Washington coach Chris Petersen applauds as players warm up for an NCAA college football game against Boise State in Boise, Idaho, on Friday, Sept. 4, 2015. (AP Photo/Otto Kitsinger)

 Otto Kitsinger

2.Β Washington’s Chris Petersen. It took a lifetime-type job to get him away from Boise State. Now he’s on home turf and he has discovered what made the Huskies so successful under Don James in a previous generation. Seattle loves college football, and PetersenΒ can recruit successfully against USC, UCLA and Oregon.Β 

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