Chris Petersen's Washington Huskies, Pac-12 champions and a national semifinalist last year, came in at No. 7 in the 2017 preseason coaches poll released Thursday. The Huskies were not the highest-ranked conference team as USC came in at No. 4. The Trojans were also picked to win the league title last week by Pac-12 Conference media members.

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The USC Trojans Wednesday were selected as the favorite to win the 2017 Pac-12 Conference football championship in a vote of 52 media members who regularly cover the league. The Trojans received 28 votes to earn the preseason favorite pick over defending conference champion Washington, which received 22 votes.

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Two ex-Seahawks, coach Mike Holmgren and RB Curt Warner, are among a class of eight elected to the State of Washington Sports Hall of Fame Tuesday. Also elected: Seahawks and Washington State coach Dennis Erickson, soccer goalkeeper Kasey Keller, Washington RB Joe Steele, Olympic skier Debbie Armstrong, pro basketball star Byron Beck and administrator Gary Wright.

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University of Washington wide receive John Ross, an early first-round projection who fell off many draft boards in recent weeks due to concerns over his multiple surgeries, surprisingly went No. 9 overall to the Cincinnati Bengals in Wednesday night's NFL draft. The 5-foot-11, 188-pound Ross caught 17 touchdown passes for the Huskies last season and then rocked the NFL combine with a record 4.22-second 40-yard dash.

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Apparently chastened by criticism of their weenie non-conference schedules in recent years, the Huskies found a solution by going to the top of the industry -- a home-and-home series with perennial football power Ohio State in 2024-25.

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University of Washington football coach Chris Petersen has agreed to a contract extension through 2023 that will reportedly make him the highest-paid coach in the Pac-12 Conference. Petersen, who came to the Huskies three years ago and last year led them to the national semifinals, will receive an average salary of $4.9 million per year.

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Bats out of hell go slower.

John Ross, the former University of Washington wide receiver, dazzled the NFL combine in Indianapolis Saturday with a history-making clocking of 4.22 in the 40-yard dash, which broke Chris Johnson's record of 4.24, set in 2008. One NFL scout told USA Today that he hand-timed Ross in 4.16.

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University of Washington head football coach Chris Petersen Wednesday hired Scott Huff as his new offensive line coach. Huff, who worked with Petersen for eight years at Boise State, replaces Chris Strausser, who departed earlier this week to become offensive line coach of the Denver Broncos.

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The NFL continued its poaching of Chris Petersen's University of Washington football coaching staff Tuesday when the Denver Broncos finalized a deal to make Chris Strausser their new assistant offensive line coach. Strausser had been UW's offensive line coach since 2014 and, before that, a Petersen aide at Boise State.

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Matt Lubick, who was fired after four seasons as Oregon wide receivers coach as part of the purge of head coach Mark Helfrich, was hired Wednesday by University of Washington football coach Chris Petersen to the same position, plus sharing the offensive coordinator title with Jonathan Smith.

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While Huskies fans were busy speculating on the football abilities of 17-year-old boys last week, some news came out of the Southeast that told a less-thrilling tale about Pac-12 Conference sports -- if you care about the arms race that is slowly rotting big-time NCAA sports.

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The Atlanta Falcons Tuesday agreed to terms with Steve Sarkisian to become their offensive coordinator, replacing Kyle Shanahan, who took the head coaching job for the San Francisco 49ers Monday. Sarkisian, head coach at the University of Washington from 2009-13, served as Alabama's OC in the national championship game against Clemson after replacing Lane Kiffin.

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Now that Chris Petersen has resolved the yeah-he-did-it-at-little-Boise-State-but slur by going to the College Football Playoffs in his third season at Washington, he can do a little big-footing from his elevated podium. So he took a shot at the Recruiting Industrial Complex (h/t to Andy Staples at si.com).

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University of Washington coach Chris Petersen weathered some late defections and Wednesday signed 17 recruits, including eight with four-star ratings. Petersen filled his most glaring need with three wide receivers, plus three-star QBJake Haener of Danville, CA.

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Have a question about Jake Browning? Kelsey Plum? Lorenzo Romar? How about the Huskies' run to the College Football Playoffs? Or the Pac-12 Networks? Or the $100 million annual operation of the University of Washington athletics department?

Do we have the evening for you.

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The University of Washington football team, which finished No. 4 in both major polls last season, will open its 2017 schedule on the road (Rutgers) but close by playing four of five at Husky Stadium. According to the full conference slate released by the Pac-12 Wednesday, Washington State has an equally favorable schedule with seven home games at Martin Stadium, including five in a row to open.

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University of Washington quarterback Jake Browning has undergone surgery on his throwing shoulder, nearly two months after injuring it during a game against Arizona State. The Seattle Times reported that the exact nature of Browning's injury remains unclear, but that the Huskies kept it concealed in order to protect Browning from further harm.

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The University of Washington finished No. 4 in the final Associated Press and coaches college football polls released Tuesday, but were leapfrogged in both by the USC Trojans, who finished third behind No. 1 and new national champion Clemson, which defeated No. 2 Alabama 35-31 Monday night in the national championship game in Tampa.

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The Huskies' run to the the College Football Playoffs wasn't enough to impress Foster Sarell, the local giant who was the nation’s top-ranked offensive lineman. The 6-foot-6, 315-pound All-State tackle from Graham-Kapowsin High School in Pierce County said Saturday he will sign a letter of intent to attend Stanford.

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As expected, SS Budda Baker, CB Sidney Jones and DT Elijah Qualls Tuesday joined WR John Ross in skipping their senior seasons at the University of Washington to enter the 2017 NFL draft. Ross declared for the draft Monday.

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