Husky notebook - Change of pace: Pass defense fails the Huskies
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Last Saturday, Washington became a national punchline after its run defense yielded 424 yards to UCLA, including 322 to sophomore tailback Maurice Drew.
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Seattle's defense is getting a makeover for this week's trip to Minnesota, with most changes forced by injuries and another coming after the rise of rookie safety Michael Boulware.
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Matt Janning had a performance to remember Sunday, albeit in a Northeastern loss, but he'll want to forget about last night's effort as soon as possible.
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Ten more safeties and it might have been a different story for the Bears on Sunday. While their offense continues to stumble like a drunk through the dark, the defense has the added burden of not only avoiding
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College football&#39;s goofy formula for selecting the finalists for the national championship game on Jan. 4 is clicking about as well as the University of Washington&#39;s offense, right?
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Thatâs the cautionary sermon Notre Dame coach Ty Willingham is preaching about todayâs game with Washington. Wry Ty should be apprehensive even though the Huskies have never beaten the Irish.
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The Huskies cruised to a 39-10 win against Toledo yesterday in the Motor City Bowl in Detroit. It was Connecticut&#39;s first bowl appearance since becoming a full-fledged Division IA team three years ago.
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KIRKLAND, Wash. -- If the NFL-record 19-game winning streak of the New England Patriots weren&#39;t enough of a challenge for the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday, they also have to deal with the now-rare 3-4 defense.
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When the day began, he was the nation's leading scorer. When it was over, he was trying to regain his scoring touch. Jose Juan Barea was held to a season-low 12 points last night as Wright State subdued Northeastern, 59-53, in the Huskies' home opener.
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Matt Hasselbeck never performed like this last season. Seattle's defense, slowed by injuries, didn't look so vulnerable through the first three weeks.
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PASADENA - Progress is gauged differently around college football, and in the case of UCLA, it goes something like this: At no time during a season-opening loss to Oklahoma State yesterday did the Bruins call for a pass and run a reverse.
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Northeastern quarterback Shawn Brady engaged in an aerial duel with Villanova's Marvin Burroughs, but the Huskies held on to win, 34-30, at Parsons Field yesterday because their defense took advantage of the lone turnover in the game.
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ST. LOUIS _ The problem for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers was not its offense Monday night. It was the defense, specifically the pass defense.
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UCONN (5-2) vs. SYRACUSE (3-4) When, where: Tomorrow, 1:30 p.m., at Syracuse, N.Y. Last season: First meeting. Comments: UConn is coming off a 45-31 victory against Temple. Dan Orlovsky became UConn's career leader in TD passes. He was 18 of 26 for 260 yards, with two TDs and one interception. LBs Maurice Lloyd and Alfred Fincher combined for 29 tackles ...
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Every win satisfies him, but Notre Dame&#39;s 38-3 thrashing of Washington on Saturday carried special significance. For the first time in six tries as a head coach, he defeated the Huskies.
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Northeastern was halfway there yesterday. The Huskies were ahead by 11 points at the break, the first time in seven games they led at halftime, and appeared en route to their first victory of the season.
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ANCHORAGE, ALASKA - The Utah Utes have something the Washington Huskies donât: a pure big man blessed with silky talents. But the Huskies have something the Utes donât: swarming, suffocating, overwhelming quickness.