Entries from September 2009
September 13, 2009
40 Years After Namath’s Prediction, UW’s Richardson Promises win over USC
In the hour that followed the University of Washington’s first football victory since 2007, new head coach Steve Sarkisian was too busy basking in the excitement to talk about his next opponent.
There will be plenty of storylines when Sarkisian faces his former program, USC, next Saturday.
“I’m really not worried about it,” Sarkisian said Saturday. “I’m [...]
September 13, 2009
Nervous LSU now comparing their performances to Washington Game
LSU’s season-opening victory over Washington last week wasn’t assured until quarterback Jordan Jefferson hit a wide-open Brandon LaFell in the end zone with 1:54 remaining.
On Saturday night in Baton Rouge, the No. 11 Tigers (2-0, 1-0) separated themselves from Vanderbilt (1-1, 0-1) with a 14-yard run by Keiland Williams with 6:01 to turn a seven-point [...]
September 12, 2009
Locker making strides as a quarterback
It might not be remembered as a particularly important play and it certainly wasn’t noteworthy for it’s outcome, but when the Steve Sarkisian era at the University of Washington began on Saturday, Sept. 5, against Louisiana State it did so with Jake Locker dropping back to pass.
The message was loud and clear: Locker’s evolution from [...]