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Cougars’ Home Opener to Have a Special Meaning
PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — The family of former Washington State quarterback Tyler Hilinski is planning to attend the Cougars' home opener on Sept. 8 against San Jose State. The game will be the team's first at home since Hilinski killed himself in Pullman, Washington, in January. Hilinski's father, Mark, says that when he thinks of his son, he remembers him smiling in the Cougars' stadium.
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