Two pieces of good news for the Huskies: first, we just got word that Darin Harris is conscious and moving, and is on his way to Harborview. The football good news is that the Huskies got a turnover just as it looked like the Cougars were going to score. Harvey Unga took a carry on second-and-goal from the six, was headed towards the end zone, but Nate Williams hit him at the one and knocked the ball loose, and Chipper Johnson dove on it in the end zone for a touchback.
Still tied at 21 with 8:45 left in the game.
This may be it until after the game, as it’s time for us media folk to head down to the field.
A scary moment here at Husky stadium, as safety Darin Harris is down on the field being strapped to a backboard. Harris landed awkwardly on his head in pass coverage, and stayed down motionless when the play ended. As I’m writing this, he’s being loaded into an ambulance. I’m guessing we won’t hear anything soon on this, but I’ll update here as soon as I do know anything.
It suddenly seems less relevant, but it’s 21-21 right now with 13:24 left in the game and BYU driving.
Washington 21, BYU 14, 7:38 left in 3rd quarter
Good start for Washington, which took the opening drive of the second half 65 yards for a touchdown.
Luke Kravitz score the touchdown on a one-yard run. Jake Locker had an 18-yard run for the big play of the drive. David Freeman, who is now playing tailback with Chris Polk out, had a couple of nice runs, including a nine-yarder on his first carry as a Husky.
Washington 14, BYU 14, halftime
Following BYU’s touchdown, Washington had to punt, and BYU started to drive before Mason Foster came up with an interception. Washington couldn’t capitalize on that turnover, however, and punted again with 14 seconds left in the half.
A few injury updates: Kavario Middleton is questionable to return with a right knee injury.
Cody Habben came back in the game, so whatever happened to him must not have been too serious.
Tailback Chris Polk also left the game late in the half with some sort of injury. David Freeman, another freshman, came in the game on the last drive and had an eight-yard catch.
Some halftime stats:
BYU has 228 yards to 157 for the Huskies. BYU quarterback Max Hall is 18 for 27 for 167 yards two touchdowns and an interception, while sophomore halfback Harvey Unga has added 73 rushing yards on12 carries, and also has four catches for 24 yards.
Jake Locker is 8 for 13 passing for 132 and one touchdown, and has rushed for just 11 net yards with a pair of sacks hurting his total. Polk has 14 yards on six carries, giving the Huskies just 25 rushing yards.
Washington 14, BYU 14, 4:18 left in the second quarter
BYU just answered Washington’s touchdown with a score of its own, driving 71 yards and scoring on a one-yard pass to tight end Andrew George.
Um, yeah, that’s all I got for now. Be back with more at halftime.
Washington 14, BYU 7, 10:38 left in the second quarter
After a bad start, things are going the Huskies’ way right now. Washington drove 79 yards, though it was really more like 92 because a fumble backed the Huskies up to their own eight. From there, on third-and-23, Locker threw what looked like an interception, but it went through David Tafuna’s hands and right to D’Andre Goowin for a 25-yard gain. Kind of like something we’d have seen the UW defense give up last year (or last week).
Jake Locker later hooked up with freshman Jermain Kearse for a 48-yard score, and showed some nice touch on the throw, something he didn’t do earlier this game when he overthrew Kearse.
One bit of bad news for the Huskies however, is that Kavario Middleton and right tackle Cody Habben both went down with injuries on the drive. Middleton was replaced by Walt Winter at tight end, and Habben was replaced by Skyler Fancher.
Also worth noting, the Huskies have been using a 3-4 front on defense quite a bit since opening the game in a 4-3.
Washington 7, BYU 7 3:24 left in the first quarter
So I ended that last post asking how the defense would respond, and it didn’t disappoint the Husky fans here, forcing a three-and-out.
After a bad opening drive, the Husky offense was impressive driving 66 yards for a touchdown. Locker, who was 0 for 2 on the first drive, was 4 for 4 on that drive, and score the tying touchdown on a 14-yard run.
Offensive coordinator Tim Lappano told us he’d open up the playbook a bit more this game, and on that drive he did just that. The Huskies showed a couple of four-receiver sets that also had tight end Kavario Middleton lined up as a receiver, essentially give Washington five receivers. That was the alignment on Locker’s touchdown run, which opened the middle of the field for an easy score.
Not a good start for the Huskies in this one (wait, didn’t I write that same thing in this blog last week?)
BYU started the game with the ball and drove 76 yards for a touchdown, and quarterback Max Hall was six for six on the drive. BYU faced third-and-14 after a fumbled snap, but Hall hit Austin Collie for a 38-yard touchdown. That looked a lot like the type of play that killed the Huskies last season.
And speaking of things that hurt the Huskies last year, Jake Locker just over-threw an open Jermaine Kearse on a deep ball, leading to a punt.
Let’s see how the defense responds here.
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