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Maximizing McGrew

By Anthony Edwards The Daily

Sean McGrew has never been the biggest guy.

A senior on the Washington football team, McGrew is regularly the smallest player on the field, standing only 5-foot-7 and weighing 175 pounds — 15 pounds lighter than the other tailback on the Huskies’ roster.

Jason Negro, head coach at St. John Bosco High School, says that’s been the case ever since McGrew showed for his first practice nine years ago.

“Imagine him coming in as a freshman,” Negro said. “He was real slight of build, but he was

super, super fast.”

Speed has been McGrew’s defining attribute for years.

In his sophomore year of high school — McGrew’s first as a starter — St. John Bosco took on the nationally ranked Chandler High School team. Not having many stats to his name, McGrew came into the game as a bit of an unknown.

It only took one play to set him apart.

Taking a handoff up the middle, McGrew put a foot in the ground, raced by the defenders on his way to an 80yard touchdown.

“Everybody in the stadium was like, ‘Oh my gosh, this kid is blazing fast,’” Negro said.

Hannah Sheil The Daily Sean McGrew runs the ball in for a touchdown during Washington’s game against Oregon State at Husky Stadium on Nov. 14, 2020.

From that point forward, his speed would no longer go unnoticed, as McGrew took his talents from the football field to the track the following spring. By the end of his sophomore year, McGrew was one of the fastest track stars in California, finishing second in the 100-meter dash at the state championships with a time of 10.56 seconds.

While McGrew has never been the top back for the Huskies, the redshirt senior has made plenty of impact in his role as the change-of-pace back.

In 2019, McGrew had his best collegiate season yet, rushing for 342 yards on 55 carries. His 6.2 yards per game would have been third in the conference, had he qualified.

Seven years after proving himself in high school, McGrew finally has a chance to do it again at the collegiate level, following four seasons of waiting behind Myles Gaskin and Salvon Ahmed at Washington.

“He’s been patient,” McGrew’s trainer Ayinde Bomani said. “I talk to him: ‘You’re in college. It ain’t like you’ve got some sorry running backs in front of you, there’s some talented kids. Just wait your time, and when your time comes, you’re gonna be ready.’”

Following the departure of Ahmed, it seemed as though it was finally McGrew’s time to shine. But just as he had to overcome his height in high

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Stage finally set for fifth-year senior to shine school, McGrew faced yet another road bump.

Two months after Washington hired a new coaching staff in head coach Jimmy Lake and offensive coordinator John Donovan, McGrew and the rest of the Huskies were sent home due to the pandemic.

Instead of letting the pandemic get him down, McGrew used the time off as an opportunity to get better. Going back to his high school trainer Bomani, McGrew went back to old-school workout routines — dodging trash cans, running through the sand, and hopping through hoops.

While he had always been vertically fast, Bomani knew that to go from good to great, McGrew would have to translate that quickness in all directions.

“Like a point guard, you come down the field, you want to shake somebody and go to the basket,” Bomani said. “We basically focus on [McGrew] being Allen Iverson as a point guard: being able to get in the middle of the field and make people miss.”

After four seasons of waiting in the wings and with threedimensional speed at his disposal, McGrew is locked and loaded for his senior campaign.

“It’s awesome to understand the game as a whole and line up out there and look at the defense and understand what they’re going to do based on tendencies,” McGrew said. “That’s not

something I would have ever thought about when I first got here. I just thought I was getting the ball and they were telling me to run this way and I would find the hole that way.”

It’s easy to see why the Huskies were excited about the former four-star prospect from St. John Bosco; and now with a new role, a new head coach, and a new offensive coordinator, the senior running back presents loads of untapped potential.

In the first game of the season, it was obvious that Donovan was going to find a way to utilize McGrew’s talents.

Behind a line consisting of 335-pound Ulumoo Ale and 295-pound Jaxson Kirkland, McGrew rushed nine times against Oregon State for 91 yards, an average of 10.1 yards per carry.

So maybe that lack of height comes with its advantages, especially when McGrew can play hide and seek with the defenders.

“Just being short, being able to hide behind them, the defense has a hard time seeing me,” McGrew said. “Once I hit the hole, I’m already running full speed.”

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Becoming a lion

The transformation of Edefuan Ulofoshio

By Nathan Mathisen The Daily In high school, Edefuan Ulofoshio didn’t go by Edefuan. Instead, everyone called him Jeff.

But before heading to Washington, his position coach at Bishop Gorman, Chris Brown, made him make a promise.

“I want you to take a picture of your locker and above your

Brown said. “When practice is over, he’s the one doing sprints outside; when we’re done in the weightroom, he’s the one coming back and doing extra reps.”

Before he started playing football for Bishop Gorman, Ulofoshio already displayed his work ethic by watching footage of the Gaels’ previous games on YouTube. It was the same work

play the linebacker position.

“I said, ‘You come be a part of the lion’s den, and I’ll teach you how to be a linebacker properly,’” Brown said. “It was a process that took awhile for me to teach him, and that was because, like I said, he never really knew technique, but what made it easy for him was he worked at 110% every day.”

two fumble recoveries and two interceptions in 2017.

Ulofoshio was named to the Las Vegas Review Journal allstate second team for his efforts, but the most important accolade from his senior season was the 4A state championship, Bishop Gorman’s ninth straight title.

Unfortunately for Ulofoshio, though, his breakout senior season was a year too late.

No Division I school was interested in offering him a scholarship after his senior season, because they all already had full classes of scholarship freshmen.

“The recruiting process — it’s a complicated thing,” Brown said. “Again, his junior year he was just learning to play the

accept a walk-on spot at the UW, and by the end of his second year there, Ulofoshio was named a starter at linebacker. But even as he plays under the bright lights of Husky stadium, the kid from Anchorage is still the same player who’s constantly watching film and constantly trying to get better in any way possible.

“When he’s visiting home from Washington and he’s back in Vegas, he’s calling me to say, ‘Hey coach, can we go work on some drops? Can we go work on some reads? Can we go work on some different position stuff?’”

