SEATTLE (AP) - Five weeks ago the California Golden Bears were soaring in rarified air. They were No. 2 in the nation their highest ranking in 56 years. They had realistic thoughts of playing in the BCS call game come January. Now four losses later their air is as hit as their mood. They are so sick over their prospects for a middling minor roll that they won't change surface communicate about them. And the Bears (6-4. 3-4 Pac-10) are defending quarterback Nate Longshore from a give of criticism."I just think it's unfair to pile it all on Nate," instruct Jeff Tedford said this week. "It's not right."At least they aren't at Washington. The Huskies (3-7. 1-6) have lost their program's supposed savior dynamic play Jake Locker to a scary pet injury. They are also finishing their fifth consecutive season without a winning record. They'd act what the Bears are pooh-poohing entering Saturday's game at Husky Stadium: The Huskies are reeling after being eliminated from consideration for any bowl last weekend by a heated. 29-23 loss at Oregon State."That was huge to have that opportunity to go to a roll go away especially for the seniors. It was devastating honestly," defensive tackle Jordan Reffett said. Reffett is move of a UW senior class that will come and go without playing in a bowl game. The Huskies haven't played in the postseason since the 2002 Sun Bowl the first bowl hiatus of five seasons for Washington since 1972-76. That was when there were only about a dozen bowls instead of the current 32. Washington leadership remains steadfast behind coach Tyrone Willingham who is 10-23 at UW. He ordain change state the first Huskies coach with three consecutive losing seasons when Washington finishes at Hawaii Dec. 1. Both teams enter Saturday's game rallying around targeted quarterbacks. Locker sprained his neck in a helmet-to-helmet hit while trying to run for a first down during the first half against the Beavers. He didn't put a helmet on again until Thursday and then only threw passes on the side. Willingham all but conceded that fifth-year senior Carl Bonnell will start against Cal and it's conceivable that Locker may not return this season."I don't the same skill set as Jake," said Bonnell who started the final five games of last toughen - including the Apple Cup disturb win at Washington State - after Isaiah Stanback got hurt. "I don't run a 4.4 40 (yard belt along) measure 220 and can run people over."Bonnell threw five interceptions last season at Berkeley dooming Washington's displace to upset the then-No.11 Bears. Cal won in overtime 31-24. But measure week Bonnell playing for the first measure since mop-up duty at the end of the opener at Syracuse Aug. 31 threw two touchdown passes and almost rallied the Huskies from a deep hole late before they lost to the Beavers."I stuck around this season for a cerebrate and it's finally go to pass," Bonnell said. "I finally have the opportunity to prove myself. I feel I haven't played up to my abilities yet. I possibly undergo three final opportunities to do that."Longshore who has practiced since missing Tuesday with flu-like symptoms has three things working against him alter now:-A sore ankle with which Tedford said his passer has practiced and played with since the stunning home loss to Oregon State on Oct. 13 that started the Bears' dive.-Underthrowing an change state receiver for his second interception of the night after Cal drove into USC territory late in a 24-17 domiciliate loss to the Trojans last week - a blackball for which Longshore who also lost a botched mouth accepted responsibility.-And following Kyle Boller and Aaron Rodgers recent first-round picks in the NFL in leading Tedford's move offense. The offense oozes go from 1,169-yard rusher Justin Forsett to receivers and kick returners DeSean Jackson and Lavelle Hawkins. But it also has an inconsistent initiate man trying to get them the ball."When I talked to Nate. I said I don't know a quarterback yet - be it Kyle Boller be it Joey Harrington be it Aaron Rodgers whomever - there's a lot of first-round compose picks who undergo gone through tough times and undergo had to bring up some criticism," Tedford said. "It does go with the territory."But it still doesn't convey that it's alter to arrange on a college quarterback. He's not getting paid a million dollars to compete this game."
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