The UW Huskies and WSU Cougars will start the 2026 season with the annual Apple Cup. Details on TV and radio broadcasts, uniforms and more.

Our Washington State vs. Washington prediction expects a low-scoring Apple Cup between two offenses with several new starters.

It's game week, and that means we get to kick off another season of opponent defensive previews. This year we open the season against the Cougs in Husky Stadium for the first true home game Apple Cup since 2023.

Here's a preview of the 118th Apple Cup between the UW Huskies and WSU Cougars, including Brock Huard's take on the matchup.

Former national lab scientist and current Washington State University President Betsy Cantwell uses custom AI agents to de-risk research and model complex financial scenarios for college athletics. But the top cougar believes artificial intelligence can never replace human wonder in education and rejects the algorithms to predict outcomes like this weekend's Apple Cup.

That question cut a lot closer to home for senior linebacker Xe'ree Alexander, a product of Kennedy Catholic High School in Renton, Washington, who made stops at Idaho and Central Florida before returning home ahead of the 2025 season, and recorded 2 tackles in his first Apple Cup appearance.