PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State Football held its first scrimmage of fall camp, working out under the lights at Martin Stadium Friday evening.
The Cougar defense tallied six sacks and three takeaways while the offense saw quarterbacks Gardner Minshew II and Trey Tinsley each throw two touchdowns and Anthony Gordon rushed for one. Brandon Arconado caught a pair of touchdown passes while Jamire Calvin led all receivers with six receptions for 81 yards and a touchdown. Easop Winston Jr. added five catches including a touchdown and Robert Lewis caught four passes for 36 yards while Max Borghi led the running backs with four carries for 18 yards and James Williams added a one-yard touchdown run.
Gordon got the scoring started with a five-yard scoring run off the left side before Minshew connected with Arconado for a pair of scores from 11 and 15 yards, respectively. Tinsley later found Calvin in the back of the end zone for a 20-yard score before Williams finished a drive with a one-yard plunge and Tinsley capped the night with a one-yard touchdown throw to Winston Jr.
Defensively, Hunter Mattox recorded a team-high two sacks while Will Rodgers III recorded three tackles-for-loss including 1.5 sacks. Freshman Tyrese Ross recorded the night's first turnover, forcing a fumble as Jamire Calvin dove towards the left corner of the endzone, resulting in a touchback for the defense.
Dominick Silvels turned in the highlight of the night, leaping to pick off a Tinsley pass and raced the other way for a score, juking a Cougar offensive player along the way. Armani Marsh later corralled a tipped pass for the final of three takeaways for the defense. Ross, Halid Djibril and Fa'avae Fa'avae each recorded five tackles while Jalen Thompson and Rodgers III each added four.
The kicking game saw Jack Crane and Blake Mazza each connect on two of three attempts. Crane made from 34 and 42 yards while hitting the left upright from 38 yards out. Mazza missed from 37 yards but made good on his next two from 39 and 40 yards.
The Cougars continue fall camp Sunday at 6:30 p.m.
The Cougar defense tallied six sacks and three takeaways while the offense saw quarterbacks Gardner Minshew II and Trey Tinsley each throw two touchdowns and Anthony Gordon rushed for one. Brandon Arconado caught a pair of touchdown passes while Jamire Calvin led all receivers with six receptions for 81 yards and a touchdown. Easop Winston Jr. added five catches including a touchdown and Robert Lewis caught four passes for 36 yards while Max Borghi led the running backs with four carries for 18 yards and James Williams added a one-yard touchdown run.
Gordon got the scoring started with a five-yard scoring run off the left side before Minshew connected with Arconado for a pair of scores from 11 and 15 yards, respectively. Tinsley later found Calvin in the back of the end zone for a 20-yard score before Williams finished a drive with a one-yard plunge and Tinsley capped the night with a one-yard touchdown throw to Winston Jr.
Defensively, Hunter Mattox recorded a team-high two sacks while Will Rodgers III recorded three tackles-for-loss including 1.5 sacks. Freshman Tyrese Ross recorded the night's first turnover, forcing a fumble as Jamire Calvin dove towards the left corner of the endzone, resulting in a touchback for the defense.
Dominick Silvels turned in the highlight of the night, leaping to pick off a Tinsley pass and raced the other way for a score, juking a Cougar offensive player along the way. Armani Marsh later corralled a tipped pass for the final of three takeaways for the defense. Ross, Halid Djibril and Fa'avae Fa'avae each recorded five tackles while Jalen Thompson and Rodgers III each added four.
The kicking game saw Jack Crane and Blake Mazza each connect on two of three attempts. Crane made from 34 and 42 yards while hitting the left upright from 38 yards out. Mazza missed from 37 yards but made good on his next two from 39 and 40 yards.
The Cougars continue fall camp Sunday at 6:30 p.m.