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Washington stopped a two-game losing streak to the Cougars and beat Washington State at home for the first time since 2003.

Washington State at Washington , 3:30 p.m. PT, Line: Washington by 24 1/2. Series Record: Washington leads 64-31-6. Last Meeting: 2008, Washington State, 16-13 2OT.

Associated Press file Washington State won last year's Apple Cup in double overtime, part of a recent trend that has seen a lot of close results in the rivalry game.

Despite holding a 64-31-6 record in 101 Apple Cups, the Washington Huskies have fallen into losing ways during the last five years of the rivalry.

One new one, and a few leftovers from last week. And feel free to submit more questions on this thread and I'll get to them throughout the week.

The last of three bye week practices for the Huskies is over, the team working for about an hour and 45 minutes today in the Dempsey Indoor.

More College News Story Published: Nov 16, 2009 at 6:14 PM PST Story Updated: Nov 16, 2009 at 6:14 PM PST Oregon State's James Rodgers runs against Washington's Desmond Trufant and Daniel Te'o-Nesheim during the first half of Saturday's game.

At the start of the season, most of the questions about the UW football team were centered around the defense.

Once again, Oregon State has played its way into the thick of the Rose Bowl race.

It wasn't really a question this year of whether or not the Huskies would improve after last season.

Associated Press Oregon State's Keo Kamat and Walker Vave pull down Washington's Chris Polk, right, as the Beavers beat Washington 48-21 last Saturday in Corvallis, Ore.

Darrion Jones had hoped to get off to this kind of start many times in his career.

Jacquizz Rodgers ran for 159 yards, Sean Canfield threw for four touchdowns and Oregon State kept its Rose Bowl hopes alive with an 48-21 win over Washington on Saturday.

Maybe Oregon State's defensive players didn't get the memo about Jake Locker. New Huskies coach Steve Sarkasian has spent a lot of time trying to covert the talented junior into more of a pro-style quarterback who stays in the pocket.

Coming off another heartbreaking loss on the road, this time to the UCLA Bruins, the Huskies once again head to the road as they travel to Corvallis, Oregon to take on the No.

When asked how he measures success, new Washington head football coach Steve Sarkisian said: "That when the football game is over our opponent respect us - regardless of the score when they walk off the field, they respect us." AP File photo UCLA's Rahim Moore, center, celebrates his interception that killed Washington's hopes in Saturday's 24-23 ...

Two months into his first season as a head coach, Steve Sarkisian is starting to sound like a broken record.

PASADENA, Calif. Even coach Steve Sarkisian felt at a loss for words, trying to get his mind around all the close games the Washington Huskies had found a way to lose.

Washington coach Steve Sarkisian has the Huskies headed in the right direction. It's been a struggle at times this year, but they've identified some playmakers to go with quarterback Jake Locker, right.

That has been coach Steve Sarkisian's mantra since he came to Washington. He has preached this with all the passion of an evangelist.