OK, not really, but you’ve got to keep things fresh.
Little news, once again, on Thursday. Probably the most newsworthy item was Tyrone Willingham revealing that freshman Matt Mosley has been moved from running back to cornerback. Mosley played a little of everything in high school, so it’s not a drastic move, but it’s surprising in that it leaves an already thin running back position all the thinner. Right now, there’s just Kenny James and Louis Rankin (who both have injury histories) and Shelton Sampson. Leilyon Myers was supposed to contribute but hasn’t qualified yet. Willingham said no one has been moved to tailback to take Mosley’s spot. The only thing that seems at all likely is that Luke Kravitz or Johnie Kirton could be used in certain situations.
Other than that, no huge news, though Willingham said they are “gettling close” on welcoming in some of the junior college recruits who have been out with academics, likely Ashlee Palmer and Anthony Atkins, and possibly Aaron Mason.
Roy Lewis won the only gold jersey for the most recent practice, for his play on special teams. It was the third-straight gold jersey won by Lewis as he makes a run at Dan Howell for Gold Jersey supremecy. Willingham said he wouldn’t be surprised for Lewis to get some all-conference recognition at the end of the season.
No major injuries to report. Cornerback Desmond Davis has a minor hamstring pull, but Willingham said he expects to get some of his “bumps on the head” guys back today.
Apparently, one of the bumps on the head happened on the same play when linebacker Scott White and Ben Ossai collided. “It was a good one,” Willingham said.
Willingham received what is becoming a daily Jake Locker question, and he said a decision on whether to redshirt him or not may not come until the fifth week of the season, or even later. Willingham said Locker is in the same class as some of the other quarterbacks he recruited were at this time in their careers, including Notre Dame’s Brady Quinn and Stanford’s Trent Edwards.
Seattle PI columnist and noted Husky disliker Jim Moore was at the media session for the second time this week. This time he brought along a kid (not his), perhaps to defuse any potential conflict. Willingham fielded a question from the kid, Shane, to open the media session and Shane asked how it feels to be the head coach of the Huskies. Willingham’s answer: “It’s pretty thrilling. It’s an exceptional job because there’s not that many people in the country that can do it. To be at a university that has the kind of tradition and success that you have here. There was an article by Ivan Maisel that did something on passion and tradition of college football over the NFL. They listed about 20 things. Number 15 in there was the tradition of anchoring boats on Lake Washington. That was really nice because it has a special place in college football. To be at a place with that kind of tradition is unbelievable.”
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