Baseball, football, get set for big weekends in Pullman
Good afternoon, and happy Friday, Coug fans. After last week’s parents’ weekend, Pullman, Washington, will again be the place with baseball hosting a big conference series and football hosting its annual spring game. For those making the journey over for the first ‘football weekend’ of 2026, head over to Bailey-Brayton Field on Friday night as […]
Jan 15, 2026; Pullman, Washington, USA; Washington State Cougars head football coach Kirby Moore speaks during a basketball game against the Gonzaga Bulldogs in the first half at Friel Court at Beasley Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: James Snook-Imagn Images | James Snook-Imagn Images Good afternoon, and happy Friday, Coug fans. After last week’s parents’ weekend, Pullman, Washington, will again be the place with baseball hosting a big conference series and football hosting its annual spring game.
For those making the journey over for the first ‘football weekend’ of 2026, head over to Bailey-Brayton Field on Friday night as the Washington State Cougars play host to the New Mexico Lobos in a huge three-game set. Currently, WSU sits just a game back of the first-place Nevada Wolfpack in the Mountain West standings. Nevada will be hosting the UNLV Rebels this weekend as part of the Silver State Series.
If WSU can pick up a series win and get some help from the Rebels, they could come out of this weekend atop the Mountain West with just two conference series left to play. The Cougars have won their last two conference series, taking down San Jose State to begin the month and UNLV last weekend. WSU will likely send their typical Friday starter out on the bump, Nick Lewis, who is coming off two great starts against Gardner-Webb and UNLV.
Across his two starts, Lewis has gone 15 innings, surrendering only two earned runs and striking out 11. Game 1 will be at 6:05 p. m.