J.R. Hasty could be Lex Hilliard's successor
J.R. Hasty, the highly touted halfback for the Washington Huskies, has decided to leave UW and pursue football elsewhere. Hasty, who has struggled with both his weight and grades, said he wasn't getting a fair shot. Bob Candotta, who writes the Washington Huskies blog for the Seattle Times, speculates where Hasty could end up: here.Hasty could end up at Montana, a Division I-AA program. Because he has only two years of eligibility and would have to sit out one year if he transfers to another Division I program, Division I-AA is a a stronger possibility.
Bobby Hauck, a former Husky assistant, is the Montana head coach. Craig Chambers, a former UW wide receiver, transferred to Montana, as did former Washington State quarterback Josh Swogger.
His decision ends a career that never lived up to the hype that greeted his arrival in 2005 when he was the most highly-touted member of the Class of 2005, Willingham's first as Husky coach.
I say you take a flyer on the kid. He was part of Bellevue's great run a few years ago. I believe they had the longest high school winning streak in the nation for a bit. It's a sorry state of affairs when we have to resort to scooping up kids like this but we're an FCS school and this is what we do.
