USCs sarkesian, to WASHINGTON

[LAKESHOW]

as reported by espn.

[KingInExile]

The Washington Huskies have settled on Steve Sarkisian as their new coach, according to a report on ESPN and one source.

The 34-year-old Sarkisian is currently USC's associate head coach and offensive coordinator.

He played quarterback at BYU in 1995 and 1996.

Washington athletic director Scott Woodward, approached by reporters before Washington's basketball game with Oklahoma State, said he had no comment.

Sarkisian interviewed at UW on Thanksgiving Day and one source said Thursday that "he thought it went really well."

Another source told The Times on Thursday night that Sarkisian badly wants the job and has had some of his coaching friends lobbying the Huskies on his behalf. It had been thought nothing would be done concerning Sarkisian until after USC plays its final regular-season game Saturday against UCLA.

One source said Woodward was blown away by Sarkisian's interview and decided to go with a young, energetic face to take over for the fired Tyrone Willingham.

Earlier in the day, two coaches known to have interviewed for the job had decided to withdraw their names — Fresno State's Pat Hill and Texas Tech's Mike Leach.

The hire caps a search that began when Willingham was informed on Oct. 27 that he would not be back as coach next season.

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[A.J.]

Steve wasnt even a good OC at USC with talent, so I wonder how he is going to fare as the HC of Washington?

[SteveScheffler]

i feel the same way, he underacheived with the best players in the world so how is going to make uw better? i think they must have had recruiting in mind when making this decision. the first thing the huskies need to do is get better players and having someone who used to be at usc might help sway the slim highschool minds.