1 month ago
Aug. 31—PULLMAN — Ahead of the first season-opening Apple Cup, set for Sunday afternoon in Seattle, Washington State is electing not to release a depth chart.
Cougar coach Kirby Moore indicated as much on Monday, saying that heading into the games to follow the rest of the season, the team expects to post two-deeps.
So in the meantime, The Spokesman-Review is publishing a projection of WSU's two-deep, which is based on observations from the team's 15 fall camp practices and interviews with coaches and players this August. The program has only confirmed one player as a starter, quarterback Caden Pinnick.
First, a couple housekeeping notes...
—The only players expected to be sidelined by injuries for Sunday's game are tight ends Trey Leckner and Hudson Cedarland, Moore said. Leckner is set to miss the first half of the season, while Cedarland will be out "an extended period of time," according to Moore.
#season #cedarland #pullman
Cougar coach Kirby Moore indicated as much on Monday, saying that heading into the games to follow the rest of the season, the team expects to post two-deeps.
So in the meantime, The Spokesman-Review is publishing a projection of WSU's two-deep, which is based on observations from the team's 15 fall camp practices and interviews with coaches and players this August. The program has only confirmed one player as a starter, quarterback Caden Pinnick.
First, a couple housekeeping notes...
—The only players expected to be sidelined by injuries for Sunday's game are tight ends Trey Leckner and Hudson Cedarland, Moore said. Leckner is set to miss the first half of the season, while Cedarland will be out "an extended period of time," according to Moore.
#season #cedarland #pullman
3 months ago
German football journalist Constantin Eckner says he rates Matthias Jaissle, who is expected to replace Eddie Howe at Newcastle, "very highly".
Jaissle joined Al-Ahli in 2023 and led the Saudi club to back-to-back AFC Champions League ****** les in 2024-25 and 2025-26.
"He might be the right man for the job," said Eckner on BBC Radio 5 Live's Football Daily podcast. "There are a couple of uncertainties regarding Newcastle's transfers this summer, so we don't know how the team will look when the Premier League starts or once deadline day has passed.
"But I rate Matthias Jaissle very highly. His football is still very intensity-based, but he shows a lot of flexibility.
"Jaissle, like Fabian Hurzeler at Brighton, is a young coach who is very good at coaching intensity to all kind of players.
#eckner #matthias #intensity
Jaissle joined Al-Ahli in 2023 and led the Saudi club to back-to-back AFC Champions League ****** les in 2024-25 and 2025-26.
"He might be the right man for the job," said Eckner on BBC Radio 5 Live's Football Daily podcast. "There are a couple of uncertainties regarding Newcastle's transfers this summer, so we don't know how the team will look when the Premier League starts or once deadline day has passed.
"But I rate Matthias Jaissle very highly. His football is still very intensity-based, but he shows a lot of flexibility.
"Jaissle, like Fabian Hurzeler at Brighton, is a young coach who is very good at coaching intensity to all kind of players.
#eckner #matthias #intensity
3 months ago
Leeds United enter a race they are probably already losing. They are monitoring Royal Union Saint-Gilloise goalkeeper Kjell Scherpen. Sky Sports journalist Ben Heckner first broke the story. But the 26-year-old Dutchman has already made his preference clear, and it is not Elland Road.
Voetbal International journalist Joost Blaauwhof stated flatly that there is little chance of Leeds United signing him. Blaauwhof added that Scherpen is not even aware of their interest. He has his heart set on Ipswich Town. Brighton hold a 40% sell-on clause from his departure. His asking price sits at around €10m, which is roughly £8.5m. Ipswich already have personal terms in place.
The pressure at Elland Road is real. Karl Darlow left for Manchester United on a free transfer, Illan Meslier signed for ******* nal, and Daniel Farke has lost faith in Lucas Perri. Scherpen is just the latest name on what has become a long goalkeeping list. No real concrete progress has been made on actually signing anyone between the sticks.
Let us be straight here. Scherpen's 2025/26 season at Union Saint-Gilloise was genuinely solid. He made 40 appearances across all competitions and kept eight clean sheets in the Belgian Pro League. He also played a central role in the club winning the Belgian Cup.
It is an impressive output for a side that now enters Champions League football. His average FotMob rating across the Belgian Pro League campaign sat at 7.16. For a goalkeeper, that is quietly excellent. At 6ft 9in, he is the kind of physical presence that demands attention. Crosses get claimed. Near-post shots become non-events. That part is not in question.
#league #leeds #saint
Voetbal International journalist Joost Blaauwhof stated flatly that there is little chance of Leeds United signing him. Blaauwhof added that Scherpen is not even aware of their interest. He has his heart set on Ipswich Town. Brighton hold a 40% sell-on clause from his departure. His asking price sits at around €10m, which is roughly £8.5m. Ipswich already have personal terms in place.
The pressure at Elland Road is real. Karl Darlow left for Manchester United on a free transfer, Illan Meslier signed for ******* nal, and Daniel Farke has lost faith in Lucas Perri. Scherpen is just the latest name on what has become a long goalkeeping list. No real concrete progress has been made on actually signing anyone between the sticks.
Let us be straight here. Scherpen's 2025/26 season at Union Saint-Gilloise was genuinely solid. He made 40 appearances across all competitions and kept eight clean sheets in the Belgian Pro League. He also played a central role in the club winning the Belgian Cup.
It is an impressive output for a side that now enters Champions League football. His average FotMob rating across the Belgian Pro League campaign sat at 7.16. For a goalkeeper, that is quietly excellent. At 6ft 9in, he is the kind of physical presence that demands attention. Crosses get claimed. Near-post shots become non-events. That part is not in question.
#league #leeds #saint
