Cougars Begin Fall Football Camp After Hill Workout

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  Washington State University's football team began fall camp on August 6, 2026“PULLMAN — Before the Washington State football team could smile and wave and pose for photos during Wednesday’s media day or saddle up for fall camp, which opens today at Rogers Field, they first had to conquer the mountain in front of them.”
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  Washington State University's football team began fall camp following a team-building hill workout on College Avenue“PULLMAN — Before the Washington State football team could smile and wave and pose for photos during Wednesday’s media day or saddle up for fall camp, which opens today at Rogers Field, they first had to conquer the mountain in front of them. That mountain was College Avenue — a notoriously steep hill on the south side of WSU’s campus. In rows of five late last week, the Cougars took turns running up it.”
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  The team ran up College Avenue, a steep hill on WSU's campus“That mountain was College Avenue — a notoriously steep hill on the south side of WSU’s campus.”
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  The team ran up College Avenue in groups of five as part of their preparation“In rows of five late last week, the Cougars took turns running up it.”
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  WSU center Kyle Martin described the activity as a 'culture builder'No usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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  WSU center Kyle Martin described the activity as a way to help players face adversity during the season“It’s bonding. It’s a culture builder,” Martin said. “It’s bringing us a point of adversity before the season starts because you’re gonna have adversity multiple times throughout the season. So it’s ‘How do you fight through it?’ “So then when it comes to those settings on the field, you can be like, ‘Oh, this is how we did this back then. Now let’s do that and let’s keep going.’”
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  Head coach Kirby Moore joined the players on the hill“So I think he ran the last few reps with us,”
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  Head coach Kirby Moore ran the last few reps with the players on the hill“So I think he ran the last few reps with us,”
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  The team's media day occurred before fall camp began“Before the Washington State football team could smile and wave and pose for photos during Wednesday’s media day or saddle up for fall camp, which opens today at Rogers Field, they first had to conquer the mountain in front of them.”
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  Players emphasized the importance of bonding during the team's media dayNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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  Players emphasized the importance of preparation for the upcoming season during the team's media dayNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.