PULLMAN — The throw looked perfect right away, a smooth parabola off the hands of Washington State quarterback Zevi Eckaus, who was targeting wideout Kaden Harken toward the end zone. The ball reached its peak at around the 15-yard line, underneath a cloudless Tuesday morning sky at Gesa Field, before heading back toward the turf.

As that happened, Harken jockeyed for position with freshman cornerback David Kuku, who played him well. Neither freshman could create much separation. Turns out, Harken didn’t need to. As the ball sailed toward him, he reached his arms out and secured it at about the 5-yard line, falling to the ground in the crimson-painted end zone.

That prompted Eckhaus, the likely frontrunner in the Cougs’ four-way battle for starting quarterback duties, to jump for joy and

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