Washington State football to honor a senior class that stayed on the Palouse

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November 28, 2024

By Sam Taylor, Moscow-Pullman Daily News via Yahoo Sports: Kyle Thornton says he was a “nobody” when he arrived in Pullman in 2019 as a walk-on to the late coach Mike Leach’s Washington State football team.

“If you would have told me six years ago that I would be here, being a captain on this amazing team with hopefully a shot to create a pretty special season here, (I wouldn’t have believed it),” Thornton said. “You never know where your story is going to start, but you decide where it ends.”

That story has included two seasons as WSU’s starting linebacker, a senior season as team captain and an opportunity to make plays, the most iconic perhaps being the game-sealing tackle in WSU’s 2024 Apple Cup win over Washington.

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WSU to honor a senior class that stayed

Nov. 28—Kyle Thornton says he was a "nobody" when he arrived in Pullman in 2019 as a walk-on to the late coach Mike Leach's Washington State football team. "If you would have told me six years ago that I would be here, being a captain on this amazing team with hopefully a shot to create a pretty special season here, (I wouldn't have believed it)," Thornton said. "You never know where your ...

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