Author: SPNW Staff

After an embarrassing home loss Thursday to the UC Irvine Anteaters, Lorenzo Romar’s Washington Huskies will try to rebound against the Eastern Washington Eagles.

The Seahawks (9-1) have several players returning from injury, including Percy Harvin. Getting ahead early against the Vikings may help spread playing time ahead of the bye week.

The Huskies uncharacteristically coughed up two early fumbles, fell behind 14-0,then 27-7, before rallying against UCLA. They played the second half without QB Keith Price (shoulder).

Washington will be seeking its third consecutive victory Friday night at the Rose Bowl, where the Huskies haven’t triumphed in seven tries since their last win there in 1995.

Ahead 36-30 Thursday night with three minutes left in the first half, the Washington Huskies weren’t playing well, but guards C.J. Wilcox and Andrew Andrews were hitting enough jumpers against Cal-Irvine’s 2-3 zone defense to make it seem the Huskies were in control. Then it all came undone.

Doak Walker Award semifinalist Bishop Sankey needs 391 yards in Washington’s final three games to break Corey Dillon’s single-season record of 1,695.

After considerable speculation about Sigi Schmid’s future in Seattle, majority owner Joe Roth Thursday gave Schmid a vote of confidence, saying Schmid will return in 2014.

The Huskies play the first of two this week when they host the UC Irvine Anteaters at Alaska Airlines Arena. Huskies and Anteaters haven’t met since the 2001 season.

University of Washington head basketball coach Lorenzo Romar Wednesday announced the signings of Donaven Dorsey and Tristan Etienne to national letters of intent, and said the pair will join the Huskies starting in the 2014-15 season. A 6-10 forward, Etienne comes from Abbotsford, British Columbia, while Dorsey is a 6-foot-6 swing from Timberline High School.