Published on: 4th April, 2010
As we prepare for the 2010 season, it’s always good to remember where we came from. This week, we were able to catch up with Husky kicker Jeff Jaeger (’86), and get some thoughts from a Husky of seasons past. What is your best memory of being a Husky? A few things ...Published on: 29th March, 2010
Last year, head coach Steve Sarkisian took over a team in horrific shape. After the winless 2008 campaign, as long as Sark beat the Cougs, the Husky faithful would have been happy. However, Coach Sarkisian did himself no favors by significantly exceeding those expectations. The win over USC declared, perhaps prematurely, that the ...Published on: 20th March, 2010
As the Washington Huskies prepare for the 2010 campaign, they take their first steps with the spring practices running from March 30th to April 30th. These practices have two objectives— to get the current starters reacquainted and to begin the process for any of the folks vying for starting roles. The second ...Published on: 13th March, 2010
Coming off of their 2009 campaign, the Huskies clearly have a lot of the pieces in place needed to climb back to glory. However, with a little success comes new challenges. Too often in sports after a big year, defenses adjust and target certain players a little more—and numbers correspondingly go down. ...Published on: 7th March, 2010
In reviewing the 2009 results for the Washington Huskies football team, two things stand out: They scored an average of 26 points per game, and they also gave up 26 per game. If you remove the fantastic Apple Cup results, they gave up 29 points a game. In contrast, USC, ...Published on: 26th February, 2010
The NFL Combine is a place where NFL prospects can either help or hinder their NFL futures. Dozens of prognosticators try to predict where folks will go, and which speed freak will end up on the Raiders. Dozens of Huskies have gone through the combine and had varying degrees of success in ...Published on: 21st February, 2010
1. Survive their out of conference start The Huskies start off against last year’s No. 10 ranked BYU team in Provo. How the pass defense (and overall defense) has improved from their Pac-10 eighth rank last year will be clear from the first offensive series against the Cougars. Following that will be ...