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For Washington, there's more than one way to recruit.

The video, posted on Instagram and Twitter, had the distinct feel of a quarterback saying goodbye. At first, at least. But somewhere between the heartfelt thank yous and the declaration of unfinished business, Michael Penix Jr. deftly sidestepped the conventional wisdom like it was a slow-footed pass rusher.

Here's the elaborate breakdown from Husky Stadium Saturday: Colorado is awful.

With an unusual number of teams led by new hires making it in the top 25 this season, here are some of the coaches making waves in their first year on the job.

SEATTLE — Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr. called it "a beautiful win." For the Huskies, their 24-21 triumph over Oregon State on Friday was surely that, the signature victory of the Kalen DeBoer era and one that leaves a multitude of possibilities for even more glory ahead.

Just how bad was the Oklahoma Sooners’ defense Saturday during their 55-24 humiliation at the hands of Texas Christian? The numbers spell it out clearly:

"Haunted" is never a word you want to hear yourself saying 23 years after the event, but that's the one former Huskies football coach Rick Neuheisel chose Tuesday. He was reliving UW's road game vs. UCLA in 1999 with Chuck Powell and Bucky Jacobsen on 93.3 KJR-FM, acutely aware that…

SEATTLE — Kalen DeBoer said it in passing, a throwaway line with prophetic effects.

In The Seattle Times’ college football preview section, published Sept. 2, I predicted Washington would go 8-4 in Kalen DeBoer’s debut season in Seattle.