PLAYERS TO WATCH
–LB Peyton Pelluer played his 47th career game when Washington State beat Oregon State two weeks ago. Gabe Marks, a receiver, and Daniel Ekuale, a defensive lineman, hold the school record with 51 games played. Pelluer recorded 11 tackles, his third straight double-digit tackle effort and 11th of his career. He increased his career tackle total to 302, one away from moving in the school’s Top 10 list. He also tallied one tackle for loss, increasing his career total to 29.0, two shy from moving into the school’s Top 10 list.
–QB Gardner Minshew II, a graduate transfer from East Carolina, threw for 430 yards and a career-high five touchdowns against Oregon State. It was his sixth straight game with at least 300 passing yards.
–RB James Williams had 78 receiving yards against Oregon State, his most since catching 13 passes for 163 yards in the 2017 season opener against Montana State. Williams scored a touchdown to increase his career total to 19.
–WR Tay Martin caught eight passes for 119 yards with two touchdowns against Oregon State. It was his second 100-yard game. He has six touchdowns this season and 12 in his career.
SERIES HISTORY: Oregon leads Washington State 49-41-7. The Cougars have won the last three games after losing eight consecutive games against the Ducks.
QUOTE TO NOTE: “He continues to get better as the receivers get used to him. The receivers around him are young guys.” — Washington State coach Mike Leach on graduate transfer QB Gardner Minshew II, who tops the Pac-12 passing at 403.7 yards per game while completing 215 of 313 passes (68.7 percent) with 19 touchdowns and only four interceptions.
