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Ranking the Top 10 UW Football Players for 2022
When Kalen DeBoer took over as the brand new College of Washington soccer coach, Jaxson Kirkland was headed for ankle surgical procedure, Zion Tupuola-Fetui was popping out of concussion protocol, Kuao Peihopa was nonetheless limping round on a foul foot and Michael Penix Jr. was midway throughout the nation nursing a shoulder harm.
Little did DeBoer know on the time, however these 4 explicit gamers seemingly could be a very powerful items in what he prefers to name a Husky reload relatively than a rebuild.
If anybody ever doubted the worth that Kirkland brings to the UW soccer panorama, contemplate the magnitude of the video — it had the build-up of a Hollywood film trailer — the college produced for saying his return.
All it wanted was an NFL movies narration from the soothing voice of now deceased John Facenda, somebody who at all times made all the pieces sound a lot extra necessary together with his memorable descriptions.
“From the sting of Lake Washington, Jaxson got here out of his stance with a fury, decided to make the Kirkland title one which no Husky fan would ever overlook … “
That stated, we have picked out 10 Huskies who we expect could have the most important impression on this yr’s workforce, whether or not it’s with their bodily instruments or management skills, something to drag this system out of its 4-8 funk of 2021, return it to the higher echelon of the Pac-12 and put it again within the postseason.
The 2022 TOP 10 HUSKIES
1) Jaxson Kirkland, OT — He’s essentially the most embellished returning Pac-12 participant at any place, a two-time, first-team all-conference choice. Going again to 2018, he has 39 faculty begins, essentially the most of anybody on the roster. He is considered one of a pair of 2019 Rose Bowl starters nonetheless on the workforce. He seemingly would be the Huskies’ highest drafted participant in 10 months, a first-rounder if all goes effectively. Kirkland’s return for a sixth season was crucial with the intention to repair an underperforming UW offensive line and provides DeBoer’s high-powered offense its greatest probability to succeed.
2) Zion Tupuola-Fetui, DE — ZTF has the catchy branding essential to be a well-compensated NFL soccer participant; he simply wants a 12- or 14-game season pattern to again it up. Pretty much as good as he is been at instances, the Hawaiian hasn’t performed in additional than 5 video games in a season since 2019. He has extra profession sacks (8) than begins (7). This one-time, first-team All-Pac-12 participant is pretty much as good because it will get as a playmaker when wholesome and the Husky protection is a distinct animal when he is at his greatest.
3) Kuao Peihopa, DL — The Huskies went out and bought a portal switch improve for each place space in want besides the line of defense, deciding on a JC addition. The brand new workers will use Peihopa just like a newcomer, too. He would have performed lots as a real freshman, but he injured a foot that restricted him to sporadic appearances in 4 video games. DeBoer did not cover the truth that he and his workers felt they’ve a difference-maker on this Hawaiian. ZTF and Peihopa, facet by facet for a whole season, could be a particular step for the protection in a yr’s time.
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4) Michael Penix Jr., QB — Sometimes, the No. 1 quarterback could be rated larger on an inventory corresponding to this one. Penix actually brings a particular cool below strain, mobility not seen in a UW quarterback since Keith Worth or Jake Locker, and a repute for profitable large video games after beating Huge Ten pillars Michigan and Michigan State. Nevertheless, the sensation is the offensive-minded DeBoer, ought to he must go with out the oft-injured Penix, would have Dylan Morris and/or Sam Huard able to go at a minute’s discover. He is a stickler for preparedness.
5) Alex Cook dinner, FS — Just like Elijah Molden and Trent McDuffie earlier than him, that is Alex Cook dinner’s secondary. He is a veteran man, the sixth-year senior, the security with essentially the most begins (9) final season among the many seven guys who opened video games again there for the Huskies. He is additionally the reply to the earlier trivia trace: Who’s the opposite man in addition to Kirkland to begin the 2019 Rose Bowl towards Ohio State? Cook dinner did it at extensive receiver.
