The Washington Huskies will travel to Pullman, Wash. on Black Friday to take on the slumping Washington State Cougars in the 105th edition of the Apple Cup. The Huskies lead the series 65-31-6 but the series is tied at four apiece in the last eight meetings.
Vitals
Date: Friday, November 23, 2012 at 12:30 p.m. PT.
TV Coverage: Fox Broadcast Network National (Channel 13 in Seattle, Satellite/OTA Channel 28 and Cable Channel 9 in Spokane/Pullman, Channel 12 in Portland)
Tickets: Here (Note: Only 850 tickets remain as of 2 p.m. on Monday)
Weather: High of 42 degrees - Low of 35 degrees - 10% chance of precipitation
Opponent:
School: University of Washington, Pac-12 Conference, Official Team Site
Season:
W - 21-12 vs. San Diego State
L - 41-3 @ LSU
W - 52-13 vs. Portland State
W - 17-13 vs. Stanford (Gameday Championship Game)
L - 52-21 @ Oregon
L - 24-14 vs. USC
L - 52-17 @ Arizona
W - 20-17 vs. Oregon State
W - 21-13 @ California
W - 34-15 vs. Utah
W - 38-3 @ Colorado
Coverage: SB Nation's Washington blog UW Dawg Pound
Important People:
Head Coach: Steve Sarkisian, 26-23 in his fourth season as head coach
Coordinators: Eric Kiesau (offensive) and Justin Wilcox (defensive)
Key Offensive Players: Keith Price, QB: In his junior year, the UW quarterback has thrown for 2290 yards, 16 touchdowns and only 10 interceptions
Austin Seferian-Jenkins, TE: Many have praised the season the 6-6, 266 pound TE has had this season. As a sophomore he already hold three career records for UW tight ends including receptions (99), yards (1289) and touchdown receptions (11). He is also a third team all-american on Phil Steele's mid season team.
Key Defensive Players: Travis Feeney, LB: The only UW player on Phil Steele's mid season all-Pac-12 defense list, this second year freshman is currently second on the team with 62 tackles and third with 4 sacks.
Desmond Trufant, DB: The brother of Seahawk, and former WSU cornerback Marcus Trufant, this senior corner defied his brother and went to school on the wrong side of the state. Trufant currently has one interception and one sack.