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Huskies or Cougars in the 2011 Apple Cup?
Huskies favored by 9 points; Cougars QB not traveling with team
The Washington State University Cougars (4-7, 2-6 Pac-12) travel to Seattle to face the Washington Huskies (6-5, 4-4) in the 104th Apple Cup at CenturyLink Field at 4:30 p.m.
In this longstanding rivalry, the Huskies lead the Cougars 66-31-6. Last year the Huskies won 35-28 in Pullman, but WSU has had recent success in winning in Seattle, the last in 2007.
A central website with rosters for both teams is available at Apple Cup 2011.
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The Huskies welcome back quarterback Keith Price while the Cougars will go with senior Marshall Lobbestael after freshmen Connor Halliday was hospitalized for a laceration on the inside liver after last weeks loss to Utah.
The Washington-Washington State game will air live to a national audience on Versus television (Comcast channel 34, Directv channel 603). Ted Robinson, Glenn Parker and Akbar Gbaja-Biamila will provide the commentary.
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The game can also be heard on KJR 950am OR 102.5fm across the IMG College Sports Radio Network with longtime play-by-play man Bob Rondeau and color analyst Damon Huard are joined by sideline reporter Elise Woodward. Many game broadcasts will also be carried on SiriusXM Satellite Radio and can be heard over the internet at gohuskies.com.
For WSU, the game will be broadcasted the IMG College Sports Radio Network at 770am in Seattle with Hall of fame announcer Bob Robertson Sr. in his 44TH season calling Cougar football action. Joining Robertson in the broadcast booth for the 10THyear is a name familiar very to Cougar football fans, former Cougar head coach (1978-86) Jim Walden. Walden is the third winningest coach in WSU football history. Patrolling the sidelines and locker rooms is KXLY's Bud Nameck. On the internet go to www.wsucougars.com/gameday/
King Country Metro remind fans attending the Apple Cup that there is no free park & ride service, nor free Metro Bus service, to the UW-WSU game this Saturday. Regular bus service to and from CenturyLink Field will be running. For more information on transportation to the Apple Cup, click here.
