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With so many last-minute finishes and improbable plays, it's been a memorable start to the Steve Sarkisian era. Here are 10 plays that have defined the Dawgs thus far this year.. Fresh off a first quarter interception that led to a touchdown, Jake Locker tucked the ball and took off on third-and-seven. Prior to this play, Washington's offense didn't have much going for it, and Locker picked up the slack as he always tends to do. This play exemplifies one of the only consistent aspects of Husky football this year: the ability to convert third downs. This play gave Washington some momentum, and gave people reason to believe that Locker's wheels could and should be a bigger part of Sark's offense.

That loss of two would be the last down that the Huskies had to play while carrying the load of a 15-game losing streak.As time wound down, the scoreboard read 42-23, a victory for the Huskies. An upset of USC, a two-game winning streak, and a national ranking. All of a sudden that team that was 0-12 in 2008 was looking pretty good. Unfortunately the Huskies must have left their mentality from the USC game in Seattle, because Stanford caught them off guard on the Huskies' first play as No. 24 in the nation.Stanford wide receiver Chris Owusu took the opening kick-off 91 yards for a touchdown to get the Cardinal's lop-sided win started. This play (and this game) brought the Huskies back to reality after shocking the world the week before, and they realized that regression would be inevitable through the rest of the season. A 7:30pm kickoff, and a crowd full of hopeful, yet somewhat skeptical, Washington fans packed the stadium to watch the debut of the Steve Sarkisian era.
The Huskies got the ball to start the game and immediately went to work. The highlights of the drive were freshman Chris Polk's surprising running, Johri Fogerson's 51-yard reception, and the 17-yard touchdown pass to James Johnson.For the first time in a long time, Husky fans had something to cheer for, and although LSU won, 31-23, Washington's offense clicked for most of the game, on the first drive in particular Just before halftime of the Oct. This made the score 15-6 in favor of the Ducks, which was still a considerable hole, but not out of reach for Washington. The Huskies got the ball to start the third quarter and had a negative three-yard three-and-out. I feel like this play was an eye-opener of how far the Huskies still have to go before they can truly compete with the Pac-10's best. With a 2-2 record, the Huskies went on the road as heavy underdogs to face Notre Dame.