Washington State band will play Oregon State fight song before top-25 matchup: ‘In a fight together’

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Washington State and Oregon State are faced with uncertain futures as the Pac-12 as it has been known for decades comes to an end. 

At the end of the 2023-24 season, 10 of the 12 schools will depart for other conferences after a summer in which realignment took center stage.

A general view of a pylon is seen during the Oregon State spring scrimmage at Reser Stadium on May 8, 2021 in Corvallis, Oregon. (Abbie Parr/Getty Images)

The two football programs are both ranked in the top 25 after three weeks of the college football season, and they will square off on Saturday in Pullman, Washington. 

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On Thursday, the presidents and athletic directors held a joint press conference reiterating the two schools are unified moving forward. 

Washington State athletic director Pat Chun encouraged fans to applaud when the Cougars band plays Oregon State’s fight song before kickoff. 

"The four of us would wholeheartedly prefer pre-football press conferences involving student-athletes and coaches and not the four of us. But it’s also an opportunity. It was a unique week as we think about ways to elevate this game," Chun said Thursday. 

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"Although we’re asking our Coug fans to make it the toughest, loudest environment, we’re also going to encourage them. Eighteen minutes before kickoff, our band is going to play the Oregon State fight song, and we’re going to ask as a show of respect to applaud that fight song, because the two universities are in a fight together. I know our two mascots are