The steadiness and consistency was pretty positive for a first game.”Leach had lost all five of his openers since arriving at Washington State in 2012. Montana State got a break when Grant Collins recovered a Washington State fumble on the Cougars’ 43. Washington State was ranked in the preseason AP Top 25 for only the third time in the program’s history. THE TAKEAWAYThe last time the teams played, Washington State escaped with a 23-22 win in Pullman in 2010. Washington State hosts Boise State next Saturday, seeking revenge for last season’s loss in Boise——More AP college football: http://collegefootball.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP–Top25

Source: National Post September 03, 2017 05:40 UTC