6) Rome Odunze, WR — So large and athletic, this 6-foot-3, 201-pound may elevate himself greater than some other Husky within the eyes of the convention. The UW is fortunate that Odunze, after coping with two seasons of the John Donovan offense catastrophe, did not switch out. A current checklist declared there are 4 USC receivers higher than this man… one possibly.
7) Carson Bruener, LB — He is a legacy participant, a budding star and the bedrock of a second row in fixed transition since Edefuan Ulofoshio bought injured twice and Jackson Sirmon headed for a household reunion in Berkeley. The Huskies went out and bought confirmed expertise in Cam Vivid at Pittsburgh and Kris Moll from UAB, and have introduced Alphonzo Tuputala alongside to the purpose he may begin, however all of those gamers will work round Bruener.
8) Jalen McMillan, WR — Put this man in a DeBoer offense, and he has a great opportunity to be a first- or second-team All-Pac-12 decide, similar as his buddy Odunze. The one distinction between him and Rome is slightly little bit of dimension. The place he has an in together with his new coach is he hails from Fresno.
9) Troy Fautanu, OG — He and Peihopa have been the break-out stars of Husky spring follow, one on both sides of the road. The one query surrounding Fautanu is will he begin at left guard subsequent to Kirkland, corresponding to he did within the Apple Cup, or will he open at proper deal with?
10) Tuli Letuligaseno, DL — Even with the protection giving up 200 yards per recreation, this man was named All-Pac-12 honorable point out final season by the coaches and now first-team all-conference by Athlon this preseason. What that claims is possibly these round him have been actually gentle. You must like a lineman who comes out of a stance and intercepts a go like Tuli did at Arizona. Letuligasenoa and Peihopoa, each with tempers exhausting to cover, collectively might be as imply and nasty as any pair of down linemen within the convention.
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Purdue lands Washington State QB transfers Evans Chuba
Another transfer quarterback has been added into the fold for Purdue heading into 2025, as former Washington State quarterback committed to the Boilermakers today.
Chuba spent one season with the Cougars after being a three-star dual threat quarterback prospect in the 2024 recruiting class, where he chose Washington State over the likes of Virginia, Toledo, Northern Illinois, East Carolina, Bowling Green, Arkansas State, Liberty and others.
In his one-year stint in the Pac-2, Chuba did not appear in a game, as Washington State’s quarterback John Mateer became one of the top signal callers in college football for then head coach Jake Dickert.
Chuba now joins three other incoming signal callers as Purdue revamps its entire quarterback room from a year ago, where its lost Hudson Card, Ryan Browne and Marcos Davila. The Boilermakers have responded by landing Arkansas transfer Malachi Singleton as the presumptive starter, along with true freshmen EJ Colson and now Chuba, not to mention 2025 three-star quarterback Garyt Odom. The lone holdover in the group is Bennett Meredith, who have served as a backup to Hudson Card over the last two years.
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Will Micah Parsons play against the Washington Commanders? Latest injury update on the Dallas Cowboys star player | NFL News – Times of India
Cowboys’ yet another tough season is about to end. Having won four in a row, the Washington Commanders (11-5) will face the Dallas Cowboys (7-9) at AT&T Stadium. Cowboys is eliminated from playoff race from a 41-7 blowout loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, while the Commanders are pumped up after securing their first playoff berth since 2020 with a 30-24 win over the Atlanta Falcons. Now, the question is, will Dallas star player Micah Parsons play the match against Washington?
Will Micah Parsons play against the Washington Commanders?
Dallas Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy expects star pass-rusher Micah Parsons to play in the season finale against the Washington Commanders, despite the ongoing wrist injury. Parsons missed four games earlier this year with a high ankle sprain but has had the wrist issue for more than several weeks. His being in the game reflects his toughness and the necessity of what this means to the team as they prepare for postseason run.
Parsons does not carry any game status designation and is expected to play in Sunday’s regular-season finale against the Washington Commanders.
