PULLMAN — Washington State has a ninth game on the schedule for the 2025 football season, and a sixth home game. The Cougars will play host to Toledo on Oct. 20 next season. Why Toledo? Bryan Blair certainly had something to do with it. Blair, Toledo’s athletic director, served as WSU’s deputy athletic director from 2018-22. Blair’s relationship with AD Anne McCoy and President Kirk Schulz without a doubt helped put the series together.
The Cougars will be meeting the Rockets for the first time in program history. It is the second game to be announced this week, following Wednesday’s announcement Wazzu is hosting Louisiana Tech on Nov. 15 next season. Unlike that game, however, this one has a return trip.
The Cougars will head to Toledo on Sep. 20, 2031. It is the Cougars’ fourth scheduled game for ’31, along with home games vs. Mississippi State and Virginia and a road trip to San Jose State…