PULLMAN — At the front of the pack on the sideline, Jake Dickert pumped his fist and repeated himself several times.
Let’s go. Let’s go. Let’s go.
The rain was on its way to Gesa Field, the site of No. 20 Washington State’s 49-28 win over Utah State on Saturday night, but Dickert wasn’t fazed.
Neither was his quarterback, John Mateer, who had just surged in for his third of five total touchdowns on the night. By the end of the game, the rain was pouring, but so were the points for the Cougars, who have now won four straight.
It added up to a blowout win for WSU, which enjoyed one of its best rushing outings of the season with 287 yards on the ground, using a string of 28 unanswered points to pull away for good and earn their eighth win of the season.