Brown said. “When he comes home from Washington it’s not a vacation. It’s still work, because he constantly wants to be the

“Finally, this boy is proud of himself and who he is and who he has become.”

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Utah’s Zack Moss stiff-arms Washington’s Edefuan Ulofoshio en route to a touchdown in the first half of Washington’s game against Utah at Husky Stadium on Nov. 2, 2019. locker, I want your name to say Edefuan Ulofoshio,” Brown said.

“I said, ‘I don’t want Jeff to be a part of that thing anymore.’ The moment that he got his locker, he took a picture and he sent it to me, and it said Edefuan Ulofoshio.

“That to me was a day I got teary-eyed because I said, ‘Finally, this boy is proud of himself and who he is and who he has become.’”

It took Ulofoshio three cities before he was able to be proud of who he is.

Ulofoshio’s journey began at South Anchorage High School in Alaska. His coach, John Lewis, saw a kid who had loads of potential due to his love for football.

At South Anchorage High, Ulofoshio was a starter by his sophomore year and poised to be an all-conference player by his junior year. However, he never got the chance, as his family moved to Nevada before the next football season — a change which had an immense impact on Ulofoshio’s football career trajectory.

“Alaska kids, we’re already behind the curve,” Lewis said.

“Without universities with football, high school football is the top dog here. If he had stayed with us for four years, I don’t know if he [would have had] the opportunity.”

Going from Alaska to Las Vegas was a huge change for Ulofoshio, but like every obstacle that has been in his path, he took it in stride and with a chip on his shoulder.

Ulofoshio knew that he wanted to play football in college, and in order to do so, he knew that he was going to have to succeed at Bishop Gorman, the high school football capital of Nevada in Las Vegas.

“Each and every day he goes out there, he does the extra,”

Ulofoshio put in as a freshman and sophomore in Alaska, and something he continues to do as a sophomore at Washington.

When Ulofoshio first showed up to Bishop Gorman as a junior, the coaches saw a player who had everything they wanted: He was an amazing athlete, he had great length, he was very quick, he would always hustle, and he had a very high IQ. The one thing that he was lacking was the knowledge of how to properly

Ulofoshio was at a major disadvantage among his competition at linebacker when he arrived at Bishop Gorman. His teammates already knew the scheme and how Brown wanted them to play, while Ulofoshio had to be re-trained. But when it finally clicked for him, he dominated.

As a senior, Ulofoshio filled the stat sheet, recording 100 tackles, 15.5 tackles for a loss, and adding four forced fumbles,

position properly; we used him at all different positions. I knew that he was a big time DI linebacker, but he didn’t really come on until his senior year, and by that time the recruiting process had already passed.

“He actually only learned how to play the position ending of his junior year, beginning of his senior year.”

Aftering not receiving any DI scholarships, Ulofoshio had to fall back on the same mindset that he’s always had: Take it one step at a time.

“It’s a long emotional process,” Ulofoshio said. “But if you take it one day at a time and you just have the same mindset that every day you’re just gonna get a little bit better, just do everything you can to get into a good position, then you’ll see things come to fruition. One step at a time and try your best.”

Ulofoshio’s next step was to

best.”

The significant difference in Ulofoshio, however, is that he’s finally proud of who he is. Jeff is a thing of the past; Edefuan is the present.

Ulofoshio is no longer just a shy kid. Now, he’s a lion. He has overcome all the odds and obstacles by simply knowing what needed to be done.

“I don’t think I necessarily expected to be here, but I just knew that in order to get here, I have to work really hard and just to focus on improving,” Ulofoshio said. “So when I meant like, bet on myself, I didn’t envision myself being here. But I just knew what it took, how much work I had to put in.”

Reach reporter Nathan Mathisen at sports@dailyuw.com.

Twitter: @NathanMathisen

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Edefuan Ulofoshio celebrates after recovering a fumble during Washington’s game against Oregon State at Husky Stadium on Nov. 14, 2020.

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‘He’s a special case’

Tuli Letuligasenoa’s path to the middle of Washington’s defensive line

By Nathan Mathisen The Daily Weighing 305 pounds and standing 6-foot-2, Tuli Letuligasenoa commands the attention of any room he walks into.

But to the people who really know Letuligasenoa, like his high school teammate Wyatt Crespi, the big defensive lineman’s presence is anything but the one he projects on the football field.

“He’s a big boy, he looks intimidating — but when you get to know him he’s just a super nice, down-to-earth guy,” Crespi said.

Despite his attitude off the field, Letuligasenoa has the kind of football pedigree that makes college coaches drool. Before arriving at the UW, he went to perennial high school football powerhouse De La Salle, where he helped them win a number of high-profile games, including the 2015 California State Championship.

But when his former high school football coach Justin Alumbaugh thinks about Letuligasenoa, he doesn’t immediately think back to all the great games he played and all the trophies they won together.

Instead, Alumbaugh thinks of his smile.

“He’s [always] joking and laughing and having fun,”

he said. “That was always something that was great to be around. It makes it fun to coach.

It makes it easier to coach when someone wants to be there and he’s laughing and listening. That I miss for sure.”

Letuligasenoa has an infectious personality that makes him memorable, and people want to be around him. The sophomore leads by example on and off the field, giving his all in practice because he knows that’s what he needs to do to be the best. But the big nose tackle can also turn off the seriousness and become the guy everyone wants to spend time with away from the field.

“That’s my brother — he’s goofy, a big goofy dude,” Kairee

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He’s a big boy, he looks intimidating — but when you get to know him he’s just a super nice, down-to-earth guy.

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Robinson, an old teammate and friend from high school, said. “I’ve got a bunch of good memories of Tuli from high school. Always riding with him to school, and after coming back

home from practice and going to get food, going into his house and eating with all his family.”

While the relaxed, smiling, and goofy side of Letuligasenoa has always been there, his work ethic took time to develop. Early in his career, the big defensive lineman didn’t take football as seriously, and Alumbaugh thought he might just be “lazy.”

Letuligasenoa always had loads of potential, weighing more than 300 pounds.

