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UW coach Steve Sarkisian is scheduled to be a guest on the Kevin Calabro Show on ESPN 710 Seattle today at 4:30 p.m. He’s supposed to be on for about a half-hour.

From what it says here, he will “talk about the O-line and the backup QB battle and his boat and Mike Leach and his comments about every kid in the state someday wanting to be a Husky.” The latter comment is sure to be well received by co-host Jim Moore.

You can listen here or find a podcast later here.

Phil Steele, who produces a college football preview magazine that is a favorite of many, has released his pre-season All-Pac-12 team today.

And his first team includes just one Husky — tight end Austin Seferian-Jenkins.

Steele names four teams, and there are nine Huskies listed in all.

Those on the second team are — quarterback Keith Price (behind USC’s Matt Barkley) and cornerback Desmond Trufant.

Those on the third team are — receiver Kasen Williams, guard Erik Kohler, defensive end Josh Shirley and kick returner Kevin Smith.

And those on the fourth team are — center Drew Schaefer and safety Sean Parker.

Here are all of his Pac-12 teams:

OFFENSE
1st TEAM 2nd TEAM 3rd TEAM 4th TEAM
QB Matt Barkley, USC; Keith Price, Washington; Matt Scott, Arizona; Jeff Tuel, Washington St.
RB Stepfan Taylor, Stanford; Kenjon Barner, Oregon; Isi Sofele, California; Johnathan Franklin, UCLA.
RB John White, Utah; Cameron Marshall, Arizona St; Curtis McNeal, USC; De’Anthony Thomas, Oregon.
WR Keenan Allen, California; Markus Wheaton, Oregon St; Dan Buckner, Arizona; Shaquelle Evans, UCLA.
WR Marquess Wilson, Washington St; Marqise Lee, USC; Kasen Williams, Washington; Jamal Miles, Arizona St.
WR Robert Woods, USC; DeVonte Christopher, Utah; Josh Huff, Oregon; Ty Montgomery, Stanford.
TE Austin Seferian-Jenkins, Washington; Joseph Fauria, UCLA; Levine Toilolo, Stanford; Randall Telfer, USC.
C Khaled Holmes, USC; Kyle Quinn, Arizona; Hroniss Grasu, Oregon; Drew Schaefer, Washington.
OG David Yankey, Stanford; Brian Schwenke (C) California; Marcus Martin, USC; Tevita Stevens (C), Utah.
OG Carson York, Oregon; Sam Brenner, Utah; Erik Kohler, Washington; Jeff Baca, UCLA.
OT Matt Summers-Gavin, California; John Fullington, Washington St; Cameron Fleming, Stanford; Nick Cody, Oregon.
OT David Bakhtiari, Colorado; Kevin Graf, USC; Xavier Su’a-Filo, UCLA; Evan Finkenberg, Arizona St.

DEFENSE
1st TEAM 2nd TEAM 3rd TEAM 4th TEAM
DE Ben Gardner, Stanford; Wes Horton, USC; Devon Kennard, USC; Cassius Marsh, UCLA.
DT Star Lotulelei, Utah; Justin Washington, Arizona; Taylor Hart, Oregon; Will Sutton, Arizona St.
DT Aaron Tipoti, California; Will Pericak, Colorado; Dave Kruger, Utah; Terrence Stephens, Stanford.
DE Dion Jordan, Oregon; Scott Crichton, Oregon St; Josh Shirley, Washington; Datone Jones, UCLA.
LB Travis Long, Washington St; Brandon Magee, Arizona St; Jon Major, Colorado; Trevor Reilly, Utah.
LB Dion Bailey, USC; Brian Wagner, Arizona; Hayes Pullard, USC; Michael Doctor, Oregon St.
LB Shayne Skov, Stanford; Patrick Larimore, UCLA; Jordan Zumwalt, UCLA; Cecil Whiteside, California.
LB Chase Thomas, Stanford; Michael Clay, Oregon; Trent Murphy, Stanford; Kiko Alonso, Oregon.
CB Jordan Poyer, Oregon St; Aaron Hester, UCLA; Shaquille Richardson, Arizona; Ryan Lacy, Utah.
CB Nickell Robey, USC; Desmond Trufant, Washington; Marc Anthony, California; Terrance Mitchell, Oregon.
S John Boyett, Oregon; Marquis Flowers, Arizona; Ray Polk, Colorado; Sean Parker, Washington.
S TJ McDonald, USC; Brian Blechen, Utah; Deone Bucannon, Washington St; Tevin McDonald, UCLA.

SPECIAL TEAMS
1st TEAM 2nd TEAM 3rd TEAM 4th TEAM
K Andre Heidari, USC; Andrew Furney, Washington St; Jordan Williamson, Stanford; Coleman Petersen, Utah.
P Jeff Locke, UCLA; Jackson Rice, Oregon; Sean Sellwood, Utah; Darragh O’Neill, Colorado.
KR De’Anthony Thomas, Oregon; Jamal Miles, Arizona St; Kevin Smith, Washington; Ty Montgomery, Stanford.
PR Jamal Miles, Arizona St; Jordan Poyer, Oregon St; Drew Terrell, Stanford; Robert Woods, USC.

