Playing a game for a ninth consecutive week has certainly taken a toll on the Washington State Cougars .

But they can’t push for too much sympathy with the schedule-makers. San Diego State is in the same boat, making them two of the only 10 teams in FBS football that have opened the season with nine consecutive games.

Both teams will reach their bye week Monday.

“I know we are pushing through,” first-year WSU coach Kirby Moore said on his “Cougar Football Hour with Kirby Moore” show Wednesday in Pullman.

Here are three matchups WSU must have the upper hand on to win at San Diego State on Saturday:

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