US EditionThe Pacific Northwest's Fading Football Rivalries Illustrate Post-Realignment Disparities
Washington State and Oregon State face competitive challenges and roster changes after Pac-12 dissolution, with both teams operating as independents and struggling in early 2025 games.
- On Saturday, the Huskies travel to pull on the Cougars’ turf for the 117th Apple Cup, while in Eugene, Oregon welcomes Oregon State in a rivalry that has endured since 1894.
- This event follows the Pac-12's collapse after 2023, when USC and UCLA left for the Big Ten in 2022, followed by Washington and Oregon, leaving only Washington State and Oregon State as independents.
- Both teams lost coaches and key players to Power Five schools, including Washington State’s Jake Dickert, and are struggling with roster turnover and limited NIL resources this season.
- Washington State started this season with a 0-3 record after finishing last year with an 8-5 mark and a Holiday Bowl appearance, while Oregon coach Dan Lanning emphasized that the rivalry remains important to his team despite recent challenges.
- The Apple Cup is expected to continue, but the Oregon-Oregon State rivalry will pause next year and may resume in 2027 when the Pac-12 is revived with new members.
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Pacific Northwest’s storied football rivalries illustrate post-realignment disparities
There’s still nostalgia for the Pacific Northwest’s former Pac-12 rivalries, even if the realities of college football mean the gap between the teams involved is growing wider.
Helena Independent Record
The Pacific Northwest's fading football rivalries illustrate post-realignment disparities
There’s still nostalgia for the Pacific Northwest’s former Pac-12 rivalries, even if the realities of college football mean the gap between the teams involved is growing wider.
Associated Press News
Pacific Northwest's storied football rivalries illustrate post-realignment disparities
There’s still nostalgia for the Pacific Northwest’s former Pac-12 rivalries, even if the realities of college football mean the gap between the teams involved is growing wider.
Pacific Northwest's storied football rivalries illustrate post-realignment disparities (copy)
There’s still nostalgia for the Pacific Northwest’s former Pac-12 rivalries, even if the realities of college football mean the gap between the teams involved is growing wider. Washington visits Washington State in the 117th Apple Cup, and Oregon State visits…
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