Daniel Te'o-Nesheim News

Continuing with our All-Decade team, here is a look at the defense. I decided to break special teams into its own category, so that will come later, along with a couple of other All-Decade categories --- this seems like a popular topic and with the Holidays at hand and not much really going on, frankly decided I'll drag this out a little bit to ...

We're into the off-season now, but that doesn't mean the blog will go dark.

Happy Friday. To the notes. Kenny from Florence, Ariz., writes : You must be as blind as the rest of the Pac-10 media leaving Ricky Elmore off your all conference team, right? Ted Miller : First, making these teams is never easy.

Dismissing complaints from some members that Congress had more pressing matters, a House subcommittee approved legislation Wednesday aimed at forcing college football to switch to a playoff system to determine its national champion.

For my main story for Monday's paper , I wrote about the UW defense, which showed marked improvement over the final two games of the season.

Jake Locker led the Pac-10 in total offense this season. Washington quarterback Jake Locker was named offensive player of the week in the Pac-10 after scoring five touchdowns against California on Saturday.

In the previous article the offense was graded, now it is time to take a look at the defense.

Daniel Te'o-Nesheim sacks Cal quarterback Kevin Riley in the final college game for the Huskies' defensive star.

The All-Pac-10 Football Team has been announced and three Huskies are represented, all on the second team --- receiver Jermaine Kearse , defensive end Daniel Te'o-Nesheim and linebacker Donald Butler.

Lack of fight, no longer. Lack of bite, that's changing. In the near future, these Dawgs of the Montlake might be ready to hunt again in the turned-inside-out Pacific-10 Conference.

UW Senior: Daniel Te'o-Nesheim records three sacks against Cal to break school's career record with 30 TODD MILLES; The News Tribune Published December 06, 2009 Comments Photos As a valued contributor, and where he's locked into his proper place in Washington Huskies football lore, it might take folks a while to realize just how great defensive end ...

Turns out, probably one point. You may have missed it last night, but Wisconsin pounded Hawaii, which needed a win to get bowl eligible.

Washington defensive end Daniel Te'o-Nesheim sacks Cal quarterback Kevin Riley in the second quarter, forcing a fumble.

Jake Locker accounted for five Huskies' scores, throwing three touchdown passes and running two in himself, leading Washington past No.

As he walked the University of Washington campus one day earlier this week, senior fullback Paul Homer felt a sudden, unexpected kick of sadness.

Or should I say he thinks it's awesome? Anyway, Washington defensive coordinator Nick Holt says the motivation for this week's game against Cal doesn't have to be anything more than what it appears on paper.

No football player likes taking snaps with one eye looking ahead and the other looking over his shoulder.

In the moments before his first Apple Cup, Washington coach Steve Sarkisian will gather his Huskies in the auditorium under Husky Stadium and light the fuse on his football team.

Ted S. Warren / Associated Press Washington free safety Nate Williams lies frustrated on the ground as Washington State players celebrate their double-overtime, 16-13 win over the Huskies in last year's Apple Cup.

No matter how much the new staff and players at Washington try to ignore last year, the stain of a winless season will forever be punctuated by an Apple Cup loss last November to rival Washington State -- a game that dropped the Huskies to their lowest point in school history.