PULLMAN — Jake Dickert used a certain word to describe the athleticism of one of the Washington State University football team’s newest additions, linebacker Wesley Steiner, a transfer from Auburn.<\/p>\n
“Wes has proven throughout this summer to be one of the freakiest athletes I’ve ever seen,” Dickert, WSU’s head coach, said on Tuesday. “He power-cleaned from the floor 405 pounds. It’s just incredible. Coach Ben (Iannacchione) has never seen it. He’s fast. He’s agile. I’m excited to see it translate out on the field.”<\/p>\n
Heading into the Cougars’ fall camp, which started Wednesday morning, that’s one reason Dickert is excited about this group.<\/p>\n
Things may be different, with the Pac-12 as we know it no more and Mountain West Conference opponents on the schedule, but it’s true: WSU has many spots up for grabs, which is what figures to make these next three weeks interesting.<\/p>\n
The addition of Steiner, a senior who spent three seasons with the Tigers, should stabilize the Cougars’ rotation at linebacker. A spring transfer, Steiner’s playing time dipped last season — he started one of 13 games at Auburn, totaling 16 tackles on the year — but he’s played a lot of college football, which is what WSU needs at that position.<\/p>\n
He’ll have a chance to establish himself at the Mike linebacker spot with the beginning of fall practices, a three-week schedule that begins with two helmets-only sessions on the first two days, Wednesday and Thursday. Players will add shoulder pads on Friday, and the first full-pads practice is scheduled for Tuesday.<\/p>\n
The only practice open to fans will be the second and final scrimmage, set for Aug. 17.<\/p>\n
Two weeks later, WSU opens the season with a home matchup against FCS Portland State.<\/p>\n
Here are a few housekeeping items courtesy of Dickert:<\/p>\n
WSU’s fall camp began Wednesday with the Cougars entering uncharted territory. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1129,"featured_media":829359,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1077,4,1024],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-829358","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-college-sports","category-sports","category-top-news"],"acf":[],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","canonical_url":"https:\/\/heraldnet.com\/2024\/07\/31\/wsus-jake-dickert-raves-about-transfer-lb-wesley-steiner\/","smart_links":{"inbound":0,"outbound":0},"traffic_boost_suggestions_count":0,"meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"WSU’s Jake Dickert raves about transfer LB Wesley Steiner","url":"http:\/\/www.heraldnet.com\/2024\/07\/31\/wsus-jake-dickert-raves-about-transfer-lb-wesley-steiner\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/www.heraldnet.com\/2024\/07\/31\/wsus-jake-dickert-raves-about-transfer-lb-wesley-steiner\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.heraldnet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/07\/36997933_web1_TSR-WSU-Football-Camp-2-EDH-240801_1.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.heraldnet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/07\/36997933_web1_TSR-WSU-Football-Camp-2-EDH-240801_1.jpg"},"articleSection":"Sports","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Wire Service"}],"creator":["Wire Service"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"HeraldNet.com","logo":""},"keywords":[],"dateCreated":"2024-08-01T00:00:00Z","datePublished":"2024-08-01T00:00:00Z","dateModified":"2026-03-25T18:17:59Z"},"rendered":"