So, about the wildcat …
Or, wait. Wait are we calling it now? The Newton Cat? The Rich Cat? The Wild Rich? (Let’s keep it PG, people.)
Regardless, it’s been effective through three games for the Washington Huskies — and, more specifically, for redshirt freshman running back Richard Newton. After sitting out last season while recovering from shoulder surgery, the 6-foot, 210-pound tailback has piled up 162 rushing yards, 5.6 yards per carry and four touchdowns and his first three games. Two of those scores have come as the result of direct snaps — a 23-yard scamper up the gut in the first drive of the season against Eastern Washington, and a spinning five-yard siege last weekend against Hawaii.