WSU athletics

Awash in crimson and gray and packed with loyal Cougs, the newest WSU-themed Alaska Airlines jet will make its maiden voyage to Pullman on Saturday.

More than a dozen action items before the WSU Board of Regents were approved during its Friday meeting in Pullman.

Leadership from the Mountain West athletic conference met with the WSU Athletics Advisory Committee to outline the benefits of WSU joining the league during the advisory group’s second meeting on Thursday.

An update from WSU President Kirk Schulz on the rapidly changing Pac-12 dynamics: “The decision by the University of Washington and the University of Oregon to accept offers to join the Big Ten Conference sealed the fate of the Pac‑12.”

The department is anticipating an $11.5 million budget deficit for fiscal year 2023 due to a combination of Pac‑12 Conference and other revenue shortcomings as well as expense overruns.

The meeting — which includes an executive session — will take place inside the Elson S. Floyd Cultural Center. The business portion of the retreat will be broadcast live on YouTube.

Impact of student-athlete’s name, image and likeness rights on colleges as well as other issues that have emerged were discussed in online program hosted by WSU Regent Enrique Cerna.

Members of the Washington State University Board of Regents took action on several items Friday during their first meeting of 2023.

While knockoff t‑shirts can still occasionally be found in parking lots adjacent to WSU sporting events, much of the conflict between counterfeiters and the university now takes place on a digital battlefield.

WSU has launched a new online tool to assist members of the university community in taking appropriate precautions when they have been potentially exposed to COVID‑19.