The UW appeared to hold tryouts for the best five up front against Weber State.
When the second quarter for Saturday night's opener began, the University of Washington offensive linemen turned into lab rats. It was time to experiment. Poke and prod them. Send them running on a spinning wheel. Dissect them for everyone to see what's inside.
For the remaining three quarters, however, the Fisch staff acted as if it wasn't completely satisfied with its first five guys up front just yet and was willing to hold in-game tryouts to find the proper mix. The Huskies inserted sophomore Landen Hatchett -- who easily might be the UW's top offensive lineman once he's at full strength following a knee injury -- at right guard, moved Vimahi to right tackle, put Azzopardi at left tackle and sat down Faasolo. They flip-flopped Vimahi and Azzopardi at the tackle spots practically every other play during one series. Coming into the opener, people had been warned this might happen.
Azzoardi and Hatchett, both possessing great feet and plenty of strength, might be the Huskies' top NFL prospects someday among their offensive linemen., but they're still switching in and out of spots, trying to find a home. "The guys want to play with him, play next to him, be around him," Carroll said last week. "I don't see this as his last year playing football."
Yet even if there are shortcomings up front, Fisch's team still has a fighting chance to get the ball upfield because it features an overly determined running back in Jonah Coleman, who rushed 16 times for 127 yards and 3 touchdowns in the opener, and an effective quick passing game orchestrated by quarterback Will Rogers that so far highlights Giles Jackson, who caught 10 passes for 98 yards.
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