However, once he realized that he wouldn’t always be the biggest guy on the field, he started to work harder to prove that he was more than just a big body.

“He’s humble, he’s not arrogant; he knows that he doesn’t always have the answers,” Alumbaugh said. “He looks for help — that was something that was good. He was always open to listening to other people.”

With his improved work ethic, coupled with his size, athleticism, and skill set, Letuligasenoa seemed destined for Division I football success.

“I don’t think anyone has that size that’s able to move as well as he is,” Alumbaugh said.

Now in his third year at the UW, Letuligasenoa was not originally planning on being a Husky. Back in 2017, he had originally committed to USC. However, after a couple visits to the UW, Letuligasenoa flipped

and officially committed to Washington two days before national signing day in February 2018.

His decision was about more than football: Letuligasenoa wanted to go to a place where he would be happy. He didn’t feel comfortable at USC. Washington, however, felt like home, and now Letuligasenoa is ready for an expanded role.

“He can push the pocket, he can get off blocks and run down plays tackle to tackle,” Pete Kwiatkowski, Husky defensive coordinator, said.

“Expect him to own the middle. He’s shown that he can do it. Like everybody, we’re looking for that consistency.

He could be and should be a dominant player for us.”

After showing glimpses of who he could be with his performance on the field in limited snaps in 2019, Letuligasenoa is going to have to have an even better follow-up season. In the 2019 season, his most notable games were those against Stanford and Oregon, where he had five tackles in each game.

With Levi Onwuzurike’s departure for the NFL Draft, the Huskies are going to need to find a replacement to anchor the middle of their defensive line, and Letuligasenoa might just be that guy. With his combination of work ethic, physical ability, and the smile that people know him for, Letuligasenoa may finally be in the perfect situation to show people what he does best.

“He’s a special case,” fellow defensive lineman Josiah Bronson said. “He comes in and plays, and he’ll have a drive where he’ll make two or three plays in a row. He’s exciting to watch; he’s excited to come in.

His confidence right now is up the roof. He’s ready to play, and he’s ready to go.”

Reach reporter Nathan Mathisen at sports@dailyuw.com.

Twitter: @NathanMathisen

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3-2-1, football: The Daily’s primer on Washington State

By Nick Mendro The Daily

Leach’s offense scored just five rushing touchdowns combined.

In the third week of a shortened season, the Washington football team hits the road to take on Washington State in Pullman, gunning for its eighth-straight Apple Cup victory. Before the Huskies take the field Friday night, let’s take a look at the Cougars.

17: Throughout the Huskies’

seven straight Apple Cup wins over the Cougars, the defense has never surrendered more than 17 points. Perhaps it should be noted that UW’s first-year head coach Jimmy Lake coached six of those seven defenses.

3 numbers to know

907: WSU and OSU combined for 907 yards of total offense in their battle during week one of Pac-12 play. The Cougars ran for more yards (229) than they threw for (227), while also surrendering 329 yards of passing to OSU’s quarterback Tristan Gebbia — who just so happened to be starting only the second

3: In its opener against Oregon

State, Washington State, under new head coach Nick Rolovich (1-0, 1-0), both scored and allowed three touchdowns on the ground. In the previous seven Apple Cups — all UW victories — former WSU head coach Mike

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game of his collegiate career.

2 players to watch Jayden de Laura - QB Rolovich will feature true freshman quarterback Jayden de Laura in the first year of his offensive scheme at WSU. In fact, Rolovich recruited de Laura while he was at Hawai’i, and now the two of them will take the field together in Pullman.

In week one, de Laura threw for 227 yards and two touchdowns in a 38-28 victory over Oregon State.

Ron Stone Jr. - DE Sophomore defensive edge rusher Ron Stone Jr. had 1.5

sacks last week against Oregon State and a forced fumble. That gives him just one less sack than he had all of 2019 as a redshirtfreshman. He’ll likely give UW junior left tackle Jaxson Kirkland a worthy challenge all Friday night.

1 recap of last game WSU came out guns blazing in last Saturday night’s 38-28 victory over the OSU, jumping out to a 28-7 lead midway through the third quarter. The defense stifled OSU for much of the night, until the Beavers’ junior running back Jermar Jefferson caught fire late in the second half, scoring all three of his touchdowns with under 20

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minutes of game time remaining.

The Cougars’ lead quickly shrunk to just three points with 2:39 remaining in the fourth quarter after Jefferson’s third score of the game made it 31-28.

But the Cougars answered on a 44-yard designed run to junior wide receiver Travell Harris, sealing the victory.

Despite pass-heavy offensive expectations for Rolovich and his true freshman quarterback, the Cougars made it clear they intended to establish the run, gashing the Beavers’ front seven for 229 yards on the ground.

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Score and prediction?

28-21 UW Washington State has shown it can score the football this season, but the Washington defense already knows the run-and-shoot scheme from its game against Hawai’i in 2019.

I think UW’s run defense also gets better and if it snows in Pullman, I don’t see WSU putting up a lot of points.

31-17 UW The Cougars are at risk of losing their eighth straight Apple Cup. Max Borghi could be injured, and Jimmy Lake will want to continue his dominance of WSU offenses.

There is no reason the UW winning streak stops at seven. Give me eight in a row. Dawgs win big.

30-27 UW This year’s game will be closer than in previous years. Mike Leach is gone this year, and the Huskies have shown some holes in their run defense already. Rolovich has shown he’s not afraid to run the ball. Still, I think Lake and the Husky ground game have success in a weather-affected affair.

31-13 UW Two of our past seven victories in the Apple Cup have had the score 31-13, and I think it would be poetic to have it happen for a third time.

Who is this game more important for: Jimmy Lake or Nick Rolovich?

Lake Jimmy Lake has won this game six times, and has talked a lot about how much he likes to beat the Cougs, but he’s never done it when he’s the one responsible if they lose.

Rolovich Coug fans might be quick to dismiss the new man in town if he fails to beat the team that caused Mike Leach so much trouble. Rolo needs this game for résumé sake.

Lake The Huskies expect to beat the Cougars each and every Apple Cup, to the point where a loss hurts them more than a win helps.

