What's up This Week

February 6 is just a week away, and for college football fans, that means just one thing: National signing day. For those who do not know what a national letter of intent is, click here.

After a dismal start to the recruiting season, Cougar football coach Paul Wulff is making up ground quick. He just received a verbal commitment from his 20th recruit and this class seems to have some promise. While former coach Bill Doba tended to go after skilled players such as running back and wide receivers, Wulff's strategy appears to be in going after bigger players on both sides of the ball.

Some top verbal commitments include Bernard Wolfgramm, a junior college defensive end, cornerback Kevin Frank (pictured), who had offers from Nebraska, and Jared Karstetter, a 6'4" wide receiver from Spokane.

The coaching staff still has a few players they would like to go after, and nothing is a sure deal, but the early indication is the the cougs have a solid recruiting class...



...Check out this week's Seattle Times investigative piece. It's a story chronicling the off-the-field problems of the last great Husky football team. The story not only vindicates what Cougar fans have been known for years, but it shows the price a school and a community pay when they put athletics ahead of everything else. Part four comes out tomorrow...


...The Cougar men play host to the Bay Area schools this week. Don't miss Saturday's game, when #14 Stanford invades Beasley Coliseum. Tip-off is noon. Thursday's game against California will not be televised.