Parsons, who was added to Thursday’s practice report with a wrist injury, was upgraded to a full participant in Friday’s practice. “When it comes to how are we going to finish … strong,” Parsons said earlier in the week. “I’m still going to give my best fight to the Commanders. This is who I am. I love this game.”
Micah Parsons Emphasizes Health as Key to Cowboys’ 2025 Success
Parsons reflected on the team’s struggles during a season marred by injuries to key players, including himself. Despite missing games, Parsons returned to deliver his usual high-level performances but acknowledged that health is critical for the Cowboys to reclaim their dominance in the NFC.
“One, we’re gonna have to get healthy. I mean, we got 3 or 4 starters who aren’t coming back until mid next season. We got to plan for that. We got to get healthy. We got to keep coming together,” Parsons said.
His focus on health and unity highlights the foundation needed for the Cowboys’ competitive resurgence.
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Washington Post Editorial Cartoonist Says She Quit After Brass Rejected Her Donald Trump Sketch
It appears that another high-profile member of The Washington Post‘s editorial staff has left the paper: Cartoonist Ann Telnaes, who’s been at the outlet for 16 years, announced via Substack Friday that she was quitting after the brass killed her latest illustration featuring president-elect Donald Trump.
“The cartoon that was killed criticizes the billionaire tech and media chief executives who have been doing their best to curry favor with incoming President-elect Trump,” the Pulitzer-Prize winning cartoonist wrote on Substack under the title “Why I Quit The Washington Post.”
“There have been multiple articles recently about these men with lucrative government contracts and an interest in eliminating regulations making their way to Mar-a-lago,” she wrote. “The group in the cartoon included Mark Zuckerberg/Facebook & Meta founder and CEO, Sam Altman/AI CEO, Patrick Soon-Shiong/LA Times publisher, the Walt Disney Company/ABC News, and Jeff Bezos/Washington Post owner.”
Telnaes wrote that she first joined the Post in 2008 as an editorial cartoonist and has had “editorial feedback and productive conversations—and some differences—about cartoons I have submitted for publication, but in all that time I’ve never had a cartoon killed because of who or what I chose to aim my pen at. Until now.”
“While it isn’t uncommon for editorial page editors to object to visual metaphors within a cartoon if it strikes that editor as unclear or isn’t correctly conveying the message intended by the cartoonist, such editorial criticism was not the case regarding this cartoon,” she continued. “To be clear, there have been instances where sketches have been rejected or revisions requested, but never because of the point of view inherent in the cartoon’s commentary. That’s a game changer…and dangerous for a free press.”
She included a “rough of the cartoon killed” in her Substack column. You can read her full column here.
Telnaes is the latest journo to depart the Bezos-owned newspaper. Before the election, three Post journalists stepped down from the editorial board in protest over the publication’s controversial decision not to endorse a presidential candidate, with concerns that it was a way for Bezos to placate Trump. More than 200,000 readers also canceled their digital subscriptions.
Several more staffers have since departed, including managing editor Matea Gold, who’s set to become second-highest ranking leader of the New York Times Washington bureau.
At the New York Times DealBook Summit in NYC last month, Bezos said he may not be the best owner for the paper from the perspective of “the appearance” of conflict of interest, but defended the decision not to support a candidate in the Post’s editorial pages.
“The pluses of doing this were very small and [endorsements] added to the perceptions of bias if news media are going to try to be objective and independent,” Bezos said, adding that media “is suffering from a crisis of trust.”
It should behave like a “voting machine. They have to count the votes accurately and people have to believe that they count the votes accurately.”
“Not all of it is the media’s fault,” he continued. “But where we can do something we should … We made this decision. I am proud of this decision.”
Bezos then went on to acknowledge that “I am a terrible owner for the Post from the point of view of the appearance of conflict … Probably not a single day goes by where some Amazon executive or Blue Origin executive or some Bezos Earth Fund leader isn’t meeting with a government official somewhere. And so there are always going to be appearances of conflict.”
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