Rolovich Jimmy Lake is already an established Pac-12 quantity; Rolovich is coming from the Mountain West and needs to prove he can beat a rival at this level.

Can the Huskies’ secondary hold the Cougars’ receivers under 250 yards?

No Rolovich’s more mixed approach means the Huskies can’t just play the pass like they did against Mike Leach’s air raid, opening up the field when Jayden de Laura wants to throw the ball.

No Max Borghi’s status will force the Cougars to go to the air. Washington State quarterback Jayden de Laura will be forced to make plays.

He will, but not enough to keep WSU in the game. De Laura covers this statistic on a meaningless last-minute drive.

Yes The weather plays a factor here, and so do stud cornerbacks Elijah Molden and Keith Taylor. The Huskies’ secondary stands out as the team’s unit that experienced the least — if any — dropoff from last season.

Yes With WSU’s new coaching scheme, there seems to be a more balanced offense — around an even number of plays between running plays and throwing plays — whereas Leach was throwing the ball 75% of the time or more.

What’s the best thing about Pullman?

Leaving.

When local businesses make money off Washington fans only to see their favorite team get stomped year after year.

It’s the last name of the lead actor in “Independence Day”.

I’ve always wanted to take a multiday train trip, and I’m told that (if you pay enough) you get to sleep in a Pullman car overnight.

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Two games to a

and suggested that Westover will be an important staple in the future offense.

And he seems to be heading in that direction. wanted to take the chance.”

In the first The football experiment game of the didn’t last long at Mount Si. 2020 season, By week three of his senior Westover season, Westover was out almost with a broken collarbone doubled his and didn’t play another total yardage snap the whole year. Due from last year, to the four-year hiatus and ending the injury, his recruitment game against Conor Courtney The Daily options were slim.

Oregon Jack Westover warms up before Washington’s rivalry Despite this, Westover, State with 16 game against Washington State at Husky Stadium on who is known as “Westy” rushing yards.

Nov. 29, 2019. among his teammates and “He’s come coaches, ended up walking in and done interest. Former Washington on to the Washington everything we’ve asked him to,” tight ends coach Jordan Paopao football team in 2018. This Lake said. “On special teams, on asked Kinnune how he thought October, he was put on offense. He’s tough, he can block Westover might react to the scholarship. people, he can play fullback, he possibility of walking on.

Westover’s journey to “I thought the parents would Washington began at a UW support that ‘cause they’re football summer camp in 2017.

While he lacked the playing time Huskies and they live in town,” he said. “So I told Jordan I think of the average potential recruit it’s a great possibility that he his age, he didn’t lack size or would jump at that. And he did, athleticism. He managed to and the rest is history.” catch the eye of some coaches Westover accepted the and stayed in contact throughout walk-on offer and came to the year.

Washington, redshirting “I mean, he’s a [Division his freshman year. In 2019, I] athlete; they’re all big, fast, he played in all 13 games as strong,” Mount Si head coach Washington’s No. 1 fullback, Charlie Kinnune said. “And making a catch against Colorado [Division I] athletes jump out at and two catches, one of which you on the field, and so all those Conor Courtney The Daily was a touchdown, against measurables, he had them all.”

Jack Westover runs into the Arizona.

Kinnune, who likened endzone for a touchdown in the However conservative his Westover’s temperament and second half of Washington’s 51numbers from last year may be, ability to “stay neutral” to 27 win over Arizona at Arizona head coach Jimmy Lake has Russell Wilson, was one of the Stadium on Oct. 12, 2019. praised him for his versatility first to hear about Washington’s

scholarship

How Jack Westover arrived at Washington

By Sydney Nash The Daily When Jack Westover first stepped onto the field his senior year of high school, it was his first game of football since the eighth grade.

Normally, a Division I football prospect has four years of high school to rack up stats, playing time, and highlights.

Normally, they would have had four seasons to attract some attention. However, that wasn’t the case for Westover, whose path to becoming a scholarship player on the Washington football team has been anything but normal.

After all, he only played two games of football his entire high school career.

“I didn’t really have any recruitment,” Westover said.

Westover had played football in middle school, but he switched to basketball during high school, attending Issaquah High School his freshman year and O’Dea High School his sophomore and junior years.

When he didn’t see many opportunities to continue playing basketball in college, he headed to Mount Si High School to try football for his final year.

“I think football, just — there’s something about it,” Westover said. “I just always enjoyed it, and I think I just

can play wide, he can be endline, he can be spread out — he’s athletic.”

However important he may prove to be to the offense, his coaches and teammates’ reactions to the scholarship announcement make it clear that their appreciation for Westover extends beyond the field.

When he found out the news, Kinnune texted him right away.

Sophomore linebacker Edefuan Ulofoshio, another former walkon who earned a scholarship in the fall, mentioned that everyone on the team made sure to come together and congratulate Westover when they heard.

“For [Westover] to be on scholarship, it brings a smile to my face for sure,” Ulofoshio said.

Westover’s scholarship sets him on a fresh path. With his walk-on days over, any loose ends that might have been hanging from a hectic recruitment and redshirt year are tied up, putting him in prime position to pick up bigger roles on the Washington offense over the next few years.

Judging from his alreadyincreased role during the start of this season, it looks like that won’t be much of a problem.

“I think when our other walkons see that we reward our guys like that, it’s going to make them work even harder to attain that goal,” Lake said. “Westy is gonna be a big part of what we do for years here. And I just love how he comes to work every single day; he’s a true dawg.”

