Former UW punter Sean Douglas has signed a free agent contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Here is a list of the eight 2006 Huskies who have hooked on with NFL teams.

Here is a list of Pac-10 football games currently set for telecast. Additional TV games will be selected as the season unfolds, either six or 12 days before broadcast.

2007 PAC-10 FOOTBALL TELEVISION SCHEDULE

Day/Date Time (Pacific Time) Game TV

Fri., Aug. 31

5:00 p.m. Washington at Syracuse ESPN

Sat., Sep. 1

12:30 p.m. UCLA at Stanford FSN

12:30 p.m. Washington State at Wisconsin ABC

2:30 p.m. Arizona at BYU Versus

5:00 p.m. Tennessee at California ABC

7:15 p.m. Idaho at USC FSN

Thu., Sep.

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Even after Spencer Hawes’ announcement of yesterday, CBS SportsLine believes there is reason to expect the Huskies to return to the national rankings next season.

Here is my story from today’s paper.

Most everyone I talked to expected Spencer Hawes’ decision to leave UW for the NBA, so I certainly don’t think it caught coach Lorenzo Romar by surprise.

Romar said that he discussed the decision with Hawes over the past weeks and days, but he asked more questions than gave answers. In the end, he said Hawes had his blessing.

Romar also seems optimistic about the coming season on the court, especially if 7-foot Joe Wolfinger remains healthy — which he seems to be so far. Wolfinger, plus the new recruits, plus all the key players (other than Hawes)

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Here are a few early quotes from Spencer Hawes, discussing his decision to leave UW for the NBA:

OPENING STATEMENT

I took my time making my decision. I went through all the pros and cons in my head, writing it down time after time. But I think at the end of the day, based on the feedback that I received and my trusting my gut instinct, I think it’s going to be the best decision for me, and I’m excited to continue with the process and get started on my pro career.

ON UNHAPPINESS BY UW FANS:

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I’ll have a brief radio conversation about with the Groz on KJR, 950-AM at 3:20 today. The topic, not surprisingly, will be Spencer Hawes’ decision to leave UW for the NBA. (See post below.)

The conversation also will be streamed over the Internet.

Spencer Hawes has decided to keep his name in the NBA draft, thereby ending his career at the University of Washington after one season.

The 7-foot center had announced on April 5 that he would test the NBA waters. On that day, Hawes said he would use the available time to try to determine his NBA readiness, his potential draft position, and his chances of being drafted into a situation where he can succeed.

He studied his options until just hours before today’s 2 p.m. deadline, when he finaly announced that he would pursue an NBA career, which

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Today is the day that Spencer Hawes must decide whether to return to coach Lorenzo Romar’s basketball team or whether to jump to the NBA.

Here is the preview story we ran in today’s paper.

And I’ll post the final decision today as soon as I can get to the computer.