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Chris Petersen gets small, but warm, welcome in Boise

Washington coach Chris Petersen, wearing a purple UW windbreaker, walked out of the Albertsons Stadium locker room as a visitor for the first time Friday evening. He gave a subtle wave to the crowd while receiving a small but warm ovation about 50 minutes before kickoff.

BOISE, Idaho — Washington coach Chris Petersen, wearing a purple UW windbreaker, walked out of the Albertsons Stadium locker room as a visitor for the first time Friday evening. He gave a subtle wave to the crowd while receiving a small but warm ovation about 50 minutes before kickoff.

A few minutes before kickoff, as his Huskies ran onto Boise’s blue turf, Petersen tried to blend in with the team.