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NAME Kyler Gordon Elijah Molden Jacob Sirmon Terrell Bynum Alex Cook Sean McGrew Richard Newton Cameron Williams Kevin Thomson Marquis Spiker Keith Taylor Dylan Morris Miki Ah You Ethan Garbers Josiah Bronson Jalen McMillan Jacobe Covington Puka Nacua Laiatu Latu Jesse Martineau Josh Calvert Jack Stewardson Daniel Heimuli Jaden Sheffey Rome Odunze Sav'ell Smalls Austin Osborne Sawyer Racanelli Asa Turner Dominique Hampton Cameron Davis Trent McDuffie Brandon McKinney Makell Esteen Kamari Pleasant Elijah Jackson Meki Pei Jay'Veon Sunday Javon Forward James Smith Sam Adams II Julius Irvin David Pritchard Kamren Fabiculanan Triston Brown Capassio Cherry Mishael Powell Christian Galvan Ben Hines Kasen Kinchen Tim Horn Jack Westover Zechariah Brown Camden VerStrate Nick Juran Zeke Pelluer Alphonzo Tuputala Cooper McDonald Carson Bruener Carson Smith Jackson Sirmon Bralen Trice Junior Faualo Race Porter Peyton Henry Edefuan Ulofoshio Myles Murao Jaxson Kirkland Jordan Lolohea MJ Tafisi Drew Fowler Ryan Bowman Troy Fautanu Ruperake Fuavai Geirean Hatchett Anthony Ward Zion Tupuola-Fetui Draco Bynum Noah Hellyer Gaard Memmelaar Samuel Peacock Henry Bainivalu Chase Skuza Ulumoo Ale Will Pliska Nate Kalepo Roger Rosengarten Gage Harty Corey Luciano Logan Bruce-Jones Luke Wattenberg Julius Buelow Matteo Mele Victor Curne Mason West Mark Redman Jordan Chin Devin Culp Jack Yary Addison Shrock Fatu Sua-Godinet Cade Otton Ty Jones Jaden Green Tuli Letuligasenoa Noa Ngalu Sam Taimani Jacob Bandes Bradley McGannon Faatui Tuitele

POS. DB DB QB WR DB TB TB DB QB WR DB QB LB QB DL WR DB WR OLB QB LB QB LB QB WR OLB WR WR DB DB TB DB DB DB TB DB DB TB TB DB TB DB WR DB P TB DB TB LB DB PK TE DB WR DB TE LB LB LB TE LB OLB TB P PK LB OL OL OLB LB LB OLB OL LB OL LB OLB DL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL TE TE WR TE TE PK WR TE WR LS DL DL DL DL DL DL

HT. WT. 6-0 5-10 6-5 6-1 6-1 5-7 6-0 6-0 6-1 6-3 6-3 6-0 6-1 6-3 6-3 6-1 6-2 6-1 6-4 6-1 6-2 6-1 6-0 5-11 6-3 6-3 6-2 6-2 6-3 6-2 6-0 5-11 6-0 6-1 6-0 6-1 5-11 6-0 6-0 6-1 6-1 6-1 6-0 6-1 6-1 5-8 6-1 5-7 5-10 5-10 6-2 6-3 5-10 5-9 6-0 6-4 6-2 6-3 6-2 6-4 6-3 6-3 5-11 6-2 5-11 6-0 6-3 6-7 6-2 6-0 6-0 6-0 6-4 6-0 6-4 6-0 6-3 6-4 6-1 6-4 6-6 6-6 6-6 6-6 6-5 6-6 6-6 6-4 6-4 6-2 6-5 6-8 6-5 6-3 6-4 6-6 6-0 6-3 6-6 6-1 5-11 6-5 6-4 5-10 6-2 6-1 6-2 6-2 6-4 6-3

195 190 240 190 200 175 210 190 200 200 195 200 210 215 300 185 195 210 265 205 235 205 215 190 205 250 200 210 200 220 205 195 200 180 230 185 175 200 225 190 190 185 175 185 195 195 205 190 225 180 205 245 205 165 195 255 225 235 215 250 230 240 250 190 195 230 330 295 270 230 225 280 315 215 295 220 280 270 295 295 270 335 300 355 290 330 280 275 295 320 300 325 300 330 225 245 170 245 250 165 180 240 200 205 305 290 335 315 270 305

YR. So. Sr. So. Jr. Jr. Sr. So. So. Gr. So. Sr. R-Fr. R-Fr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Fr. So. So. So. R-Fr. Fr. R-Fr. Jr. Fr. Fr. So. Fr. So. So. R-Fr. So. Sr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. So. So. R-Fr. So. So. R-Fr. Fr. So. Fr. So. So. Jr. R-Fr. R-Fr. R-Fr. R-Fr. Fr. Fr. R-Fr. So. R-Fr. Fr. Sr. Jr. So. Fr. Jr. Fr. So. R-Fr. Sr. R-Fr. R-Fr. Fr. Fr. So. So. So. Fr. Fr. Jr. Jr. So. So. R-Fr. Fr. So. Jr. Fr. Sr. R-Fr. So. So. Fr. Fr. Sr. So. Fr. Fr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Fr. So. R-Fr. So. R-Fr. Fr. R-Fr.

