Yahoo Sports· 1h ago· 1 min read
For the first time in the 118th meeting between the Washington Huskies and Washington State Cougars, the annual Apple Cup rivalry football game will take place on the Sunday of Labor Day Weekend.
It's not the only unique part of the 2026 rendition between Jedd Fisch's team and first-year Cougars coach Kirby Moore, brought in to breathe new life into WSU after Jimmy Rogers made a quick exit from Pullman after just one year to take over as the head coach at Iowa State .
"Surreal," Moore told the Big Ten Network's Yogi Roth of opening his first season at WSU against UW. "I think it's an incredible opportunity for our players to be on a grand stage. It's the first—and only—time the Apple Cup's been played on a Sunday. I can't wait to attack it with the guys."
Although the game will be Moore's and many other players' first against UW on Sept. 5, his expected starting quarterback, Caden…
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