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In those moments, opponents have turned to a hurry-up offense to prevent the Cougs from subbing, which has left on the field guys such as lineman Jernias Tafia, edge Andrew Edson and true freshman Ansel Din-Mbuh, a promising prospect but far from a complete player.

Perhaps the Cougs will turn to some of their younger pieces at that position — like true freshmen Ansel Din-Mbuh and Khalil Laufau and redshirt sophomore Jernias Tafia.

Sophomore Rodrick Tialavea and true freshman walk-on Jernias Tafia are listed on WSU’s bowl-week depth chart as backup guards.

“We had some bumps in the road, and that only made us stronger,” Tafia said of losing to O’Dea during the regular season.

Running back Sam Adams II inked his commitment to Washington; tight end DJ Rogers is headed to Cal; defensive back Ayden Hector signed with Stanford while linemen Jernias Tafia and D’Angalo Titiali’i will play for Portland State.