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PULLMAN, Wash. -- The mind of Marcellus Pippins of Washington State was racing as he saw the loose football on the turf at Martin Stadium.He bent down and scooped the ball up, and one thought ran through his brain.Run fast, dont get caught, Pippins said.He gave no thought to diving on the football.It was me and the touchdown, said Pippins, who ran 72 yards for the score that helped ignite Washington States 56-6 win over Idaho on Saturday.Luke Falk threw for 226 yards and three touchdowns as Washington State posted a positive end to a tumultuous week.James Williams rushed for 126 yards and a touchdown for Washington State (1-2), which won on a wet, windy day when the Air Raid offense was not working very well.Idaho (1-2) struggled for the second straight week against a Pac-12 team, after losing at No. 8 Washington.The Vandals have not scored a touchdown against Washington State the past two times the teams have played.Austin Rehkow kicked a 42-yard field goal as Idaho took a 3-0 lead on its first possession.Williams ran over from the 2 for a 7-3 lead for the Cougars. The touchdown was set up by a 50-yard completion from Falk to Kyle Sweet.Nose tackle Robert Barber blocked a 32-yard field-goal attempt by Rehkow and Pippins scooped up the ball and ran 72 yards for a touchdown as Washington State took a 14-3 lead midway through the second quarter.Once special teams made a play it was like a chain reaction, WSU running back Gerard Wicks said.Idaho quarterback Matt Linehan fumbled on a bootleg, and Robert Taylor recovered for Washington State on Idahos 36. Falk threw an 8-yard touchdown pass to Gabe Marks as Washington State built a 21-3 lead late in the second quarter.Idaho drove all the way to the WSU 1 midway through the third quarter, but had to settle for Rehkows 18-yard field goal that cut the Cougars lead to 21-6.Washington State replied with a 90-yard drive that ended on Wicks 2-yard scoring run for a 28-6 lead.Falk threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Robert Lewis early in the fourth for a 35-6 lead, and the Cougars added three more touchdowns in the fourth.We played hard the whole game, Washington State coach Mike Leach said. Defense played better than offense.The sloppiness with regards to penalties is alarming, Leach said of the 11 penalties against the Cougars.Leach said his players seemed to respond well to a week of hard practices and harsh criticism.We seem to have a group that has a tendency to go soft, Leach said. Weve got to be on them all the time.Idaho coach Paul Petrino did not appear in the postgame interview room.Washington State was expected to contend for the Pac-12 North, but opened the season with losses to FCS foe Eastern Washington and Boise State. That prompted Leach this week to rip his Cougars as soft. Leach also complained that Pullman police seemed to be targeting his players, after four were recently arrested in three different incidents, which the police chief has denied.THE TAKEAWAYIDAHO: The Vandals, who have designs on qualifying for a bowl game this season, were coming off a 59-14 loss at Washington. The Vandals and Cougars are located in towns just 8 miles apart and this was the 92nd meeting between the two closest neighbors in the FBS.WASHINGTON STATE: Idaho has often been a cure for what ailed the Cougars. 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LeBrun: Over the last 48 hours, hes taken in the home-and-home between the Dallas Stars and Colorado Avalanche with Jamie Benn and Matt Duchene being the obvious targets.Wales have returned to something new as they attempt to secure a first Test win against Australia in eight years.Warren Gatlands decision to lead the British & Irish Lions on a second tour next summer has led the Welsh Rugby Union to hand temporary control of the national team to his assistant, Rob Howley.It is a role the former Wales captain performed in similar circumstances four years ago, but for over a third of his 37-man squad it is a move that represents a step into the unknown.Obviously its weird not having Warren about, Scarlets and Wales No. 9 Gareth Davies admitted to ESPN before meeting up with the squad. But Rob is a big part of the coaching team, so its not going to be that different.Howley has been one of Gatlands trusted lieutenants since the New Zealander took the Wales job following the 2007 Rugby World Cup. Alongside Shaun Edwards, Neil Jenkins and Robin McBryde, he is responsible for much of the day-to-day coaching under the Kiwi.Warrens a big character in the backroom staff. He obviously has a lot of influence over the inner workings of the team, Davies international colleague Hallam Amos said.[But] there is a whole team there who have been there for the best part of a decade now. I dont think from a coaching aspect much will change.The way Gats [Gatland] deals with the media is quite individual and I think Rob will be different in that regard. But from a purely playing point of view I dont think anything will change too much.Whether anything changes on the training park, Wales are determined to alter their luck against the Wallabies on the pitch this Saturday.The principalitys losing run against Australia now stretches to 11 matches, the most recent of which was a 15-6 reverse?at the 2015 Rugby World Cup.Davies was named man of the match in that Twickenham clash but the scrum-half will be on the bench in Cardiff, as he has been since Rhys Webb returned to fitness.?His bid to oust his friend and rival from Wales No. 9 shirt, however, could well be aided by advice froom his caretaker boss.ddddddddddddWhen I was growing up Rob was one of my childhood heroes, so its great for me to be able to work with him, Davies said. Hes great with us scrum-halves, he does a lot with us, drills and stuff.He knows a lot about the game and I truly enjoy working with him, because I feel like we learn a lot from him.The Scarlets man added: There are a couple of pointers that hes given me on my passing and my kicking that I work on daily.Obviously Ive learned a lot from the other coaches as well, but with Rob being a specialist scrum-half there are a few pointers that he has taught me, and I feel that they are a big part of my game at the moment.Wales last success against Australia came during Gatlands first year in charge, and their 11-match losing streak includes the three-Test tour to Australia in 2012 which Howley presided over.Wales were ahead in two of those matches going into the final stages, while they were camped on the Wallabies line with a two-man advantage for around seven minutes of their Pool A clash last October. The narrow margin of defeat only adds to Welsh frustration.Its always at the back of our minds, Davies added. The World Cup was very frustrating for us, we controlled that game for the majority of the game, we were unlucky. We got held up over the line three times.If little things had gone our way, if we would have had one of those tries awarded, we would have gone on and won the game. So, weve got to be positive.Well look back at that game at the World Cup and see where we did do well, and hopefully we can put things right and finally get that win against Australia.BT Sports charitable initiative, The Supporters Club, has announced a new grant for TACKLE -- a joint project between the four professional teams in Wales that will bring an inspiring new rugby education programme to young people in Communities First areas. ' ' '