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By Dave Consolazio and Sam Saig, September 9, 2009 12:25 pm

Idaho Vandals (1-0) vs. Washington Huskies (0-1)
Saturday, September 12, 12:30 PM PST
Las Vegas Favorite: Washington -20.5

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By Dave Consolazio and Sam Saig, September 1, 2009 4:36 pm

LSU Tigers (0-0) vs. Washington Huskies (0-0)
Saturday, September 5, 7:30 PM PST
Las Vegas Favorite: LSU -17.0

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By Sam Saig, August 10, 2009 9:26 am

Although Washington head coach Steve Sarkisian has only been on the job for eight months, he has already given Husky fans plenty of reasons to be excited about the future.

Sarkisian’s recruiting efforts quickly paid off (see: Nick Montana), and his offensive philosophy seems to be clicking with Jake Locker (see: a fantastic spring). But perhaps his best accomplishment in Seattle so far was persuading defensive coordinator Nick Holt to bolt from USC and help rebuild the worst Husky defense in school history (38.6 points per game, 451.8 yards allowed).

Holt is one of the finest defensive minds in the Pac-10, and he brings a proven record to Washington, capped off by the dominance of last season’s Trojans D. For the 46-year old DC to have success in 2009, he will have to rely on the services of a linebacking corps that is the strength of the defense.

The LB unit received a massive boost when Sarkisian decided to reinstate senior E.J. Savannah.

E.J. Savannah will get a second chance

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