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Batman’s offspring headed north

Posted by Vince

Oct. 4, 2006 2:57 p.m. • 0 comments

HUSKIES

There’s a lot of Husky news today, appropriately so as UW is 4-1, they play the No. 3 team in the country (USC) and, in the eyes of Husky fans anyway, the Trojans must be vulnerable. After all, the Cougars almost beat them.

Batman’s son plays for the Huskies, so this is a big game for him.

Now if you understood the above sentence, you know your USC football history. The Batman referred to is former linebacker Richard “Batman” Wood, who flew around the field in the 1970s and was named All-America three times. His son Marlon is the Huskies punt returner, appropriate because he never was a SC fan.

The Trojan defense is young, partly by design and partly due to injuries. The second reason is what opened the door for former O’Dea star Taylor Mays.

The Times’ Bob Condotta focused on the UW offensive line in Wednesday’s paper, while his blog entry is of the mailbag variety.