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The Pac-12 is adding Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State and San Diego State, starting in 2026, to join Oregon State and Washington State in a rebuilt Conference of Champions.

Despite the Pac-12 falling apart last year, Washington and Washington State and Oregon and Oregon State are playing Saturday. Both rivalry games will played in September for the first time.

The final season of Pac-12 football is coming down to a thrilling conclusion. Washington and Oregon still have hopes of getting the Pac-12 its first College Football Playoff berth since 2016.

Washington and Washington State have agreed in principle to a five-year extension of the Apple Cup, ensuring the in-state football rivalry will continue through at least 2028. The schools announced the agreement six days before playing for the final time with both members of the Pac-12 Conference.

The 12th-ranked Huskies make the trek across the Cascades to face Washington State on Saturday night, still holding the slightest chance of something bigger than trying to reclaim the Apple Cup.

Washington State removed the interim tag and named Jake Dickert head coach Saturday night after he led the Cougars to a 3-2 record following the firing of Nick Rolovich.

Attorneys for former Washington State University football coach Nick Rolovich are appealing his firing for refusing to get the coronavirus vaccine. They contend school officials did not conduct a fair process to determine whether Rolovich should receive a religious exemption to a state mandate.

An attorney says former Washington State University football coach Nick Rolovich’s termination for refusing to get a COVID-19 vaccination was unlawful and an attack on his Catholic faith. Attorney Brian Fahling also says Rolovich intends to take legal action.

KNKX sports commentator Art Thiel joined Morning Edition host Kirsten Kendrick to discuss the firing of Washington State University football coach Nick Rolovich and what it means for the WSU football program.

Washington State University fired football coach Nick Rolovich and four of his assistants on Monday for refusing a state mandate that all employees get vaccinated against COVID-19, making him the first major college coach to lose his job over vaccination status.