Why the Vegas Bowl is a shot at Husky redemption

For Steve Sarkisian and his team, the Vegas Bowl offers a chance of football redemption.
Crosscut archive image.

Husky Stadium scoreboard as the team headed to victory over UCLA in 2006

For Steve Sarkisian and his team, the Vegas Bowl offers a chance of football redemption.

In the traditional year-end compendiums, there's no doubt who was No. 1 in Seattle sports on the Steepest Fall Down the Stairs List.

In fact, the last playing-field glimpse most of us had of Washington quarterback Keith Price was him falling down backward in overtime at the Apple Cup, after letting a wounded duck of a throw plop into the thick arms of Washington State defensive lineman Toni Poli, who lumbered 65 yards with the interception.Crosscut archive image.

Please support independent local news for all.

We rely on donations from readers like you to sustain Crosscut's in-depth reporting on issues critical to the PNW.

Donate

About the Authors & Contributors

Native youth theater finds home at Seattle’s King Street Station

For the first time in its 32 years, Red Eagle Soaring has its own performance space in a new arts hub at the historic train station.