Washington Huskies: 5 summer camp position battles to watch
Washington Huskies 2021 season is fast approaching. Herb Nightengale looks at five positions of intrigue.
The Washington Huskies football camp will begin on July 27. So it’s coming up quickly for supporters of the purple and gold. Huskies will be getting ready for opening day. A home against the Montana Grizzlies on September 4 followed by a road game with Michigan. We’ll look at the top five positions where there is some competition going into the season.
#1 Quarterback
The most important competition of all will start out as a two-man race. Sophomore Dylan Morris, who started all four games last year as a redshirt freshman, and graduate transfer student Patrick O’Brien. O’Brien transferred from Colorado State where he started for two years. He will have to show he’s significantly better than Morris to win the job. Since the transfer is a one-and-done at UW.
Dylan Morris, Washington Huskies football.
The Huskies also have heralded freshman Sam Huard son of Damon Huard. His high school Kennedy Catholic season didn’t happen until the spring because of covid restrictions. Then he came right to spring camp. Depending on how Morris and O’Brien do, Huard can see some action as well. The Huskies could decide to redshirt him this season. Under the new redshirt rules, Huard could play in four games and still come back next season as a redshirt freshman.