Early last year, when Washington State head coach Jake Dickert made Jeff Schmedding the Cougars' new defensive coordinator, he did so understanding the two men shared a strategy on playing defense.

The story is in the numbers. In WSU’s win over Texas Tech earlier this month, it permitted 323 passing yards and 148 rushing ...

Washington State Cougars quarterback John Mateer (10) scrambles against the UW defense during the second half of a college ...

“It’s explosive, absolutely explosive,” WSU defensive coordinator Jeff Schmedding said of SJSU’s offense. “I think they push ...

"It was a great call by our DC (Jeff Schmedding)," Edson said of the fourth down stop. "I'm doing my job, everybody did their job. I see (QB Will) Rogers, I hit him, they pitch it, then game over ...

Here is what to watch for when Washington State hosts Texas Tech at 7 p.m. Saturday evening. When Texas Tech has the ball… ...

For Dickert and defensive coordinator Jeff Schmedding, it's placed a higher priority on defense this week, slotting the Cougs' first-team offense against their first-team defense more often than ...

For Dickert and defensive coordinator Jeff Schmedding, it’s placed a higher priority on defense this week, slotting the Cougs’ first-team offense against their first-team defense more often ...

unable to shed a block that allowed Kelly to spring free for a 37-yard catch-and-run — but Dickert and defensive coordinator Jeff Schmedding will take a 16-point outing from Texas Tech’s ...

"It was exactly how I thought it would be. They took it personal last week, as they should -- really proud of Coach (Jeff) Schmedding and that defensive staff. "They ground this out; this is a ...