Washington State is in a peculiar place this fall.

The Cougars have a new head coach and 74 new players.

They’re in their second and final year operating outside the confines of a traditional conference.

They’re playing one opponent, the only one in their conference this season, twice in a span of four weeks.

In those ways, new coach Jimmy Rogers and Co. are walking into a WSU situation unlike any other in program history.

Before the rebuilt Pac-12 launches next season, the Cougars have cobbled together a schedule with foes from across the country, including archrival Washington for Pullman’s first Apple Cup in three years, one home and away game apiece against Pac-12 holdover Oregon State, a road matchup with SEC opponent Ole Miss and two games on the East Coast, facing Virginia and

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