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Football #10
TREY
TINSLEY
POSITION
Quarterback
CLASS
Redshirt Junior
HOMETOWN
Lake Forest, Calif.
LETTERS 1
HIGHSCHOOL
El Toro
HEIGHT 6-3
PREV
SCHOOL Fullerton College
WEIGHT 210
Biography
WSU CAREER
RS-SOPHOMORE
(2017): Appeared in all 13 games as the field goal holder…made WSU debut in
season-opener against Montana State…named Pac-12 All-Academic honorable
mention.
SOPHOMORE
(2016): Redshirt season.
From
Spokane S-R
Trey
Tinsley makes early strides in Washington State quarterback competition
UPDATED:
Sat., March 31, 2018, 9:30 p.m.
The Spokesman-Review)
By Theo
Lawson
PULLMAN –
Trey Tinsley is aiming to replace Luke Falk, not necessarily emulate him.
If the
redshirt sophomore is able to beat out four other competitors for Washington
State’s starting quarterback vacancy – and probably a fifth come August – he’ll
surely need to demonstrate some of the same traits that Falk mastered over a
four-year span as the Cougars’ No. 1 – a comprehensive understanding of Mike
Leach’s Air Raid schemes; an arm sturdy enough to withstand the physical
demands of Leach’s passing assault; and a mind sharp enough to process
defensive formations and make the necessary presnap adjustments.
Through
five days of spring camp at WSU – a sample size too small to draw any
substantial conclusions – Tinsley seems to have the best handle on those
concepts of the five QBs taking repetitions, and of the three taking
significant ones. Leach considers him “the most polished” quarterback on the
Cougars’ roster and he’s been afforded the privilege of leading the first
offensive series whenever WSU breaks into its “live” 11-on-11 period.
But
because Tinsley appears most capable of replacing Falk at this early juncture
does not mean he’s the most accurate comparison to the former WSU star. More of
a polar opposite actually.
If Falk is
a ‘4’ on the bravado scale, Tinsley’s a ‘9.’
“I’ll just
look at a guy, throw some balls at the defense, just talk a little smack to
make sure the blood’s flowing,” Tinsley said after Saturday’s practice at
Martin Stadium. “Just make sure guys are loose and playing their best game. …
That’s just fun, have a good time, try to get guys smiling and just play ball.”
For all
the labels Falk accrued in his four year as the Cougars’ QB, “savvy trash
talker” was certainly not one of them.
So
Tinsley’s flair and pizzazz probably didn’t come from his two years of
shadowing the signal-caller who set every Pac-12 passing record ablaze.
Perhaps, though, he gets it from another former walk-on who starred at the
Power Five level.
“I like
Baker Mayfield a lot,” Tinsley said, referencing the Oklahoma QB who became
close friends with Falk as the two attended three separate Burlsworth Trophy
ceremonies together and practiced alongside one another at the Reese’s Senior
Bowl. “He’s a fiery guy, but I know that he gets as much out of his teammates
as he possibly can. So I guess a little bit from him.”
Three WSU
quarterbacks have been given a chance to run the offense during the 11-on-11
periods: Tinsley, redshirt junior Anthony Gordon and true freshman/early
enrollee Cammon Cooper. Tinsley was the most productive and efficient
signal-caller on Saturday, throwing touchdown passes to Renard Bell, Travell
Harris, Tay Martin and Jamire Calvin, and Leach says he’s shown the best grasp
of the playbook.
“I think
Trey’s real polished, real coachable,” Leach said. “You tell him once, he
improves on something.”
“(Gordon)
does a good job of seeing the whole field and the ball comes off his hand
really quickly,” Leach said.
“Sometimes
he can be spotty on his reads, but he can see a guy unattended and put the ball
on him real quick.”
Cooper, a
6-4 southpaw who came to the Cougars from Lehi, Utah, has good mobility for his
size, Leach said.
“And (he)
can throw just a really sharp rope of the ball,” Leach added, “I think he
learns really quickly, too, because he’s only been here for a few months and
he’s picked up an awful lot in that period of time.”
Cooper threaded
a tight spiral between two defensive backs and hit Bell in the numbers for one
of his touchdowns on Saturday. He also lofted an impressive sideline throw to
Easop Winston Jr., who made a basket catch and tapped his toe in bounds before
hitting the turf.
The QB
competition in Pullman is still a five-man race, but East Carolina transfer
Gardner Minshew will join the party in August when the team reconvenes for fall
camp, so it’s unlikely Leach and his staff will name a starter before the
summer break.
Claeys
throws a change-up
First-year
defensive coordinator Tracy Claeys is streamlining the play-calling process
this season.
