Just over 2 years ago, Husky assistant coach Ikaika Malloe raised the eyebrows of Husky fans when he said that Bralen Trice would probably be better than Joe Tryon-Shoyinka. That seemed like a bit of exaggeration considering that Trice had yet to see the field after redshirting the previous fall and Tryon-Shoyinka was about to become a 1st round pick in just a few weeks. Nowadays that statement doesn’t just not seem crazy but looks downright prophetic after Trice exploded for 9 sacks and made 1st team all-conference this past fall.
Clearly Ikaika Malloe knew something about his development that those of us on the outside couldn’t see at the time.