HOMETOWN/HS Mukilteo, Wash. / Archbishop Murphy West Linn, Ore. / West Linn Bothell, Wash. / Bothell Long Beach, Calif. / St. John Bosco Sacramento, Calif. / Sheldon Torrance, Calif. / St. John Bosco Lancaster, Calif. / Palmdale Bakersfield, Calif. / Bakersfield Auburn, Wash. / Auburn Riverside Wildomar, Calif. / Murrieta Valley Long Beach, Calif. / Servite Puyallup, Wash. / Graham-Kapowsin Laie, Hawai’i / Kahuku Newport Beach, Calif. / Corona del Mar Kent, Wash. / Kentwood Fresno, Calif. / San Joaquin Memorial Chandler, Ariz. / Saguaro Provo, Utah / Orem Sacramento, Calif. / Jesuit Brier, Wash. / Mountlake Terrace Oak Park, Calif. / Oaks Christian Danville, Calif. / Monte Vista East Palo Alto, Calif. / Menlo-Atherton Woodinville, Wash. / Woodinville Las Vegas, Nev. / Bishop Gorman Seattle, Wash. / Kennedy Catholic Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif. / Mission Viejo Brush Prairie, Wash. / Hockinson Carlsbad, Calif. / Carlsbad Glendale, Ariz. / Centenniel Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. / Upland Westminster, Calif. / St. John Bosco Orange, Calif. / Orange Lutheran Hawthorne, Calif. / Lawndale Rialto, Calif. / Etiwanda Carson, Calif. / Lawndale Honolulu, Hawai’i / ‘Iolani Waco, Texas / Connally Auburn, Wash. / Auburn Riverside Los Angeles, Calif. / St. John Bosco Kirkland, Wash. / Eastside Catholic Anaheim, Calif. / Servite Renton, Wash. / Eastside Catholic Camarillo, Calif. / Westlake Brea, Calif. / Brea Olinda Edmonds, Wash. / Edmonds-Woodway Seattle, Wash. / O’Dea Bothell, Wash. / Bothell Snohomish, Wash. / Archbishop Murphy Lake Stevens, Wash. / Lake Stevens Honolulu, Hawai’i / Punahou Bellevue, Wash. / Mount Si Seattle, Wash. / Cleveland Cheney, Wash. / Cheney Los Altos, Calif. / St. Francis Kirkland, Wash. / Lake Washington Federal Way, Wash. / Federal Way Haslet, Texas / Northwest Woodinville, Wash. / Redmond Santa Clarita, Calif. / Saugus Brentwood, Tenn. / Brentwood Academy Phoenix, Ariz. / Sandra Day O’Connor Fife, Wash. / Fife Seattle, Wash. / O’Dea Danville, Calif. / Monte Vista Anchorage, Alaska / Bishop Gorman (Nev.) Torrance, Calif. / Mater Dei Portland, Ore. / Jesuit Salt Lake City, Utah / East West Jordan, Utah / Alta Bellevue, Wash. / Bellevue Bellevue, Wash. / IMG Academy (Fla.) Henderson, Nev. / Liberty Auburn, Wash. / O’Dea Ferndale, Wash. / Ferndale Ontario, Calif. / Colony Pearl City, Hawai’i / Pearl City Wilsonville, Ore. / Wilsonville Vancouver, Wash. / Skyview Caldwell, Idaho / Middleton Gig Harbor, Wash. / Gig Harbor Sammamish, Wash. / Skyline Sumner, Wash. / Sumner Tacoma, Wash. / Fife Kirkland, Wash. / Lake Washington Renton, Wash. / Rainier Beach Highlands Ranch, Colo. / Valor Christian Spokane Valley, Wash. / University Danville, Calif. / Monte Vista Lake Stevens, Wash. / Lake Stevens Trabuco Canyon, Calif. / JSerra Catholic Kapolei, Hawai’i / Kapolei Tucson, Ariz. / Salpointe Catholic Houston, Texas / Second Baptist Whittier, Calif. / La Habra Newport Beach, Calif. / Corona del Mar San Fernando, Calif. / Chaminade Prep Spokane, Wash. / Gonzaga Prep Murrieta, Calif. / Murrieta Valley Bellingham, Wash. / Squalicum Honolulu, Hawai’i / Kamehameha Tumwater, Wash. / Tumwater Provo, Utah / Provo Gilbert, Ariz. / Mesa Concord, Calif. / De La Salle East Palo Alto, Calif. / Menlo-Atherton Salt Lake City, Utah / East Pittsburg, Calif. / Pittsburg Yelm, Wash. / Yelm Honolulu, Hawai’i / Saint Louis

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HOMETOWN/HS San Mateo, Calif. / Junipero Serra HS Tampa, Fla. / Jesuit Jacksonville, Fla. / Westlake HS (Ga.) Lehi, Utah / Lehi Richmond, Calif. / El Cerrito HS St. Louis, Mo. / St. Louis University High Pompano Beach, Fla. / Cardinal Gibbons HS Honolulu, Hawaii / St. Louis HS Pasadena, Calif. / Cathedral Fort Lauderdale, Fla. / Coral Spring Charter HS Spokane, Wash. / Gonzaga Prep Los Angeles, Calif. / Cathedral Everett, Wash. / Archbishop- Murphy HS San Jose, Calif. / Valley Christian HS Ladera Ranch, Calif. / San Juan Hills HS Augusta, Ga. / Lucy C. Laney HS Wylie, Texas / Wylie Hs San Diego, Calif. / Helix HS Vallejo, Calif. / El Cerrito Gilbert, Ariz. / Casteel East Palo Alto, Calif. / Menlo- Atherton HS Victorville, Calif. / Adelanto HS San Bernardo, Calilf. / Cajon Kent, Wash. / Kentwood HS Waipahu, Hawaii / Kapolei HS Arvada, Colo. / Pomona Pleasant Grove, Utah / Lehi HS Naples, Fla. / Golden Gate Los Angeles, Calif. / Serra Murrieta, Callif. / Vista Murrieta Chicago, Ill. / Simeon Career Academy Chicago, Ill. / King College Ppep Camas, Wash. / Camas Cochran, Ga. / Bleckley County HS Daytona, Fla. / Mainland Pago Pago, American Samoa / Leone San Bruno, Calif. / Serra HS Murrieta, Calif. / Vista Murrieta HS Honolulu, Hawaii / Kamehameha HS Denman Island, British Columbia / IMG Academy Lacy, Wash. / Sumner HS Upland, Calif. / Upland HS Seattle, Wash. / Roosevelt HS Seattle, Wash. / Eastside Catholic HS Tumwater, Wash. / Tumwater HS Bellevue, Wash. / Bellevue HS Burien, Wash. / Kennedy Catholic HS Palm Springs, Calif. / Palm Springs HS Olympia, Wash. / Olympia HS Plano, Texas / Plano Monroe, Wash. / Monroe HS Mission Viejo, Calif. / El Toro HS Los Angeles, Calif / Cathedral West Salem, Ore. / West Salem HS Las Vegas, Nev. / Desert Pines HS Honolulu, Hawaii / Iolani HS Chimacum, Wash. / Chimacum HS Los Gatos, Calif. / Los Gatos HS Berkeley, Calif. / Berkeley HS San Jose, Calif. / Valley Christian HS San Diego, Calif. / Cathedral Catholic HS Yakima, Wash. / Eisenhower Seattle, Wash. / O’Dea HS Sammamish, Wash. / Eastlake Anderson, Calif. / Anderson Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. / Upland HS Monroe, Wash. / Monroe Brentwood, Calif. / Liberty HS Woodway, Wash. / IMG Academy Cocoa, Fla. / Cocoa HS Battle Ground, Wash. / Battle Ground Diamond Bar, Calif. / Diamond Ranch Petaluma, Calif. / Petaluma HS West Valley City, Utah / Highland HS Pago Pago, American Samoa / Samaona HS Snohomish, Wash. / Glacier Peak Tualatin, Ore. / Tualatin Chandler, Ariz. / Hamilton Olympia, Wash. / Capital HS Chino Hills, Calif. / Damien HS Arlington, Wash. / Arlington HS Everett, Wash. / Cascade HS Snohomish, Wash. / Glacier Peak Coeur d’Alene, Idaho / Lake City HS Houston, Texas / Stratford HS Camas, Wash. / Camas HS Lake Stevens, Wash. / Lake Stevens HS Walla Walla, Wash. / Walla Walla HS Everett, Wash. / Archbishop Murphy Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. / Rancho Cucamonga HS Chandler, Ariz. / Hamilton HS Woodinville, Wash. / Woodinville Lemoore, Calif. / San Joaquin Memorial Los Angeles, Calif. / Pacific Palisades HS San Marcos, Calif. / San Marcos HS Danville, Calif. / San Ramon Valley Sycamore, Ill. / Sycamore HS Temecula, Calif. / Great Oak HS Arvada, Colo. / Pomona HS Midlothian, Texas / Heritage HS Spokane, Wash. / Mead Moreno Valley, Calif. / Linfield Christian Detroit, Mich. / Cass Tech Everett, Wash. / Archbishop Murphy HS Roseville, Calif. / Granite Bay HS Long Beach, Calif. / St. Anthony HS San Diego, Calif. / Cathedral Catholic HS Dallas, Texas / James Madison HS Honolulu, Hawaii / St. Louis HS Avon, Ind. / Avon HS Saginaw, Mich. / Valor Christian HS (Colo.)