Under
former DC Alex Grinch, WSU’s defensive players wore wristbands scripted with
play calls that would correlate with the same calls players would hear from
coaches on the sideline.
Claeys
decided to make a change when he arrived at WSU in January. The play calls
would only come from one source: the coaches.
“I feel
like without the wristbands, you’re just getting one signal,” defensive lineman
Nick Begg said. “Because with the wristbands, you’re getting a signal, you’re
looking here and then you’re listening for your (linebackers). But with this,
now you’re just getting your own signal from the sideline, you’re just going. I
feel like it’s easier.
“It takes
out half the time, so you can just get ready and get lined up.”
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Letters: June
Daugherty thanks Washington State fans for years of support
Sat.,
March 31, 2018, 5:17 p.m. Spokane S-R
By June
Daugherty
As March
Madness comes to an end, I have retired from Washington State as the women’s
basketball coach. It has been an honor to have been a coach for over a decade
and represent this outstanding institute of higher education.
I have
been fortunate to have worked with so many dedicated, talented student-athletes
which I know will each go on and enjoy great careers because of their academic
and athletic experiences at WSU. One of my most proud moments is having
graduated every player who competed for four years.
Thank you
to the parents of these great people for sharing your daughter with us.
It has
been a joy to have worked with top notch professionals both in the athletics
department and with the faculty and staff across campus. My extreme heartfelt
gratitude goes to my coaching colleagues and all the athletic support staff
personnel.
Being able
to hang three postseason banners in the Beasley rafters was an amazing
accomplishment that took so many people’s talent and support.
My health
is improving and I am getting stronger every day. I thank you for the prayers,
well-wishes and kindness that so many of you have taken the time to send my
way.
I leave
WSU with lifelong friends and many special memories. And I am so thankful to
WSU for providing me this amazing journey. All the best to each and every one
of you. Keep supporting this great university and the Cougar basketball team.
— June
Daugherty
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The moving
chess pieces of WSU women's basketball
'We had a
conversation with the new AD and it didn’t go too well'
Dylan
Haugh - Mar 30, 2018 Cougfan.com
PULLMAN –
Three Washington State women’s basketball players — including one of the
Pac-12’s most fearsome shot blockers — are leaving the program. And new
athletic director Patrick Chun, portrayed as having questioned players’
character during a meeting with the team, may have inadvertently fueled the
exodus, Cougfan.com has learned through extensive interviews.
Kayla
Washington, Louise Brown and Nike McClure all have recently announced plans to
leave WSU. McClure stated her plans the day after the season ended, while
Washington and Brown followed suit after the March 13 firing of 11-year coach
June Daugherty.
Washington
said in a tweet that she loves WSU but is “opening up” her recruitment. Brown
tweeted a week ago that she was grateful for her four years in Pullman but
would use her final year of eligibility elsewhere. McClure tells CF.C she is
hearing from Boise State, Florida, Hawaii and San Diego and also is considering
pro ball.
McClure --
as well as others who asked to speak off the record -- characterized the team
meeting with Chun last month as ranging from “unexpected” to “a left turn” and,
ultimately, “harsh,” “attacking” and “unnecessary.”
“We had a
conversation with the new AD and it didn’t go too well,” said McClure, a 6-3
forward from Tenino. “It was our first time ever having a conversation with him
… He said it was the upper-classmen’s fault for the reason this program was
failing and that the suspensions showed we don’t have the character that we
need to be successful.”
Those
comments were echoed by others CF.C spoke with.
The
suspensions McClure refers to stem from the Cougars’ road trip to the Arizona
schools last month when she, Brown, senior Caila Hailey and medically retired
senior Krystle McKenzie broke team curfew. Mike Daugherty, serving as interim
coach while June Daugherty recuperated from an undisclosed health matter,
suspended the players from subsequent games vs. Oregon State and Oregon.
Brown, a
fourth-year junior and Pac-12 all-academic pick, averaged 23.7 minutes per game
this season and made 23 starts while leading the Cougs in rebounding. McClure,
also a fourth-year junior, averaged 22.4 minutes, made seven starts and blocked
63 shots -- second-most in the Pac-12. Washington, a sophomore, averaged 14.2
minutes, 4.4 rebounds and 4.8 points per game. McKenzie did not play this
season due to injury.
All four
players are widely viewed as high character, hardworking, community servants
who “admittedly made a stupid mistake -- and took full responsibility,” as one
source close to the program put it. The curfew-breaking visit to see friends,
McClure and others stress, was not to party.
Upon
returning to Pullman from Arizona, the four players met with WSU associate AD
Anne McCoy followed by a full team meeting with Chun. At that meeting, the
players presumed it simply was to meet the new AD. But Chun asked coaches to
leave the room.
