Tristan da Silva scored 20 points and Colorado won its first NCAA Tournament game in three years, wrapping up the First Four with a sloppy 60-53 win over Boise State.
Michael Penix Jr. threw for 450 yards and matched his career-high with five touchdown passes, and No. 10 Washington overwhelmed Boise State in a 56-19 win in the teams' season opener.
No. 10 Washington will begin a year of high expectations with an early challenge as the Huskies host Mountain West favorite Boise State in the season opener.
Washington running back Cameron Davis is out for the season after suffering a lower body injury last week during practice. Davis ran for 522 yards and 13 touchdowns last season.
There are two things you can count on at the end of every NFL season: first, the Super Bowl will be the most watched television event of the year, second, there will be multiple head coaching vacancies around the league.
Washington State has hired Jeff Schmedding as the Cougars’ new defensive coordinator. Schmedding spent the past two seasons at Auburn and was the Tigers' defensive coordinator for the past season.
The Fresno State Bulldogs and Washington State Cougars will face off in the LA Bowl on Saturday, pitting the champion of the Mountain West against a short-handed Pac-12 opponent.