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Pac 12 Football: Week One Power Rankings

By Michael Valverde

Sep 19, 2015; Los Angeles, CA, USA; General view of Pac-12 logo on the field at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum before the NCAA football game between the Stanford Cardinal and Southern California Trojans. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 19, 2015; Los Angeles, CA, USA; General view of Pac-12 logo on the field at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum before the NCAA football game between the Stanford Cardinal and Southern California Trojans. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /
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Sep 3, 2016; Pullman, WA, USA; Washington State Cougars safety Suli Hameed (2) is ejected during a against the Eastern Washington Eagles during the second half at Martin Stadium. The Eagles won 45-42. Mandatory Credit: James Snook-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 3, 2016; Pullman, WA, USA; Washington State Cougars safety Suli Hameed (2) is ejected during a against the Eastern Washington Eagles during the second half at Martin Stadium. The Eagles won 45-42. Mandatory Credit: James Snook-USA TODAY Sports /

When looking at their schedule, the Washington State Cougars had to believe that Eastern Washington out of the Big Sky Conference, a team that went 5-3 in their conference last season, would pose little threat. Either that or the Cougars should sit out their first game of the season as this marks the second consecutive year they lost to a much smaller school.

The offense was fantastic for Washington State. Both Luke Falk and Gabe Marks showed off their talent. Marks finished the game with ten receptions for 108 yards and two touchdowns while Falk was on target 41-of-51 passes for 418 yards and four touchdowns with just one interception. This duo looked like they have been connecting for years and will be hard to stop for any defense.

Both Gerard Wicks and Jamal Morrow shared the carries and finished with 97 yards and two touchdowns. Morrow caught one pass on the right flat near the sidelines and leaped over a defender for a first down.

The defense was an obvious joke. Nobody could figure out how to stop quarterback Gage Gubrud (34/40, 474 yards, and five touchdowns) running roughshod over them for 77-yards and one touchdown, while wide receiver Cooper Kupp was wide open most of the day catching 12 passes for 206 yards and three touchdowns.

Alex Kacmarcik led the team with nine tackles while Samson Ebukam had two sacks.

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