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Fanhouse: Brigham Young Holds Off Washington, Heisman Hopeful Jake Locker

Filed under: Brigham Young, Washington, Mountain West, Pac 10Jake Locker has received plenty of attention for his on-field ability this past offseason, being hyped as a Heisman Trophy candidate in every circle. He opened the 2010 season with a good game in Provo, Utah as his Washington Huskies visited soon-to-be independent Brigham Young.

Locker's final stat-line -- 20-of-38 for 278 yards and a touchdown, in addition to 31 rushing yards and a touchdown -- was certainly not bad, but it wasn't good enough as the BYU Cougars prevailed, 23-17.

A well-rounded team effort from the Cougars was enough, ...

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