Great news Dawg fans! Jake Locker has decided to return to the Huskies for his senior season. Here are the highlights of the breaking news released on December 14th:
“After a great deal of careful thought and deliberation, I have decided to return to Washington and play my senior year, I am very excited about this [...]
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There’s no question the win over USC was one of the greatest moments in UW Football history, especially considering the state of the program last year. Here’s a couple ways to relive the moment:
Video of the Final Drive:
Order a DVD of the Huskies vs. USC game:
No trick plays. No FG or punt fakes. No Hail Mary’s. Just pure willpower overtook the #3 team in the nation as the Huskies celebrate one of the greatest upsets in UW Football history.
Much of the credit must go to the defense (especially Mason Foster) and Folk for his field goal kicking, but one thing is [...]
Jake Locker signed a contract with the Angels this past weekend, but don’t worry, he’s still focusing purely on football:
“It was just an opportunity that presented itself and it was something I didn’t believe would take away from me as a football player here, I want to play football and that’s what I’m going to [...]
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Sadly, Jake Locker broke his thumb in a freak accident when setting a block during a reverse during the Huskies game vs. Stanford. What was more broken than Jake’s thumb was the Husky defense. Fouch is a decent backup - he’s a good thrower who might not have the running abilities or decision making skills [...]
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I rarely believe what anyone says about an opposing team’s players pre-game as all the coaches and players have been taught to compliment their opponents. But post-game comments are much more trustworthy. Here’s what the papers had to say about Jake Locker (from a Salt Lake Tribune Article titled, “UW Locker as Good as Advertised“:
They [...]
There’s no question that the officials ruined Washington’s destiny: beating #15 BYU in an upset that UW players, fans, and coaches have long been waiting for.
There’s some debate as to whether Washington would have won, etc. if the call hadn’t been made, but there’s little debate about it being a bad call. Analysts, announcers, fans [...]
For those of you, like me, who put on their purple coated glasses, thinking the Huskies might upset Oregon last week, a dose of false hope for the BYU game is highly appreciated. Here’s what I was able to dig up:
PI blogger, Nathan Ware picks the Huskies to win 37 to 34 based of UW’s [...]
Washington’s loss to Oregon this past weekend, proves how much of a team sport football is. Locker, despite looking better on the run and passing than any of the Oregon QBs, was plagued by bad blocking, no running game and receivers that dropped balls that hit them in the hands. Plus, the defense was so [...]
Here’s a list Jake Locker should be able to break into by the time his work at the UW is done:
Warren Moon
Bob Schlored
Marques Tuiasosopo
Mark Brunell
Don Heinrich
Billy Joe Hobert
Sonny Sixkiller
Chris Chandler
Steve Pelluer
Tom Flick
Also receiving votes: Damon Huard, Hugh Millen, Bob Hivner, Bill Douglas, Cody Pickett, Brock Huard, and Jake Locker (already in consideration).
Ranking source & info [...]
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