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Washington vs. Oregon State, Saturday @ 7:21 p.m.

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Posted by admin on October 16, 2010 – 10:50 am
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The Huskies welcome the Beavers of Oregon State to Husky Stadium, with kick off tonight at 7:21 p.m.

The 24th ranked Beavers are coming off a big 29-27 win at #9 ranked Arizona, while Washington is coming off a disappointing 10 point loss to Arizona State at home. Oregon State’s win came with a big loss, however, as do-everything star player James Rodgers injured his knee and was lost for the year. The Huskies, meanwhile, are nursing some injuries of their own as both offensive lineman Erik Kohler (mono) and wide receiver Devin Aguilar (hip) will miss their second straight game, and running back Johri Fogerson will miss another game with a hip injury.

And, as noted after the Arizona State game, Jake is getting through being sick and also trying to heal from a deep thigh contusion, two issues that are on the mend but not fully healed.

“He looks fine. I thought he would get back,” Huskies coach Steve Sarkisian said. “I don’t think he will be 100 percent; there is a pretty good-sized bruise. But it’s nice to have him and know that you’ve got him.”

Washington is hoping to end a 6 game losing streak versus the Beavers that dates back to 2004. And, following tonight’s game, the Huskies must endure 4 of the next six on the road, including 3 contests against ranked opponents:  at #2 Oregon, #17 Arizona, and at home vs. #14 Stanford.

The Beavers have bounced back this season to win the last 2 games–both conference games–to get to 3-2 (2-0 in conference) after a daunting non-conference schedule that included road losses at nationally ranked TCU and Boise State. The Beavers have followed a balanced offensive attack with all-conference player Jaquizz Rodgers leading the running game, while 1st year starter Ryan Katz has come to the forefront at quarterback, a solid sophomore showing to date highlighted by a 393 passing yards and 3 total touchdown performance in the victory last weekend.

For a full pregame preview, click here.

The Huskies are on the road next weekend at Arizona.

UW Loses to ASU 24-14

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Posted by admin on October 10, 2010 – 7:34 pm
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Jake and the University of Washington played Arizona State under the weather on Saturday night–both figuratively and literally–and had hoped the Northwest elements would provide an advantage over their warm weather visitors. The Sun Devils, however, showed the rain wouldn’t get in the way of their first Pac 10 victory and cruised to a 24-14 triumph over the Huskies.

Jake passed for 209 yards and a touchdown and added a touchdown on the ground, but the effort wasn’t enough to carry the Huskies past a determined and talented Arizona State team. To make matters a little more challenging, Jake battled a flu bug throughout the past few days and into the game, a game that saw a steady downpour throughout. And, although he was able to stay on the field and fight through it, coach Steve Sarkisian said Jake wasn’t himself and that his condition hampered the game plan a bit.

“I would have liked to get him out moving and running more and calling more quarterback runs,” Sarkisian said. “We weren’t able to. Think I called three quarterback runs tonight because of the long-term effect of the game. I needed him to play four quarters. I don’t know if he could have made it.”

The Huskies–who were also without offensive lineman Erik Kohler (Mono), Devin Aguilar (hip flexor), and Johri Fogerson (hip flexor)–hope to heal up quickly, as the Oregon State Beavers come to Seattle for another night game this Saturday. The Beavers are coming off a big win at Arizona and are 2-0 in the Pac-10.

For a complete summary of the contest you can find a recap and box score here.

Jake, Huskies beat Orangemen 41-20

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Posted by admin on September 13, 2010 – 6:20 am
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After a slow start on Saturday, Jake and the Huskies used big plays and big nights from Jake and Jermaine Kearse to roll past the Syracuse Orangemen 41-20 at Husky Stadium.

