No wonder they didn't want to play a game that counts.

When the Pac-12 schedule came out in May, WSU couldn’t have envisioned a more perfect day in Pullman for a Homecoming weekend against their new rival. Instead, dejection, reality and fireball shooters littered the field. cougcenter.com/wsu-cougars-f…

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Final. 31-10 Broncos. WSU is 1-7.

Cougs last hopes are sunk on an incomplete pass in the endzone. WSU will fail to reach bowl eligibility for just the second time since 2014. It comes in their eighth game. Quickest they've been eliminated from a bowl since 2010.

That'll do it. Dylan Riley again. A 72-yard dagger run. 21 unanswered for the Broncos to make it 31-10.

Fans are heading for the exit. Cougs will punt it away on 4th and 26 under a cascade of Boise State chants. 24-10 with 8:14 to go

And just like that, it's a two-score game, and Boise State's biggest of the lead on 33-yard rushing touchdown by Dylan Riley. 24-10 BSU

picked off. Eshelman throws it right at Boen Phelps. Broncos get the ball at WSU's 33 with a chance to maybe put this one out of reach

Touchdown Broncos. They convert on 4th and 2, and score on 3rd and 4 from the six-yard line. Work to do for the Cougar offense, trailing 17-10 early in the fourth

Jack Stevens is good from 47 yards, and we got a tie game at 10! However, the Brocnos are driving.

10-7 at half against a ranked team and the students absolutely bailed, great work as usual.

One half down, one more to go. Can WSU rally for the upset? cougcenter.com/wsu-cougars-f…

Boise State makes use of the extra yards and quickly glides down the field. WSU nearly gets the massive takeaway as Jamarey Smith jumped the pass and almost had the interception. Broncos take the field goal and head into half up 10-7.

Looked like WSU was trying a pooch kick that ended up drifting out-of-bounds. Boise State with the ball at their own 35 with 46 seconds to go in the half

TOUCHDOWWWWWWWWWN COUUUUUGSSSSSSSSS!!! KIRBY VORHEES POWERS IT IN AND THE CALL IS OVERTURNED TO A TD. WE ARE ALL TIED AT 7-7

Fourth and less than a yard. Dugger in the game

Cougs go for it on fourth and short near midfield and convert!