First off, a note that we’ll hold a live chat today at noon. It’s May and all that, but there’s still lots of stuff to chat about, so let’s do so at noon.

Now for a few links. …

— GoHuskies.com writes about some of the recent off-field charitable activities of the UW football team.

— SBNation takes a look at UW commit Sean Constantine of Bellevue.

— Justin Davis, a running back from Stockton, Calif., considering USC, Cal and UW, is expected to make his decision public around 6 p.m. today. Davis is considered maybe the top RB prospect on the West Coast this year, and is also generally considered a pretty heavy lean to USC.

— Senio Kelemete officially signed with the Arizona Cardinals on Wednesday.

— Former Husky Ryan Tolar is now playing for the Tri-Cities entry in the Indoor Football League.

— ESPN.com’s Ted Miller lists James Johnson as one of the breakout players in the Pac-12 this spring.

— Looks like Shaq Thompson hit .305 for his baseball season.

— Jon Wilner with some always-interesting reaction to some recent developments around college sports.

— USA Today details that Lane and Monte Kiffin earned $3.9 million last year from USC.

— The Salt Lake Tribune with more on Cooper Bateman’s commitment to Alabama.

— CollegeFootballNews.com offers this preview of Cal.

We’ll start this morning with the news that Cooper Bateman of Salt Lake City, regarded as one of the top QB prospects for the Class of 2013, has committed to Alabama.

Here’s a story noting that Bateman made his announcement simply by sending a statement to members of the Alabama media.

Bateman was among those who visited UW for Junior Day and had said he was seriously considering the Huskies. However, many recruiting analysts had predicted he might ultimately pick Alabama, so this isn’t a huge surprise. The Tide may have more of an easier path to starting (and yes, Bateman’s announcement also means former Husky OC Doug Nussmeier, now at Alabama, helped lure one away from the Huskies).

UW obviously appears pretty well-stocked at QB going forward, with Keith Price and Derrick Brown there now and Jeff Lindquist and Cyler Miles arriving in the fall.

But the Huskies want to sign a quarterback for this class. UW has also been aggressively pursuing Troy Williams of Narbonne High in Harbor City, Calif., and some have portrayed the Huskies as the favorite for him. UW also has an offer out to Johnny Stanton of Santa Margarita, Calif. But that is apparently now as an athlete and not a quarterback.

UW is expected to find out on Thursday if it has won the battle for running back Justin Davis of Stockton, Calif. He has said his finalists are UW, Cal and USC, with the Trojans still regarded as the favorite despite getting a commitment Tuesday from RB Ty Issac of Joliet, Ill.

IN OTHER NEWS. …

— I’m told the planned interview with UW coach Steve Sarkisian on ESPN 710 Seattle did not run Tuesday but is expected to run today. I’ll post a link to the podcast when it does.

— Pacific Takes has more Pac-12 recruiting updates.

— The Salt Lake Tribune updates what’s going on with the Pac-12 Networks.

— Ted Miller offers his take on the USA Today breakdown of college athletic finances.

First of all, Happy Mother’s Day, including to my mother, still going strong at 85. As for the links, they are heavy on news of recently graduated Huskies trying to forge their way in the NFL. ….

— That’s Chris Polk in an Eagles jersey (in an AP photo) blocking during a drill during a Philadelphia mini-camp Saturday. This story quotes Polk from his interview following the practice, saying that “it was a shock to me” that he didn’t get drafted but that he will use it as extra motivation. He also again denies the rumors of a hip injury, and as I’ve noted, there was zero evidence of that during his UW career, when he did have two shoulder surgeries and one knee surgery.

— Here’s a story that pictures Polk during his post-practice interviews and says his blocking could give him a leg up.

— And this story includes some video of Polk from his post-practice interview.

— Cort Dennison, meanwhile, is getting a look from the Raiders this weekend during their mini-camp as one of the players Oakland has brought in for a tryout (and for whatever reason, seems as if there have been a lot of Raider-Husky ties through the years, from Ben Davidson and Curt Marsh to Marques Tuiasosopo and then to recent guys like Kahlif Barnes and Marcel Reece.) And probably worth making clear here that getting a tryout — as is Dennison — is different than Polk, who has signed as an undrafted free agent and is part of Philadelphia’s roster. Jermanie Kearse (Seahawks) and Devin Aguilar (Titans) also signed as undrafted free agents.

— Another former Husky, Kavario Middleton, is also getting a tryout with the Seahawks this weekend, as is E.J. Savannah, as was noted on Friday.

— And also getting a look in a tryout camp is kicker Erik Folk with the Falcons.

— NFLMocks.com offers this scouting report on Keith Price.

— Bud Withers makes his picks on the Pac-12 South.

— There’s even more conference juggling going on (you’re more than excused if you feel like you can’t keep track of it all) and CBSSports.com says it could lead to a consolidation of power in the top four conferences.

— Pacific Takes offers an update on some of the top West Coast recruits for the Class of 2013.

— Here’s an interesting story on the chances of Johnny Hekker, a Bothell High grad who walked on at Oregon State, to make the roster of the Rams.

— A few links from Friday from ESPN.com’s Pac-12 blog.

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