Kailua, Hawaii / Kailua HS Hutto, Texas / Hutto Littleton, Colo. / Columbine HS Los Angeles, Calif. / Crenshaw Oakland, Calif. / Bishop O’Dowd Cedar Rapids, Iowa / Washington Greenwood, S.C. / Emerald HS

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Asa Turner Safety 20, Sophomore

Alex Cook Safety 5, Junior

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Trent McDuffie Cornerback 22, Sophomore

Jackson Sirmon Middle Linebacker 43, Sophomore

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Zion Tupuola-Fetui Left End 58, Sophomore

Terrell Bynum Wide Receiver 4, Junior

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Puka Nacua Wide Receiver 12, Sophomore

Elijah Molden NICKEL 3, Senior

Edefuan Ulofoshio Middle Linebacker 48, Sophomore

Tuli Letuligasenoa Defensive Tackle 91, Sophomore

Josiah Bronson Defensive Tackle 11, Senior

Jaxson Kirkland Ulumoo Ale Luke Wattenberg Henry Bainivalu Victor Curne Left Tackle Right Tackle Left Guard Center Right Guard 51, Junior 79, Sophomore Cade Otton 68, Sophomore 76, Senior 66, Junior Tight End 87, Junior Dylan Morris Quarterback 9, Freshman

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Keith Taylor Cornerback 8, Senior

Ryan Bowman Right End 55, Senior

Sean McGrew Halfback 5, Senior

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Jaxson Kirkland ready to lead Huskies like his father

By Nick Mendro The Daily When the Washington football team’s offense finally takes the field this Saturday against Oregon State, older generations of Husky fans may feel they’ve traveled through a time machine to the year 1990.

But that purple-and-gold jersey at left tackle with the last name “Kirkland” and the number 51 across its back isn’t a mirage. The year is still 2020, and that’s not Husky legend

a play in practice, and he didn’t block as well as I thought he should, he would want to run that play again because he’d want to get it down perfect.”

This offseason, one of the most critical steps for Kirkland toward Pac-12 dominance was his own physique. In an unexpectedly long offseason where football was cancelled and then brought back, the big offensive lineman didn’t waste time sulking — he went to work.

After talking with coaches

‘The kid’s just tough’ Dean Kirkland getting ready to do battle in the trenches — it’s his son Jaxson, whose unparalleled work ethic has him poised to propel his team to a Pac-12 championship, just like his father did.

“I wouldn’t say we’ve locked heads or anything in the weight room, but there’s times when I’m trying to match him, or he’ll tell me his numbers from back in the day,” Jaxson Kirkland said. “I think he’s a liar sometimes. But yeah, there’s competition there.

It’s nothing but good old fun though.”

One thing is clear to Jaxson Kirkland: If there is a competition — whether it’s with his dad in the weight room or an opposing defense on fourth-and-goal — he’s going to do everything in his power to win.

For example, when Kirkland was a sophomore in high school, he realized he needed to make a change academically. Ken Potter, head coach at Jesuit High School in Portland, Oregon, said the young offensive lineman simply decided one day to go out and get it done.

Now, six years later, he’s on the UW honor roll with a 3.6 GPA. “He doesn’t understand what ‘complacent’ is,” Potter said.

“What he understands is, ‘I’m gonna get better today than I was yesterday.’ When we’d run

about moving from right guard to left tackle following the conclusion of the 2019 season, Kirkland cut his weight from 323 pounds to 295, a nearly 30-pound weight loss.

“Looking at tape from last year and seeing my body, I figured the best thing was to lose a little weight,” Kirkland said. “I feel so much quicker and faster out there. Moving to left tackle, too, I wanted to be a little lighter as well to be able to move laterally.”

Like his academic achievements, Kirkland’s weight loss is yet another testament to his extraordinary dedication to his team and his craft, an attitude that — alongside his physicality and football blood — has roots in family.

“I think it was a very loving family, but it was also, ‘Dad did play at University of Washington. Dad did have a legacy there,’” Potter said. “Jaxson was the one who would ask, ‘How do I do this better? How can I get better?’ And his dad would say, ‘It doesn’t come from hoping something’s gonna get done — it comes from working and getting it done.’”