As
described by several in attendance, the meeting started off well with Chun
talking about how he supports coaches in disciplinary matters but then took a
“harsh” turn that “offended” the entire team and bordered on “character
assassination” of the four players.
McClure,
who in addition to playing basketball is active in the community, says she felt
“bullied in a way.”
“To have
that reflect so poorly on us and have our character thrown away ... I just felt
like we were being attacked by our own athletics program ...” she said.
Two weeks
later, when the team’s beloved strength and conditioning coach, David Lang,
suddenly died of a heart attack, Chun was “a totally different person --
sympathetic, caring,” said McClure. “I just couldn’t take him seriously at the
time because I was still so frustrated with him coming at me as a person, but
now wanting to have my back in a tough time. It didn’t feel genuine.”
CF.C
request comment from Chun, asking why he called the meeting, why he asked the
coaches to leave and how he would be describe the interchange.
“The meeting
was called to address multiple violations of team rules. Beyond that, I prefer
to keep that meeting between myself and the players,” Chun said through text
via WSU SID Bill Stevens.
It’s
unknown if Chun was referring to the four players’ suspensions as
“multiple" violations, or if he was referring to additional incidents.
McClure said the only violations discussed in the meeting were the suspensions
resulting from the Arizona trip.
WSU now
heads into the offseason looking to hit the reset button -- in need of a new
coach, coming off a disappointing 10-20 (3-14 Pac-12) season and now without
three players who figured to be major parts of the transition to a new staff.
“The
season was disappointing in a lot of ways. Obviously we had all the talent and
tools to make it to ‘The Dance’ this year. We just didn’t capitalize on all of
them. Here we are ... and we’re not dancing,” said McClure.
“I loved
the coaching staff, I loved June and Mike,” added McClure, who ranks No. 2 in
blocks on WSU’s all-time list. “I loved my team and my teammates. WSU, that’s a
town that can’t be beat. It’s a college town, great environment -- the fans are
fantastic, the alumni, everything about Pullman is great. I just needed to move
on with my life.”
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LINKS
==TENNIS: Cougars Sweep Past Colorado, 4-0
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==TRACK & FIELD: Cougs do well in sunny Los Angeles
==BASEBALL:
WSU LOSES FINAL GAME VS. ARIZ STATE, BUT WINS PAC-12 SERIES
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Commentary
Steven Branting in Lewiston Tribune
Commentary:
Cougars found out Warriors weren't so easy to tame that day
By Steven
Branting Apr 1, 2018
Lewis-Clark
State College is commemorating its 125th anniversary in 2018. This occasional
feature highlights dates of interest in the school's history.
APRIL 1,
1970 - When Chuck "Bobo" Brayton brought his Washington State University
Cougar baseball team to campus on this day, his team was riding the wave of a
10-0-1 record in the old PAC-10 NCAA Conference. A game with the 4-9
Lewis-Clark Normal Warriors at Harris Field looked to be more of a sandlot
contest. Harris Field had no spectator seating, outfield fences or lights.
The first
inning saw the Warriors rattle WSU ace Murray Gage-Cole after three hits and a
run. Gage-Cole had only allowed one earned run that season. The score remained
1-0 until the top of the fourth, when WSU pushed three runs across. Warrior
pitcher Randy Wells, throwing on his 19th birthday, gave the Cougars multiple
chances, walking 10, but he stymied the Cougar hitters, limiting them to just
three hits in 71/3 innings. Wells faced only 11 batters in innings five, six
and seven.
Mike Baum,
Terry Gorton and Ted Toki collected two hits each, and the Warrior defense held
the Cougars to no steals. WSU had stolen 38 bases in its first 11 games and
attempted a double steal with two outs in the fourth inning. A replay cut down
the lead runner at the plate.
The
Warriors struck back in the bottom of the fifth inning with four runs and took
a 5-3 lead into the top of the seventh inning, when WSU added a run.
At that
point, the umpires decided it was too dark to continue play. A heavy rain began
before the Warriors could make it to the locker room. Coach Brayton kept his
team on the field and had them run wind sprints to teach them a lesson about
overconfidence. The next day, the Warriors traveled to Pullman and were
trounced 15-5, getting just two hits, both from Dave Waibel. Warrior pitchers
gave up 14 walks, but the die had been cast.
It was not
the first time LCSC had gotten the better of WSU's varsity baseball team. More
about that on May 16. Since 1984, LCSC has won 19 NAIA National Championships,
and WSU will not risk its PAC-12 record playing the Warriors.
Steven
Branting is a former Lewiston School District educator and author of several
local history books.
