Washington State has reason to be wary about opening the season against an FCS opponent.The Cougars were upset by Portland State in their first game last year and they start this season Saturday hosting regular FCS contender Eastern Washington.Coach Mike Leach said there are no big lessons to be taken from last seasons 24-17 loss to Portland State, which like Eastern Washington is a member of the Big Sky Conference.You have to come out as prepared as you can and play together the best we can, Leach said.Washington State rebounded from the upset to finish 9-4 last year, and has most of its starters back in Pullman.That includes quarterback Luke Falk, who threw for 4,566 yards and 38 touchdowns last season, and receiver Gabe Marks, who caught 104 passes for 1,192 yards and 15 touchdowns.Leach said Falk doesnt have any glaring weaknesses but still has room for improvement.The best quarterbacks are the ones that are fairly good at everything and steadily improve the whole package, said Leach, who has been pushing Falks candidacy for the Heisman Trophy.Eastern Washington finished 6-5 last year, a down season for a program that regularly makes the FCS playoffs. The Eagles are more than three touchdown underdogs in Saturdays game.Their most dangerous player is receiver Cooper Kupp, who gave up a chance to jump to the NFL to play his senior season. He won the Walter Payton Award as the nations top FCS offensive player last season.Kupp has made a specialty out of out-classing Pac-12 defensive backs. Last season, he caught 15 passes for 246 yards in a loss at Oregon. Two years ago he caught three touchdown passes in a loss at Washington. As a freshman, he caught five passes for 119 yards and two touchdowns in an upset win at Oregon State.Kupp has averaged 122 receiving yards per game, an FCS career record.Hes a really good player, Leach said. Hes had a very productive career.Kupp was a high school senior when Leach was hired at Washington State and sort of fell through the cracks in the blur of those early days, Leach said.We would have definitely liked him to walk on, Leach said, noting that Kupp has become bigger and faster as a college player.Hes really impressive, Leach said. We probably should have taken him.Other things to watch when Washington State hosts Eastern Washington:OPENING GAME BLUES: Leach has lost all four of his season openers as coach at Washington State, to BYU, Auburn, Rutgers and Portland State.HELLO NEIGHBOR: Although the two programs are located in towns only about 70 miles apart, Washington State and Eastern Washington have only played each other three times -- all victories for the Cougars. 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LONDON -- English soccer authorities are investigating newspaper allegations that Watford supplied falsified financial information to allow Italian businessman Gino Pozzo to become the clubs owner.The Daily Telegraph reported Tuesday it has obtained a forged bank letter submitted by Watford to provide proof that Pozzo had enough funds to take over the club before the 2014-15 season. Watford won promotion to the Premier League that season.The English Football League, which runs the three divisions below the Premier League, says we immediatelyy commenced a disciplinary investigation into serious allegations made against Watford after receiving information by the Daily Telegraph.ddddddddddddThe EFL has asked Watford to provide a full and detailed response to the allegations.Watford chief executive Scott Duxbury said in a statement that the club takes this matter extremely seriously and has instructed independent solicitors to carry out an investigation. ' ' '