Category Archives: Links

UW vs BYU, Saturday @ 4 p.m.

2
Posted by admin on September 3, 2010 – 9:09 am
Filed under Game Reports, Links
Tagged as , , , , , , ,

Don’t miss the Huskies first game of the 2010 season, a contest with BYU Saturday at 4:00 p.m. (PST) in Provo, Utah. The game marks the rematch of the 2008 game, a 28-27 BYU victory in Seattle that ended with a controversial 15-yard celebration penalty against Jake and a missed PAT.

“It was a tough game, a tough loss for us — a game that, in my opinion, if it would have gone a little differently, might have given us a different outcome that year,” Jake told Scott Johnson of Heraldnet.com. “It’s a tough one to look back to and remember the way we lost that one. It’s one of those ones that sticks with you for a while.”

However, Jake is taking this year in stride and won’t carry the thought of that play into the game on Saturday–he mentioned he hadn’t thought about it much since it happened 2 years ago. Nevertheless, he did mention that if he scores this time, he will take a different celebration approach.

“I’ll take the ball to the referee this Saturday for sure,” Jake said.

There are some good game previews–one from the Washington side of the coin and one from a local Utah paper.

The game will be televised live at 4:00 on CBS College Sports. Check with your local cable company to verify that the game is available in your area and that you have the correct cable package for viewing that channel.

Jake Added to Manning, Walter Camp Award Watch Lists

0
Posted by admin on August 9, 2010 – 3:39 pm
Filed under Jake Locker News, Links, Uncategorized
Tagged as , , , ,

In the last couple of days, Jake has earned his way onto the radar of a couple more prestigious award watch lists.

The Manning Award, named after the trio of Archie/Peyton/Eli, has announced Jake is a possible recipient for 2010. While it is another award that is given to the nation’s top quarterback, the player selected is announced after the bowl games are played and the respective bowl performances are taken into consideration.

Jake has also made his way onto a lofty list: the Walter Camp Trophy watch list. The Walter Camp Award is a special achievement that is handed out to the player of the year, no matter the position. Additionally, not only does the Walter Camp Foundation hand out an annual award to the Collegiate Football Player of the Year, but they also recognize their Man of the Year, Coach of the Year, among others. Outside of the Heisman Trophy, the Walter Camp Trophy is the most desirable and significant accolade a football player can garner.

Become a Sponsor for UW’s Touchdown For Kids

2
Posted by admin on August 5, 2010 – 6:51 am
Filed under Interviews, Jake Locker News, Links
Tagged as , , ,

One of Jake’s passions is to help out kids fighting life challenging diseases. Often he makes visits and phone calls to offer  support and enouragement to kids and their families, and helps out in fundraising and promoting good causes, such as the Run of Hope.

In an effort to assist families that have daunting medical costs as a result of needed pediatric care, Jake has recently teamed up with the University of Washington and Seattle Children’s to establish “UW’s Touchdown For Kids.” The foundation was created to ‘provide world-class pediatric care to every child in our region who needs it regardless of a family’s ability to pay.’

You can jump in as a flat-fee sponsor or can make a pledge to donate everytime the Huskies score a touchdown. You can listen to Jake explain how you can be a part of this important cause here. You can also listen to Jake’s interview on KJR a.m. where he talks about the Touchdown for Kids program.

Participate In the 2nd-Annual “Run of Hope”

0
Posted by admin on July 17, 2010 – 5:17 pm
Filed under Events, Links
Tagged as , , ,

As you may have learned over the last year and a half, Jake lost a close friend, 8 year old Kylekyleandjake Roger, to a brain tumor in early 2009. Since Kyle’s passing his mother, Christin, started the Seattle “Run of Hope”, a charitable race formed in his honor to assist in the funding of pediatric brain tumor research. Last year’s event raised over $250,000 after monumental support from the Seattle community, and because of the great success it will be held every year.

This year’s charitable 5k run/3k walk will be on Sunday, October 3rd in Seattle, and the hope is to achieve another great year of participation and contributions to such an important endeavor. In that spirit, Jake shot some promos for KOMO–Coach Sark’s website has some photos from the taping of his appearance.  

If you wish to find out ways to help without being a part of the race, please visit Kyle Roger’s team page. And, if you wanted to learn more about Kyle’s story, you can find it here.

Thanks to everyone who helped make 2009′s event such a great success, and we look forward to seeing you in October!

Jake On Unitas, O’Brien Award Watch Lists

1
Posted by admin on July 14, 2010 – 3:27 pm
Filed under Jake Locker News, Links
Tagged as , , , ,

‘Tis the season for preseason award watch lists, and Jake has made two of the most prestigious listsjake-oregon3 for quarterbacks. Jake has been named as a possible future recipient for the Johnny Unitas “Golden Arm Award“, an honor given to the nation’s best quarterback. In order to be considered for the trophy the player must not only have a great year on the field but must also ‘demonstrate good citizenship off the field and maintain the ideals of good character, morals, and values that Johnny Unitas upheld in his lifetime and career.’

And, recently released, the Davey O’Brien Foundation announced that Jake has also made their watch list for the 2010 season, the second consecutive season he has been named to the list. The Davey O’Brien award goes to the quarterback who displays the best balance of on and off the field performance.

