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PULLMAN – Star running back Max Borghi and dozens of his Washington State teammates were jogging, stretching and tossing footballs Saturday on the icy field at Martin Stadium approximately 2 hours before kickoff against California.
In a matter of moments, the entire group disappeared into the home locker room. California equipment managers began packing up chairs and headsets on the visitor’s sideline. Washington State’s equipment staff started doing the same.
It encapsulated college sports in 2020 as appropriately as anything else: One minute there was a football game, the next there wasn’t.
About 90 minutes before the Cougars and Golden Bears were supposed to kick off on a snowy afternoon in Pullman, the game was canceled due to Cal not meeting the minimum number of scholarship student-athletes available as a result of COVID-19.
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