Washington Huskies NCAA Football News

TED S. Warren / Associated Press Washington State's Nico Grasu kicks the game-winning field goal in double overtime last season as WSU's Reid Forrest holds and Washington's Quinton Richardson attempts the block it.

The Washington State University quarterback carousel will stop on Kevin Lopina when the Cougars play this weekend's Apple Cup.

With the way the University of Washington football team has been playing in recent weeks, it would take quite a sad sack opponent to be a huge underdog to the 3-7 Huskies.

Nothing like a little trash talking to get Apple Cup week started. A normally mundane Monday, accentuated by Washington coach Steve Sarkisian insisting his team wouldn't get caught throwing verbal jabs at rival Washington State, got a little spicier only minutes later thanks to tight end Kavario Middleton .

When the 2009 season began, the Washington coaching staff spoke of the possibility of a rotation of running backs.

Among the many aspects of Saturday's 48-21 loss to Oregon State on Saturday that made it, in the words of Washington coach Steve Sarkisian, the most disappointing game of the season for the Huskies, was the lack of decent kickoff returns.

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

When opponents prepare to play Oregon State, two names immediately pop into the minds of both coaches and players: Jacquizz and James.

This was supposed to be the easiest two-week stretch of the season for the University of Washington football team.

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.

CORVALLIS, Ore. - During his first season as football coach at the University of Washington, Steve Sarkisian has shown the Huskies how to snap plenty of streaks of futility.

Ryan Verdugo threw for two touchdowns and accounted for more than 300 yards of total offense to lead Chino Hills High School to a 42-14 Sierra League victory over visiting Diamond Bar on Friday night.

The frustration of more than two years on the sideline exploded out of Washington safety Jason Wells as he slammed into UCLA tight end Logan Paulson in the first half Saturday at the Rose Bowl.

The opening lines for next weekend's games are out and Oregon State has been installed as a 10-point favorite for Saturday's 12:30 p.m. game in Corvallis.

LeMichael James remains Oregon's featured back, even with the return of LeGarrette Blount.

UCLA quarterback Kevin Prince has been cleared to practice and is expected to play Saturday after showing no complications from a concussion.

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.

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.

Although Kevin Craft realizes he was coach Rick Neuheisel's third and last choice to take over UCLA's offense, the senior quarterback's tumultuous two-year history with his coach only made his part in the Bruins' slump-stopping win over Washington that much sweeter.

It's been a season full of ending negative streaks for the Washington Huskies football program.