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‘Bad, bad day’ for Huard, UW
By David Wilson
Senior staff writer
As one of the last players to leave
the Washington locker room, quarter
back Brock Huard strolled down the
ramp into the Shulte Fieldhouse with a
box of Kentucky Fried Chicken in his
hand.
He was swarmed by about 30 media
members and seven TV cameras as he
took a seat on two Gatorade coolers.
Microphones, tape recorders and
lights were shoved in his face.
But the chaos following eighth
ranked Washington's 55-7 loss to No. 2
Nebraska on Saturday didn't faze him.
He appeared calm. He spoke with
confidence. He even laughed.
"It was just a bad. bad day,” Huard
said. “That's about all you can say.
Nebraska was all they were cracked up
to be. We weren't to their level by any
means.”
Despite suffering the school's worst
loss since 1975. most of the Husky play
ers shared in Huard's demeanor.
Disappointment, however, was
apparent as they grouped together with
friends and family outside the stadium.
Dressed in sport coats, they talked, they
joked and they ate chicken.
"You hurt because you just missed
an opportunity,” Washington Coach Jim
Lambright said. “You credit Nebraska
first for what they did. and then you go
about with pride putting your pieces
back together as a team. This is a chance
for us to grow and certainly learn an
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The thing about this team is we know we
were embarrassed. We knew we
got it handed to us."
Brock Huard
UW quarterback
awful lot."
H uard agreed.
"The thing about this team is we
know we w'ere embarrassed,” Huard
said. “We knew we got it handed to us.
But there were no moaners or complain
ers pointing fingers. We re going to take
this upon ourselves and only improve.
When you're on the bottom of the bar
rel. that's all you can do"
A junior, Huard put up less-than
impressive numbers, completing 18 of
32 passes and tossing two interceptions.
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Photos by Matt MillerDN
WASHINGTON QUARTERBACK BROCK HUARD spent much of the game
Saturday on the ground as Husker defenders knocked him down.
Chad Kelsay (left) and Eric Johnson (top) both sacked Huard and
Julius Jackson (above) tackled Huard after forcing the quarterback
to release the ball.