Luke Falk threw for 226 yards and three touchdowns as Washington State beat Idaho 56-6 on Saturday, a positive end to a tumultuous week for the Cougars.
James Williams rushed for 126 yards and a touchdown for Washington State (1-2), which won on a wet, windy day when the Air Raid offense was not working very well.
Idaho (1-2) struggled for the second straight week against a Pac-12 team, after losing at No. 8 Washington.
Falk threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Robert Lewis early in the fourth for a 35-6 lead, and the Cougars added three more touchdowns in the fourth.
Washington State was expected to contend for the Pac-12 North, but opened the season with losses to FCS foe Eastern Washington and Boise State. That prompted coach Mike Leach this week to rip his Cougars as soft. Leach also complained that Pullman police seemed to be targeting his players, after four were recently arrested in three different incidents, which the police chief has denied.
THE TAKEAWAY
IDAHO: The Vandals, who have designs on qualifying for a bowl game this season, were coming off a 59-14 loss at No. 8 Washington. The Vandals and Cougars are located in towns just 8 miles apart and this was the 92nd meeting between the two closest neighbors in the FBS.
WASHINGTON STATE: Idaho has often been a cure for what ailed the Cougars. Washington State leads the series 72-17-3.
UP NEXT
IDAHO: Plays at UNLV on Saturday.
WASHINGTON STATE: Has a bye this week, and hosts No. 22 Oregon on Oct. 1.
