Looks like he knows how to use his blockers. Has some nice moves.

Doesn’t seem super quick but he’s probably 3rd behind fisher and Kai right?

Oregon reportedly offered him as a transfer. He was a sought after HS recruit class of 24., Would have been a top recruit for Davis. He could easily end up the number 2 back.

I don’t think the kid is transferring here to be 3rd string. He was 2nd place behind Davion Godley at Webster who transferred to Stanford. So he should have had a lock on the starting job next year. Why transfer? Could be problem with the coach? Or he wants to win and thinks Davis gives him a better chance over the next two years. With an offer from Oregon he must have felt there was a better chance to play here. I hope we have a winner on our hands!

The way that Plough talked about him on the lastest Aggie Pride Podcast episode makes it sound like he's going to get playtime right away. Mentioned that he's a good pass catcher out of the backfield.

Sylvester only played in five games last year and rushed for just over 300 yards. Why didn’t he play more? New coaching staff coming in at Weber, they had 20+ players in the portal.

Knee injury. Ideally need two backs to carry the load plus a specialist or two to platoon. If healthy this guy should be heavily in the mix.

Need at least two RBs and you don't turn down Oregon unless they either didn't offer or you are going somewhere else to play. Probably the latter. Expect him to be Vargas from early last season.

This was a nice Pinnick 40-yards in the air to Gbatu with ease.

https://www.espn.com.sg/video/clip/_/id/47065119

Well...one thing Pinnick got from WSU.

I don't even know how to feel watching this.

I know how I feel. Good for him given the current state of college football. However, he is no longer a "Davis guy" to me, so no more highlights (I know, I posted a link) or commercials. Persona non grata. It would be different if he was a grad transfer, but he's a Coug now with three seasons of eligibility remaining that won't be spent as an Aggie. Not personal, but he made the choice to leave and I wish him the best. But I don't give a rat's ass if he throws a football through the tire swing. Nor will I bemoan his departure or use him to compare future UC Davis QBs. Moving on.

Agreed 100%. Enjoy that WAZZU degree.

All of that - I think the bigger thing irking me is that Davis can't compete on this level for money and things - do we care or are we committed to getting in the game? Will the notion of 'Davis guy' mean anything in 10 years if we carry on in such a manner?

I hear you. I guess for me, the proponent of staying in FCS/Big Sky football for at least another four years, is that we're not going to compete on this level for certain players and we have to accept the fact that a few are going to leave. The secret sauce is in recruiting/developing/retaining at a high enough level to compete for conference/national titles on an annual basis. "Davis guy" will still mean something to Davis guys.

If he's any good at WSU, he's not going to stay there either, just like his predecessors. It's just a stop.

They don’t exactly mention if they gave him truck (in which case he may owe taxes as income) or if this is more of a lend/lease as long you play here arrangement. I won’t wish him ill or well. I will just wish for him to earn what he deserves and deserve what he earns.

A tacky ad. But that is kind of Wazzu brand. If you imagined the old PAC12 having a BBQ, everyone else would be grilling ribs and briskets in the backyard while WSU and ASU were blaring country music and shotgunning Natty Ices in the driveway. So I guess the truck tracks.

These are leases.

Man some of you are salty. Have none of you left a current job for one that pays you more or provides you a better opportunity to get to where you hope to go in life? Because let's be honest here, college football is essentially a job at this point. We can call them "student-athletes" all we want but it's different from what it used to be.

Be thankful he gave us the 2025 season. It was very enjoyable. It will also likely help us get more quality players going forward so hopefully we'll have more seasons as good or better than 2025.

Wish him well. Root for the best for him. Hope he succeeds.

His choice is rational, he might bounce next year, too. He may have a possible CFL career if the long shot NFL doesn't work.

?? Why? He isn't an Aggie. In 3 years from now, nobody will remember him. I'll put up money that CP's replacement will be a better football player once their careers are over and the a Davis degree is much more valuable than a WAZZU degree, especially if he want to live in California.

Why not root for him? Because he left? That's the nature of the game. Good for him. Yeah, it sucks that he won't be here the next three years. But one guy said he's "persona non grata" and another guy said he won't wish him well or ill. There's no reason to not just wish him well and root for him to succeed. It's not like he left and went to Sac St.

Let me break it down for you, CP is irrelevant. He isn't an Aggie. He didn't get his degree here. I think most are like "Whatever" he is irrelevant. Come this fall, nobody will be thinking about him at all.

From my perspective, I'm not rooting against him and I wish him the best. But I'm not going to follow him and go out of my way to root for him, because he's irrelevant to the cause at hand. The only thing he did to attract a good player here was leave, and that opened the door for the Minnesota/Orange County QB to come in and compete. Nobody on the roster or signing this year came because of him. It's not a matter of dislike or ill feelings towards CP, rather, I'm moving on from him and don't really concern myself with Washington State football. My feelings on the matter, over it.

The only thing he did to attract a good player here was leave — Pacifico2

He helped us make the FCS quarterfinals. With a worse QB, we probably don't get a bye and probably don't make the quarterfinals. Making and advancing in the playoffs helps gets your name out there and makes recruits want to come to your school. Therefore, he will undoubtedly help us getting better players in.

And yes, I know this is a team game and it's not all about one player. But the QB has the most impact of any player on a team.

Pinnick as a first year starter, led an offense that was marginally more effective than the prior year where we had an all conference QB and an all american running back. I feel like rooting for Pinnick but I’ll have some mixed emotions. I hope he does well because if he doesn’t the narrative will be that this FCS star can’t play at FBS level. The whole FBS/FCS distinction is the most irritating yet omnipresent theme in college football.

I'm just excited to watch Fisher hit holes like his hair's on fire

Stretching it, but there's merit to what you're saying. Plough & staff are a greater draw than the previous season's QB, in my opinion.

Not really a stretch.

We beat Utah Tech 31-24 after trailing 24-7. Pinnick went 21-31, 253, 3 TD, 1 INT and rushed for 41 yards.
We beat Cal Poly 34-27. Pinnick went 21-26, 313, 3 TD and rushed for 68 yards and a TD.
We beat Sac St 31-27. Pinnick went 24-30, 306, 2 TD

We were an 8 seed this year (and not a clear cut one either). Our defense wasn't very good which means we got to where we were on the back of our offense. If we lose one of those three game, we don't get a bye. Lose two and we're out of the playoffs.

We're not an FBS team where you can just spend a bunch of money, hire a decent coach and become successful. We're not North Dakota St, South Dakota St or Montana St either. You have to win games to get the attention of recruits. More wins = better recruits. Better playoff results = better recruits.

I never said he was the sole reason or even the biggest reason we might get better recruits. But his season undoubtedly helped us. You can make the same case for Lan last year. Maybe we get to a point where getting the 12 seed is considered a down season. That would be awesome! At that point, one player probably won't matter all that much as far as recruiting goes. But we're not there yet.