Kirkland sure seems to have taken his father’s mantra to heart. In high school, he was a three-star recruit, a designation that he and his high school coach felt was a heavy underestimation — and one that put him firmly

Hannah Sheil The Daily Jaxson Kirkland stretches before Washington’s game against Oregon State at Husky Stadium on Nov. 14, 2020. outside the gaze of Washington recruiters until late in the process.

Two years later, by the start of his redshirt-freshman year, he’d become a starter. Now, he’s the anchor of one of the most intimidating offensive lines in the Pac-12, in both physique and

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to play left tackle,” Potter said.

“That’s the greatest comment in the world you could make to Jaxson. Now he’s gonna go out and work so hard on jump rope and fast feet.”

Maybe the one thing in Jaxson Kirkland’s life that no amount of jump rope drills or

Jaxson was the one who would ask, ‘How do I do this better? How can I get better?’

physicality.

This season, he’ll be protecting his quarterback’s blind side as a nimble-footed left tackle.

“I smiled when I heard a couple of comments from people saying he might not have the feet

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hard work can conquer is the COVID-19 virus. The pandemic poses one challenge that even the elder Kirkland never had to face, with canceled games and a perpetually delayed season looming large in the face of the

Jaxson Kirkland lines up during Washington’s game against Oregon State at Husky Stadium on Nov. 14, 2020.

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The turbulence will test the younger Kirkland’s leadership role like nothing his father encountered in 1990. After positive coronavirus cases in California last weekend forced yet another rescheduled seasonopener, Jaxson Kirkland could’ve succumbed to the frustration of dashed hopes and mental exhaustion.

But that’s not the Kirkland way.

“It was obviously a bummer — I mean, that was kind of a blow that day, understanding that,” Jaxson Kirkland said. “But instead of bumming around the facility, I took it as an opportunity to get a couple extra days for Oregon State. It’s huge being a leader, not showing guys emotionally being down but showing that you’re positive, and you’re ready to attack the situation.”

Jaxson Kirkland’s attitude hasn’t gone unnoticed by his coaches. First-year head coach Jimmy Lake has commended his veteran left tackle’s leadership and work ethic as a cornerstone of the offense’s perseverance throughout the chaos of 2020.

UW offensive line coach Scott Huff, meanwhile, couldn’t say enough about Jaxson Kirkland’s leadership and dedication to his team — just like his father.

“He did a great job, not only when he was here, but also at his home, with his dad, Dean,” Huff said. “He’s just totally bought into trying to make himself the best player he can be.

“The kid’s just tough, man — I just don’t know how to say it any other way.”

This fall, the Huskies will need that toughness, as they combat not only a five-game slate of fierce competition across the West Coast but also a disruptive pandemic. Fortunately, Kirkland looks primed to take any challenge in stride, from fatherly competition to Pac-12 edge rushers.

“I think the world of Jaxson,” Lake said. “He’s been a tremendous leader for us, and I do think he should be one of the best offensive lineman in the Pac-12, if not the country.”

Reach reporter Nick Mendro at sports@dailyuw.com.

Twitter: @m_mendro

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WHAT THEY SAY:

Talking WSU football with The Daily Evergreen

By Anthony Edwards The Daily 2020 has been a wild year for many reasons, and while there may not be fans in the stands this season, there’s one thing that will be normal: The Apple Cup will be played for the 113th time this season.

Last season, the Washington football team defeated Washington State, 31-13, in a fashion that has become typical as of late. This season, things are different: the game is in Pullman and both teams have new quarterbacks and head coaches.

Before the Huskies face the Cougars, we had the chance to ask The Daily Evergreen’s football beat writer Cody Schoeler some questions about the matchup. Here’s what he had to say: Q: What is the biggest strength of the Cougar football team?

A: Going into the season, I would have said Max Borghi — he is the best player on this team — but obviously he’s been out for a few games. Really the strength has been the offensive line; it’s where they have three of the five returning starters,

with Abe Lucas as one of the better tackles in the conference.

They’ve done a really good job of keeping [quarterback] Jayden de Laura clean and opening up some uncharacteristically good running lanes.

Q: What’s different about new head coach Nick Rolovich versus Mike Leach?

A: The new system is called the run-and-shoot, and he’s shown so far that he’s not afraid to run it. Against Oregon State, they actually had more rushing yards than passing yards, which is something I don’t think we ever really saw with Leach. While the system is kind of the same — a lot of passing, four receivers, kind of spread out — they will run the ball a lot more. Also the fact that de Laura is a mobile quarterback, using him in different ways, in the running game.

Q: What does de Laura bring to the table?

A: He’s exciting, somebody that’s just fun to watch play.

He’s proven himself, especially against Oregon, showing himself to be one of the better quarterbacks in this conference.

He brings an element of mobility

that we haven’t seen here in a while. Even if the offensive line does let a guy though, he’s very tough to bring down: able to escape and make guys miss.

The one thing I’ve been the most impressed by him: he’s a true freshman, and nothing has looked too big for him. When he does scramble and run, he keeps his eyes downfield and looks to make a play, kind of like Russell Wilson.

Q: What is the key for the Cougars to beat the Huskies this year?

Logo Courtsey of The Daily Evergreen Q: What is your prediction for this game?

A: I think it’s going to be pretty low-scoring, just based on the fact that the UW’s defense is still going to be pretty good and provide some challenges for this offense. UW had been leaning on the run, which WSU has done a good job of defending. We may see some snow — it’s back here in Pullman — so I’ll go 28-24 WSU.

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A: They’re going to have to capitalize on every opportunity they get on offense. The defense has improved, but it’s still not the type of unit that you’re going to want to rely on to get a stop. The offense is going to have to take advantage of every opportunity they can get and make plays when they can.

The running game is going to be huge. If WSU is able to use that running game and not get behind all the time, de Laura can make some plays. I don’t think this is a team that is going to come from behind and win a game, just based on the youth of the team and the defense’s inability to get stops sometimes.

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