Huskies won’t rush Locker
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Washington quarterback Jake Locker won’t be rushed back into action after suffering a stinger and muscle strain in his neck, Coach Tyrone Willingham said Sunday night.
Locker was injured in a helmet-to-helmet collision in the second quarter of the Huskies’ 29-23 loss to Oregon State on Saturday night. He had been taken off the field on a stretcher but returned to the sideline with 3:18 left, wearing a brace.
“We are truly happy that the tests that were conducted on Jake indicated nothing more serious,” Willingham said.
The redshirt freshman was scrambling on a third-down play when he was hit by Oregon State safety Al Afalava in the second quarter. Afalava briefly talked to and then hugged Locker on the field after the game.
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Hawaii (9-0, 6-0 Western Athletic Conference) held off Fresno State (6-4, 5-2), 37-30, Saturday night at Honolulu as quarterback Colt Brennan went out with a concussion early in the fourth quarter.
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San Diego State quarterback Kevin O’Connell threw for two touchdowns and 196 yards to lead the Aztecs (4-5, 3-2) to a 38-30 victory over Nevada Las Vegas (2-8, 1-5) in a Mountain West game Saturday night.
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