After quickly falling behind 10-0, the Huskies reeled off 27 unanswered points to take a 27-10 lead, including 2 touchdown receptions of 57 and 28 yards by Jermaine Kearse. On the evening, the Locker to Kearse combination tallied 9 connections for 179 yards and 3 td’s. Devin Aguilar chipped in with 7 catches, 81 yards and a touchdown as well. Jake ended the evening with 289 yards passing on 22-33, and had 4 touchdowns with no interceptions.

This was the second time Jake played Syracuse in his career, the first of which was his first collegiate game in 2007. “This was a very different team,” he said of the Orange compared to 2007′s squad. “A confident team, a fast and physical team, a very good football team.”

Bob Condotta’s recap of the game can be found here. And, the complete box score can be found here. 

Up next, the Huskies play the 8th ranked Nebraska Cornhuskers at Husky stadium this Saturday at 12:30 p.m.

A Man With Goals

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Posted by admin on April 14, 2010 – 5:58 am
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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!

Huskies, Locker fall to LSU; Show Promise

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Posted by admin on September 6, 2009 – 8:55 am
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The Huskies battled national power-house LSU for 4 quarters Saturday night, losing 31-23.

Locker had a renaissance night after almost a year removed from last year’s season ending injury, throwing for 321 yards and 2 touchdowns on 25 for 45 passing,locker-lsu-2 including a handful of throws out of bounds to avoid the rush. He also made some key scrambles for first downs, rushing for 51 yards on 12 carries, and was impeccable leading the 2-minute offense before halftime and at the end of the game.

There were some positive performances all around for the Huskies, a game in which they outgained the Tigers by 157 yards.

Chris Polk ran for 90 yards on 21 carries, freshman James Johnson caught the first touchdown of the season on his way to 6 catches for 63 yards (some of them key first downs), and Kavario Middleton had a career high 5 catches and a touchdown.

Washington also got solid performances from running back Johri Fogerson, wide receiver Devin Aguilar, and punter Will Mahan. The defense also had a good night, holding their own against a highly-touted SEC offense with a ton of playmakers.

For more details, check out the coverage of the game:

Bob Condotta of the Seattle Times recap here.

Some quotes from the game. Les Miles said of Locker: “That Jake Locker is mobile and accurate. They designed a nice scheme that complements what he does.

Steve Kelley of the Seattle Times breathes some fresh air in his breakdown of the game. 

Another view of Jake Locker’s impact on the game.

Heraldnet’s review of Locker and the game.

Isportsweb.com’s post game review.

Locker Impresses, Purple Team Cruises in Spring Game

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Posted by admin on April 26, 2009 – 3:36 pm
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Over 10,000 Purple and Gold clad Husky fans took in the Spring Game Day festivities and got to witness the return of some old faces, a new coaching staff, and a healthy starting quarterback.

From Sonny Sixkiller to Marques Tuiasosopo and Lawyer Milloy to Shane Pahukoa, tons of former Husky players were treated to a 33-0 shutout pitched by the Purple team over the White team.

The weather cooperated and was a balmy 53 degrees at the 1:30 start, and the purple team wasted no time as Jake Locker drove them down and ended up running into the endzone from 10 yards out. Locker finished the day completing 16 of 18 passes for 200 yards with 2 touchdowns and the touchdown run, a crisp and efficient day that saw no injuries on either side.

Defensive Coordinator Nick Holt described his thoughts on Jake’s performance to Bob Condotta of the Seattle times, “He’s gotten a lot better, especially this last week of spring. He has a real working knowledge of the offense and is comfortable with what they are trying to get done. He’s always been an excellent athlete and how he’s really developed into quite the quarterback and he’ll only get better now.”

Coach Sark also had positive thoughts about Locker’s day: “I thought Jake was really sharp. He’s playing much more relaxed that he was early in spring. He’s just delivering the ball, he’s comfortable. I thought a little bit there in the third quarter he got stuck in the pocket a couple of times. We’ve been hammering home to him, ‘Stay in the pocket, stay in the pocket.’ Now we’ve got to let him go a little bit and let him play football. But I thought he had a nice game.”

