May
14th
Huskies receive another verbal commitment
Couer d’Alene tight end Chase Blakley tweeted Tuesday that he has committed to Washington.
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May
Nov.
16th
Huskies hoops make it official with Williams-Goss
As expected, Washington received a National Letter of Intent on Friday from point guard Nigel Williams-Goss.
July
25th
Penn State offensive tackle Ryan Nowicki considering transferring to UW
Penn State offensive tackle Ryan Nowicki, a 6-foot-5 and 285-pound redshirt freshman, is set to be one of the first players to leave the Nittany Lions football program since the NCAA handed down stiff sanctions earlier this week.
Richard Obert of the Arizona Republic first reported that Nowicki planned to leave Penn State. Nowicki’s father played at Purdue and the family’s Big Ten ties could lead him to Illiniois, which visited the lineman, and perhaps other players, today in Happy Valley.
Obert’s source said Illinois is the favorite, but Washington and Arizona State are also in the mix. Nowicki, who has four years of eligibility remaining, is expected to visit Washington this week on Thursday or Friday.
ex-Cactus HS OL Ryan Nowicki, who is leaving Penn State: Met with Illinois today, will visit Washington Thur/Fri, fly to Champaign Saturday
— Richard Obert (@azc_obert) July 25, 2012
July
3rd
Husky football gets another verbal commitment
The Huskies continue to rack up verbal commitments. On Tuesday, they got their 16th commit for 2013 when 6-5, 290-pound offensive linemen Andrew Kirkland (number 79 in the video above) announced he would be signing with the Huskies.
Scout.com had the first story on the commit. Kirkland picked up the Husky scholarship after playing well at last week’s Rising Stars Camp at UW.
Kirkland is rated as a three-star recruit by Scout. Rivals.com lists him also as a three-star recruit.
Here’s the ESPN scouting report of Kirkland complete with the …
June
29th
Big recruiting day for Husky football with seven commitments
It was expected to happen. There were rumblings that several high school athletes in Seattle for the University of Washington Rising Stars Football Camp could commit to the Huskies today. But seven? Well, that might have been a little unexpected. In a big recruiting day for head coach Steve Sarkisian and his ace recruiter Tosh Lupoi, the Huskies got seven verbal commitments from athletes, bringing their total number of commits to 15.
According to Scout.com, the Huskies got commitments from the following players …
| Name | Position | High School | Hometown | Scout Rating | Rivals rating | ESPN rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demorea Stringfellow | Wide Receiver | Rancho Verde HS | Moreno Valley, CA | **** | **** | **** |
| Elijah Qualls | Defensive tackle | Casa Grande HS | Petaluma, CA | **** | *** | *** |
| Lavon Coleman | Running Back | Lompoc Senior HS | Lompoc, CA | **** | *** | *** |
| Daeshon Hall | Defensive End | Lancaster HS | Lancaster, TX | **** | *** | *** |
| Caleb Tucker | Linebacker | Ouachita Parrish HS | Monroe, LA | ** | *** | *** |
| Andrew Basham | Defensive linemen | Lynnwood HS | Lynnwood, WA | *** | *** | NR |
| Poasi Moala | Offensive tackle | Rancho Verde HS | Moreno Valley, CA | *** | *** | NR |
With the commits, Washington moved to the 11th overall recruiting class on Scout.com, behind only USC. The Huskies rank 15th on Rivals
June
8th
Four star QB recruit Troy Williams chooses UW
Prized quarterback Troy Williams of Narbonne HS in California announced today that he has committed to play for the Huskies in 2013. Williams chose Washington over Arizona.
Williams passed for 3,247 yards and 34 touchdowns as a junior. He also rushed for 587 and 11 touchdowns.
Here’s the story from Scout.com
Williams is a rated as a four star recruit by Scout.com and a four-star recruit by Rivals.com. Williams is rated 178th best player in the ESPN top 300.
From the ESPN scouting report …
Williams really grows
May
1st
Hard-hitting safety commits to the Huskies
Steve Sarkisian and his staff continue to grab verbal commitments from players. Last night, hard-hitting safety Connor O’Brien out of Rancho Santa Margarita High School committed to the Huskies class of 2013.
O’Brien is rated as a three-star recruit by Scout.com, a three-star recruit by Rivals.com and isn’t rated yet by ESPN.
O’Brien joins Rancho Santa Margarita teammate Dane Crane as commits to the Huskies.
While O’Brien is listed as safety, if you look at his frame and size, you can see why UW is actually projecting him as …