill. His length gives him a great tackling radius and he misses very few tackles. As a former safety, Henley is proven in coverage. And as a former edge defender, he can get home as a blitzer.

Chiefs assistant RBs coach Porter Ellett gifted one-of-a-kind split helmet

#Chiefs assistant running backs coach Porter Ellett was given a one-of-a-kind piece of sports memorabilia from the BYU football program. | from @TheJohnDillon

While many Kansas City Chiefs fans have only recently become aware of assistant Porter Ellett in his NFL films short, he’s made an outsized impact on the team and at his alma mater Brigham Young University prior.

Ellett has been with the Chiefs since 2017, playing an integral part in Kansas City’s administrative structure. He served as a senior assistant to Andy Reid and an offensive quality control coach before being promoted to his current position in the 2023 offseason.

Recently, BYU gifted Ellett a one-of-a-kind custom helmet with a split design that features both the Cougars’ and Chiefs’ color schemes and logos. He shared a video of the masterpiece on Twitter, showing the world the unique design of the helmet and thanking the BYU football program for the exceptionally cool piece of memorabilia.

While BYU’s campus in Provo, Utah is far from Ellett’s current home in Kansas City, clearly the school’s connection to him is never out of his reach. Their football program has had an indelible effect on the Chiefs given its connection to Ellett and head coach Andy Reid. Fans shouldn’t be surprised if Kansas City eyes some of their prospects in the 2023 NFL draft as they look to defend their status as reigning champions next season.

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Tense moments as mountain lion attempts to cross busy street

A South Dakota resident has captured dawn footage showing a mountain lion attempting to cross a busy street and narrowly escaping oncoming traffic.

A South Dakota resident has captured dawn footage showing a mountain lion attempting to cross a busy street and narrowly escaping oncoming traffic.

“I just saw it dart across the road on my way to work,” Dan Tiede said of the March 21 sighting in Rapid City, miles from the more cougar-friendly Black Hills. “I was pretty positive I knew what I saw, so I turned around to see if I could grab a photo or video.”

The rare footage shows the mountain lion pausing in Tiede’s headlights, then attempting to cross Jackson Blvd. in building commuter traffic.

“Look out kitty… lookout kitty! No, no no!” Tiede says, nervously, in the footage.

Tiede then express relief when the cat changes direction after almost being struck and bounds toward a quieter part of town.

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“Hopefully it found its way safely out of the city,” Tiede said, adding that he notified a local ranger about the sighting.

Mountain lions, or cougars, were listed as a state-threatened species in South Dakota in 1978, and removed from that listing in 2003. A limited hunting season is now allowed in the Black Hills.

Notre Dame No. 16 BYU: 5 Instant Takeaways

A lot to clean up but it’s a win. What are your main takeaways?

It can never be easy, can it?

Leading 25-6 in the third quarter it looked like Notre Dame was certainly headed to 3-2 with relative ease and a second half that was in complete control.

It appeared that way until it didn’t.

BYU converted their first third down of the game with 6:44 left in the third quarter and suddenly a light when on for the Cougars.  Two plays later Jaren Hall found Kody Epps for 53 yards and a touchdown and it was game on instead of game over.

Notre Dame ultimately survived with a 28-20 victory in a game that shouldn’t have been as close as the final score said, but the Irish have nobody to blame but themselves for it ending up that way, either.

Here are five instant takeaways from the thriller on the strip that simply shouldn’t have been close.

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