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The only school with as many student-athletes represented was Stanford. Talk about an upset.

The All-Pac-10 football teams were just announced, and WSU senior center Kenny Alfred was a second-team selection on the offensive line.

Since many fans can remember, WSU football has been lauded for its ability to recruit and develop NFL-caliber quarterbacks.

Story Published: Nov 24, 2009 at 2:06 PM PST Story Updated: Nov 24, 2009 at 2:06 PM PST Washington State quarterback Kevin Lopina, center, throws to running back James Montgomery, not seen, as offensive linesmen B. J. Guerra, left, and Zach Williams, right, protect him from the rush.

22, 2008. MICHAEL CONROY / AP Washington quarterback Jake Locker, left, avoids the sack by Notre Dame linebacker Brian Smith during the first quarter of an NCAA college football game in South Bend, Ind., Saturday, Oct.

No matter how much the new staff and players at Washington try to ignore last year, the stain of a winless season will forever be punctuated by an Apple Cup loss last November to rival Washington State - a game that dropped the Huskies to their lowest point in school history.

Washington State at Washington , 3:30 p.m. PT, Line: Washington by 24 1/2. Series Record: Washington leads 64-31-6. Last Meeting: 2008, Washington State, 16-13 2OT.

In the moments before his first Apple Cup, Washington coach Steve Sarkisian will gather his Huskies in the auditorium under Husky Stadium and light the fuse on his football team.

Senior quarterback Kevin Lopina will make his second consecutive start for Washington State on Saturday in the Apple Cup game against rival Washington.

Maybe it was Knute Rockne. Or maybe it was his Notre Dame quarterback Gus Dorais.

Washington State and UCLA both badly need a win when they play in Pullman on Saturday.

In the wake of the latest indignity driving Washington State football into further oblivion, Paul Wulff was asked what could be taken from a 43-7 defeat to UCLA.

After nine games, sophomore receiver Jared Karstetter has six touchdown catches for a team that has found the end zone just 14 times.

Once upon a time, the passing game of Washington State was so prolific that Sports Illustrated dubbed the school "Quarterback U." Ah, those were the good old days.

The headline, plastered across the top of Page 1 of the Tucson daily newspaper's sports section Saturday, read: Cats fear hungry Cougars.

Washington States' Carl Winston is dragged down by Arizona's Cam Nelson, left and Xavier Kelley, right, during the Cougars' 48-7 loss.

Travis Cobb set the tone for Arizona, returning the game's opening kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown, as the 21st-ranked Wildcats cruised to a 48-7 victory over Washington State.

As a linebacker who played his high school football in Texas and college in the PAC-10, he's accustomed to seeing big guys on the offensive line.

The Washington State Cougars football team will continue to pack their bags and hit the road for their next Pac-10 game.

The Washington State Cougar football team had their moment in the national spotlight Saturday night playing the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame.