BURBANK, Calif. — In his three-game audition as Washington State’s starting quarterback last November, Luke Falk threw for, in order, 471 yards, 601 yards and 355 yards.
“That might be some kind of a record, I don’t know,” WSU coach Mike Leach said. “But I’ll tell you, that’s a pretty good starting point.”
Falk was thrust onto the field after senior Connor Halliday broke his leg against USC on Nov. 1 and played “like he belonged there,” Leach said.
“Even though he’s a youngish guy,” Leach added, “he does as good a job at managing the offensive unit as anybody I’ve dealt with.