Washington Huskies football: Is spring 2021 Dylan Morris’ last stand?
Last season Dylan Morris emerged from camp as the Washington Huskies starting quarterback. He must impress this spring, or his tenure could be brief.
Washington Huskies spring practice is underway. Dylan Morris returns to Seattle as the team’s incumbent quarterback. He won the job at the end of training camp, but it wasn’t announced until shortly before the opener.
In 2020, Morris started all four of the Huskies games. From the first snap, he looked like he belonged leading the Huskies offense. They went 3-1. Morris completed 67 of 110 passes for 897 yards, 4 touchdowns, and 3 interceptions.
Morris beat out some good competition in Ethan Garbers and Jacob Sirmon last year. But things are different at the University of Washington in 2021. If he were with almost any other college program, there would be no debate about his status.
The Messiah has arrived. That’s bad news for a returning quarterback, no matter how well he did last year.
Sam Huard
The prodigy, the wonder kid, the next one, or whatever you want to call him, Sam Huard is the future of Washington Huskies football. He’s a legacy, the son of Damon and nephew of Brock, that makes him UW royalty. But that’s not why he’s the future of the program.
Huard was the number one quarterback recruit in the country. He enrolled at Washington early, fresh on the heels of breaking the Washington State high school record for passing yards. Why is he the future of UW football? Huard is that good.
Patrick O’Brien
If all signs point toward Huard, but the coaching staff doesn’t think he’s quite ready for action in the opener, the Huskies have graduate transfer Patrick O’Brien to fall back on. O’Brien played in 15 games the past two seasons at Colorado State. He completed almost 61 percent of his passes for 3,394 yards and 16 touchdowns.
The perfect bridge quarterback, O’Brien, provides veteran leadership and experience. He can keep the seat warm for Huard, and when the time is right time can step aside without long-term repercussions.
So, Morris has his work cut out for him this spring. He has to beat out the great Husky hope and an established NCAA veteran. If he can’t, he might not be at Washington much longer.
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