Washington at Notre Dame, Oct. 3

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Incredible Finish in Seattle

Incredible Finish in Seattle

With 3 minutes left in the game Arizona had a 33-21 comfortable lead over Washington. In addition to the 12 points lead, the Wildcats had twice as yards of Total Offense and almost a 20 minute edge in Time of Possession. Then lighting struck twice.

(AP) -Washington's Mason Foster intercepted a deflected pass off the foot of Arizona's Delashaun Dean and returned the carom 37 yards for a touchdown with 2:37 left, and the Huskies rallied with two touchdowns in the final three minutes to stun the Wildcats 36-33 on Saturday night.
Jake Locker had just pulled Washington (3-3, 2-1 Pac-10) within 33-28 on a 25-yard touchdown strike to Kavario Middleton with 2:55 left. On Arizona's first play of the next possession, quarterback Nick Foles tried to throw a quick screen that had worked against the Huskies' defense all night.
The screen was read by Washington's defense, and Foles tried to hit Dean. The throw was low and behind Dean, deflecting off his left foot and into the arms of Foster who ran untouched for the shocking touchdown. Locker then hit Jermaine Kearse on the two-point conversion to give the Huskies a three-point lead.
With just 2:29 left and only one timeout, Foles and the Wildcats (3-2, 1-1) got to the Washington 38, before the Huskies came up with their first sack of the night. Daniel Te'o-Nesheim tripped up Foles for a 5-yard loss after the Wildcats had taken their last time out. Foles rushed his attempt on third down and threw incomplete. His last-ditch, fourth-down pass was intercepted by Desmond Trufant setting off a wild celebration that had Washington defensive coordinator Nick Holt high-stepping down the sideline after his defense was picked apart most of the night by Foles

 

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Yup... they're good. Really hope Locker decides to enter the draft this year.

 

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Midseason review: Washington
October 20, 2009 Posted by ESPN.com's Ted Miller

The joke entering the season was Washington couldn't get any worse. That's what happens when a team goes 0-12 the previous season.

Few thought to ponder just how much better the Huskies, generally thought to be hopelessly lacking in top-to-bottom talent, could be with the injection of enthusiasm and coaching acumen that Steve Sarkisian brought with him from USC to Seattle.

The surprising fact for Washington at midseason: Not earning a bowl berth will be a disappointment.

It became obvious these weren't Tyrone Willingham's Huskies from the first game, when LSU barely got back to Baton Rouge with a victory. The Huskies dominating statistically, outgaining the Tigers 478 yards to 321, but were killed by a pick-six interception and a fumble on the LSU goal line in a 31-23 defeat.

After soundly beating Idaho -- no one then knew the Vandals, now 6-1, would go on a winning streak -- to end a 15-game losing streak, the Huskies shocked No. 3 USC and ended up getting a No. 24 ranking.

That came to an end decisively at Stanford, and then the Huskies lost a controversial cliffhanger in overtime at Notre Dame. The Huskies won a thriller at home in the waning moments against Arizona, then they lost the same way at Arizona State.

What's notable about the Huskies at midseason is the program has immediately transformed. It's no longer the easy out that lost nine games by 20 or more points in 2008. It's a team that can play with and even beat the elite teams.

Offensive MVP: Quarterback Jake Locker's stock has skyrocketed this season, his first in a pro-style attack. He leads the Pac-10 in total offense -- 275 yards per game -- touchdown passes (11) and passing yards (1,702). All that from a guy many thought was merely a glorified running back.

Defensive MVP: Linebacker Donald Butler has been in the middle of nearly every big play the Huskies have made on defense this year. He's tied for third in the conference with eight tackles per game and ranks fourth with 8.5 tackles for a loss. He was a forces in the win over USC, making a number of big red zone stops.

 

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