OXFORD, Miss. – At some point in Washington State’s flight back home, whether the team plane is cruising over Arkansas or Wyoming or Idaho, the bad taste might hit the Cougars’ mouths hardest. They’ll regret plenty from this loss, a one-score setback to No. 4 Ole Miss, which was projected to win by nearly five touchdowns.

WSU will lament a barrage of costly penalties, eight total. One wiped out an interception in the first quarter. Another negated a 19-yard completion in the fourth. Still another unwound a key 10-yard gain in the second frame. With a chance to convert one key third-down opportunity, the Cougs fumbled, and with a long shot to take the lead in the final seconds, they started their final drive with a running play that took too much time off the clock.

But whenever WSU’s tea

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