It was important to move past that stage. It was a dark page for the university. Coach Willingham brings new light, new blood into the program. It was refreshing.

They beat us in every way you can get beat.

It was just a tough time, and there's an uneasy feeling you get when you don't know what's going on. The unease crept around our program for a good two or three years.

He's a great athlete who has turned himself into a great quarterback.

He's our guy. It's a confidence boost for our team knowing we're not trying to figure out who the quarterback is from one series to the next.

The Husky community has been searching for a Don James replacement, and this is the closest they've come to finding someone with that style of running a team.