Quarterback Matt Kegel and safety Virgil Williams have been tabbed for the Gridiron Classic on Jan. 31 in The Villages, Fla. The other camdidates mentioned like Sammy Moore, only got about 50 to 73 yards, 0,1 TD's. Extra point by Drew Dunning (WSU) is good. Name Title Office Phone Email; Li, Haijun: Prof: WSU Evrt: 425-405-1780: liklu@wsu.edu: Probability, Stochastic Processes, Risk Analysis. 39 yard field goal by David Pino (TEX) is good. This was a juncture in my life.”The family-centric nature of the Mormon church intrigued Moore. Alas, it would be 10 more seasons before Washington State went bowling again. Taking a kickoff 89 yards for a TD against Oklahoma in the Rose Bowl. Jonathan Smith (WSU) rushed up the middle for a 12 yard touchdown. Until Taylor’s 100-yard score, you had to look all the way back to 2003 to fin the last time WSU scored on a kickoff return. WSU took a 26-10 lead into the fourth quarter, thanks to two touchdown passes from quarterback Matt Kegel to wide receiver Sammy Moore. Matt Kegel (WSU) pass across the middle complete to Sammy Moore (WSU) for a 41 yard touchdown. I just tried to do my part, do what I was supposed to do … maybe defenses were so geared toward stopping Devard (Darling) they weren’t paying attention to me.”In terms of his favorite individual moments, Moore doesn’t pick any part of his MVP work against Texas in the Holiday Bowl.“Playing Notre Dame stands out. We took care of each other and loved one another. © 2005-2020 CBS INTERACTIVE ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. That helped, but when I went home for Christmas I knew I didn’t have the mental frame of mind to return for the second semester.”Tyler Hilinksi’s death by suicide in January hit him hard. “That’s why I chose WSU coming out of junior college. He said let’s pray here over the phone for healing. His resume reads like a fairy tale: But none of that compares to his greatest achievement: overcoming alcohol and turning the biggest mistake of his life — one that landed him in jail for six months — into a life-altering turn toward a better tomorrow.“Life is great now,” Moore, 37, told CF.C in a recent phone interview from his home southeast of Phoenix in Coolidge, Ariz. “My wife Jessica, my kids, a great job. Wright Thompson looks back on an unusual and historic season of college football. Go Cougs — that’s the biggest message ever.”, RELATED: Cougfan at 20, the cautionary tale & gallows humor of '04 class. Wide receiver Sammy Moore is scheduled to play in the Las Vegas All-American Classic on Jan. 17. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Cougfan.com Soccer, Volleyball & Track Forum, Slot to Washington State Cougars Newsletter, Cougfan at 20, the cautionary tale & gallows humor of '04 class. Life in Pullman Cougfan at 20: Sammy Moore’s life back on track in a big way WSU strength coach Rob Oviatt has been awarded the Admiral U.S. Grant Sharp Trophy for the Cougars. Well despite having Leaf as QB, etc, they only got about 50 to 75 yards, 0,1 TD's, where they should have gotten at least 85 to … WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY Cougars in the Pros COUGARS IN THE NFL (As of June 1, 2004) TEAM POSITION EXPERIENCE ARIZONA CARDINALS James Darling Linebacker 8 Years BALTIMORE RAVENS Devard Darling Wide Receiver Rookie Life is going my way and I have the support to keep it going.”He’s a foreman with an industrial coatings company and also operates a small concrete paving business on the side. The guys on the team we’re saying ‘Sammy, you’re always talking about Jesus Christ, come on.”He stays in touch with many of his old Cougar teammates and talks with Gesser via Facebook. Hawai'I QB Chevan Cordeiro keeps it himself for a 52-yard run and then a few plays later, he shovels a pass to Jonah Laulu for a touchdown. Calvin Turner fields the kickoff inside the 10-yard line then takes off down the field, weaving between Houston defenders to score a 92-yard Hawai'i touchdown to extend their lead to 28-14. Following a 39-yard field goal, Texas held a 10–7 lead at halftime. 9 plays, 66 yards, 5:00. 20 yard field goal by Drew Dunning (WSU) is good. The Cougars hold on to defeat Texas in the '03 Holiday Bowl. Notre Dame won it, 29-26 in OT in a see-saw battle. Matt Kegel (WSU) pass right side complete to Sammy Moore (WSU) for a 54 yard touchdown. The next morning I was completely fine. The family. I’ve always been a devout follower of Jesus Christ, but I got up out of my bunk one day and decided to check out an LDS meeting there in jail. We talked a lot about trying to find truth in life. I had a hamstring injury and it was hard to walk. 6: 0: FG. WSU marched back with a six-play, 62-yard drive capped off by a 35-yard field goal by Dunning with 1:50 to go, to send the game into overtime. The Longhorns tried to make a comeback, but a late defensive stand by the Cougars sealed the victory. Jonathan Smith (WSU) rushed up the middle for a 12 yard touchdown. This is the last minute of the game with the WSU radio feed overlaying the video. 19 yard field goal by David Pino (TEX) is good. WSU put up 14 points in the fourth quarter, but the offensive spurt was too late and OU finished off the 89th Rose Bowl with style points when Sammy Moore … •Former University High … 6: 0: XP. Holiday Bowl Offensive MVP Sammy Moore hauled in a Kegel bomb for a 54-yard touchdown that gave WSU the lead in the third quarter—which they didn’t surrender for the rest of the game. I also called my dad. The second half fireworks began with a 54-yard touchdown pass from Matt Kegel to Sammy Moore with just over nine minutes left in the third. I only knew football and when you lose what you love it can be hard to adjust. “We wore the same number, I took my sons to the Arizona game last fall and loved how he played and his energy, and then to learn he was keeping his depression secret just like I was when my career was over … In life, people have things bothering them, there’s  pressure, that they don’t talk about.”Moore says when his grandma, who raised him, died of lung cancer in 2007, “things really went south — losing her was always my biggest fear in life … I started drinking more and more and then got into trouble for the first time in my life.”He doesn’t want to relive the details of his “stupid mistake,” but says the turning point in life came while locked up in the correctional center in Florence, Ariz. Former WSU quarterback Matt Kegel’s 41-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Sammy Moore midway through the first quarter opened the floodgates. 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