Both award winners will be announced shortly after the completion of the 2010 regular college football season.

Jake Planning on a 1-Sport Summer

0
Posted by admin on May 21, 2010 – 4:07 pm
Filed under Jake Locker News, Links
Tagged as , , , , ,

In an interview yesterday with 710 ESPN, Jake announced that he plans on saving this summer exclusively for football related activities, silencing some speculation that he may fulfill some baseball obligations with the Angels organization prior to the 2010 football season.

“I’m going to concentrate on getting ready for this coming football season” Jake told Paul Silvi and Jim Moorelocker-usc3 yesterday. “It’s a big summer for us as far as making sure that we’re here spending time with each other, getting cohesion between me and the receivers and the running backs and the line, able to work with everybody as a unit and getting comfortable with each other. So I think it’s an important summer for us. I’ll be here spending time with those guys.”

Jake signed a 6-year rights contract with the MLB’s Anaheim/LA Angels franchise last year after being drafted in the 10th round, yet was open and honest that football was his first priority. Nevertheless, the Angels wanted an athlete of his caliber and were willing to take the risk of him not playing baseball in the next 6 years. And, for Jake it is a great back up plan in case his football pursuits do not materialize after college–however unlikely that is.

Obviously, this announcement is music to the ears of Husky Football fans. If you want to hear the full interview, you can catch the full audio here. Also, you can read some more thoughts on the matter here.

The 2010 Spring Game & National Buzz

0
Posted by admin on April 30, 2010 – 9:47 am
Filed under Jake Locker News, Links
Tagged as , , , , , , , , , ,

The Spring Game is here, a ‘Friday Night Lights’ event that will start at 6:30 at Husky Stadium. Don’t miss Jake’s last Spring Game in a Husky uniform! And, from the sounds of things, the event will have a lot of activities. jake-heisman-postcard

On Monday, Stewart Mandel of Sports Illustrated has an in-depth feature about Jake’s decision to return to Washington for his Senior year, as well as how it may translate into team success in 2010 and his draft position in 2011.

Also on Monday, the University sent out a ton of postcards to potential Heisman voters to get them thinking about Jake in the 2010 race. Ironically though, there is no mention of “Heisman” on the postcard.

Ted Miller, Blogger for ESPN.com, posted an interview with Jake last Friday. He then wrote a story a few days ago that talks about Jake’s 2011 draft stock.

Bob Condotta also posted a story for Seattle Times.com that details Jake’s decision to stay in school might have been the best choice after all. Last Friday also marked a new video release of Jake Highlights, created by the University’s Athletic Department. And, to start the busy day, Jake appeared on the ‘First Take’ show on ESPN2 via phone.

And in case you missed it, the NY Times kicked off the coverage with a great feature on Jake.

Round 1 of NFL Draft Brings Validation, Vindication

0
Posted by admin on April 23, 2010 – 8:44 am
Filed under Jake Locker News, Links
Tagged as , , , , ,

After Sam Bradford of Oklahoma was taken #1 overall in yesterday’s first round of the NFL draft, those who questioned Jake’s return for his senior year because of injury risk were quieted. And, as the rest of the draft played out, it continued to act as a validation that injury risk is somewhat of a misleading reason to leave early for the NFL.

“It’s a good lesson for everybody that you can come back and play your senior year and still fulfill your NFL dreams and aspirations at that level,” Locker said of the Bradford selection. “… It’s a good message for everybody in college football.”

You can find a couple of articles that elaborate on the first round of the NFL draft and it’s impact to Locker’s decision in the Herald Net and also the Seattle Times.

Jake also appeared on ESPN2′s “First Take” this morning at 8:30 a.m. The video may be on-line sometime today here.

A Man With Goals

0
Posted by admin on April 14, 2010 – 5:58 am
Filed under Links
Tagged as , , , , ,

Ted Miller of ESPN.com has this piece on Jake’s priorities and goals before he moves to a career in the NFL. As part of the story, Jake talks about how he continues to improve on choosing when to run and when to throw.jake-locker-notre-dame4

“A lot of times when plays break down is when you get your biggest plays,” Jake said. “It’s about a good balance of both; of understanding when it’s going to be productive to get outside the pocket and try to make a play and when you need to stand in there and make a throw.”

Bob Condotta of the Seattle Times caps the weekend scrimmage news, a game highlighted by a first series Locker to Aguilar 29 yard TD catch.

And finally, are you a fan of “Jake Locker for Heisman in 2010″ on Facebook? You can join the movement here–we are adding over 300 fans a day!

#1 in 2011?

0
Posted by admin on April 8, 2010 – 7:21 am
Filed under Jake Locker News, Links
Tagged as , , ,

jake-locker-lsu2

Much has been made of Jake’s decision to return to Washington for his senior year, possibly sacrificing guaranteed millions of dollars and a possible #1 draft position in the 2010 NFL Draft.

Mel Kiper of ESPN says that the status for Jake hasn’t changed, and that he will be the top player chosen in the 2011 NFL Draft next April.

Until then, Husky fans will get to enjoy 13 more games with the future #1 draft pick at the helm.