“They want me to give the routes a shot, but at the same time they never told me they want to take away my ability to run the ball,” Locker told the Seattle PI. “I’m just comfortable in the offense. I know what I’m doing and I know where I’m going. I’m confident.”

The notable stars of the day other than Locker was Willie Griffin, who scored a 29 yard touchdown on a short pass from Locker (sprung by a great block by Devin Aguilar), Chris Polk, Jermaine Kearse, and Demetrius Bronson. Anthony Boyles also looked solid, running some good routes and making some nice catches for the white team. On defense, Donald Butler and Mason Foster had good games, with Foster registering a couple of sacks, and on the white team Trenton Tuiasosopo was all over the field making tackles. 

The game ended with a final drive that was highlighted by a 25 yard gain by Chris Polk (one play after coming down awkward), a 19 yard gain by Polk, and finally a 8 yard touchdown catch by Jermaine Kearse. It was a great way to end the day and Spring Camp.

The game acted as a first glance of the new coaching staff for many Husky fans, and the days events were just the start of what fans can grow to expect with the new regime’s open-door philosophy and focus on fan involvement. “It was like a breath of fresh air”, said Jerry Pugnetti, a long time Tyee season ticket holder who experienced the Spring Game for the first time. “It feels like a dark cloud has been lifted and that we get to start over from scratch. I’m excited.”

The new uniforms were unveiled in the east endzone on mannequins, and had a mostly positive reception. Numerous fans stopping by to check them out really liked the clean look to the retro-inspired jerseys with the block numbers and the stripes down the legs. On display were the traditional home purple jerseys with gold pants and the away white jerseys with the gold pants. A third ensemble was a new one: all white uni’s with purple lettering. The helmets did not change.

There are many other articles describing different points of view on the Spring Game:

Nick Daschel of Buster Sports.com quips that if “Locker is this sharp, the Huskies have a chance in 2009.” 

The Tacoma News Tribune echoes that Locker’s performance was a good sign for the Huskies.

Game Notes

Players seeing game action:

1st Team Offense: Locker, Bruns, Izbicki, Griffin, C. Polk, J. Polk, Kelemete, Kearse, Aguilar, Middleton, Bronson, Habben, Ossai, Tolar, Schaefer, and Fancher

1st Team Defense: Butler, Foster, Glenn, Williams, Mosley, Richardson, Fogerson, Ta’amu, Huppert, Te’o-Nesheim, Elisara, Matthews, Jones, Walker

2nd Team Offense: Fouch, Boyles, Sylvester, B. Johnson, Shaw, Chidiac, Togi, Freeman, Leonard, Ikehara, Hayes, Rosborough, Christine, Scott, Shugert, Armelin, Savant, Kanczugowski

2nd Team Defense: Aiyewa, Persley, Gobern, Logan, Amosa, Houston, Galbraith, Wood, T. Johnson, Long, Ferleman, TJ Poe, Noble, Remington, Duncan, Tuiasosopo, Roussel

Note: Please stay tuned for pictures to be loaded, which will be found on the “Gallery” page of this website.

Locker Excels in Saturday Scrimmage

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Posted by admin on April 19, 2009 – 6:47 am
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Jake Locker was 10-16 for 133 Yards and a TD in Saturday’s 75 minute scrimmage at Husky Stadium, as he led the 1st teamers to a couple of scores. Ronnie Fouch, Mason Foster, Devin Aguilar and Anthony Boyles also had solid performances, as did Chris Polk and Demetrius Bronson. Go Huskies.com Spring Football blog details some of the notes and statistics for the day–you can find that blog here.

Bob Condotta of the Seattle Times also reports that the Offensive Line looked good on Saturday. “As a whole, there was an emphasis to run the ball a little bit, and we were able to establish a pretty good running game,” Jake told the Seattle Times. “We were able to gain positive yards on first downs, especially, and put us in manageable down and distance, and that helped our offense really flow today.”