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Jake, Huskies Outlast Beavers In 2 OT 35-34

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Posted by admin on October 18, 2010 – 6:36 am
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Jake threw 5 touchdown passes–including 4 to Jermaine Kearse–in another heart-stopping triumph, a 35-34 double overtime win Saturday night vs. Oregon State.

The Huskies, previous losers of 6 straight to the Beavers, were nearly flawless in the first quarter and a half while surging to a 21-0 lead. Jake threw toucdowns of 16 and 45 yards to Jermaine Kearse as well as a 4 yard touchdown to D’Andre Goodwin, capitalizing on defensive stops and an interception by Desmond Trufant.

The Beavers, however, weren’t going to go lightly into the night as they responded with a 9 play, 62 yard drive capped by a 5 yard rushing touchdown by quarterback Ryan Katz, and then followed up with a Jaquizz Rodgers 6 yard t.d. run just before half to cut the Husky lead to 7. Oregon State then tied the game on their first drive of the second half.

Both defenses stepped up in the second half to limit the offenses, but Jake led a Washington resurgence in overtime to score two consecutive touchdowns to answer an initial Rodgers touchdown in the first o.t. Down 35-28, the Beavers converted a 3rd and 20 from the Huskies 35 on a 23 yard Katz to Ryan Bishop pass play, and following a controversial 4th down pass interference penalty against Desmond Trufant, Jaquizz Rodgers exploded into the endzone for a 2 yard touchdown to bring the Beavers within 1. After a timeout, OSU coach Mike Riley decided to try for a 2-point conversion and the win, but the pass bounced off of tight end Joe Halahuni’s hands and the Huskies were able to hang on for the 1 point win.

“Today in overtime proved it. We were really, really sound” Jake said after the game. “We executed well, we were able to move the ball and we were able to make things happen.”

Jake finished with 60 yards on 12 carries in addition to his 21 for 35 for 286 yard and 5 touchdown passing performance. The 5 touchdowns ties the University of Washington school record for passing td’s in a game.

For an in depth look at the game you can visit the Seattle Times.

Next week: The Huskies travel to Tuscon to face the Arizona Wildcats. 7 p.m.

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.