Nothing has happened yet to let the Cal football team forget completely about its last visit to Husky Stadium in 2007-not winning the Armed Forces Bowl later that season, not beating Washington soundly last year, not even the two years and change that have passed since the game was played.

"It's been in my head since '07," fullback Brian Holley said. "That loss sticks out in my mind pretty bad."

That loss was arguably the lowest point of the 2007 season, as the Huskies-who had just one Pac-10 win at the time-rushed for 334 yards and beat the sliding Bears, 37-23. Cal's defense, linebacker Mike Mohamed recalled, was "just totally dominated."

The Bears go back to Seattle this Saturday to play Washington. And several upperclassmen at Tuesday's press conference agreed that this, finally, is Cal's opportunity to bury its memories-or nightmares-from the game two years ago.

"That was one of the worst games I've ever left the field feeling," said quarterback Kevin Riley, who didn't play in the loss but was on the sideline as a redshirt freshman. "We're going to have to get pumped for this game, for sure. Because that wasn't Cal football."

The Huskies' backfield looks a lot different now. Quarterback Jake Locker did not play in the 2007 game due to a sprained neck. Tailback Chris Polk is a redshirt freshman.

But the Washington running attack is formidable. Polk is the first freshman in program history to rush for over 1,000 yards-he has 1,019 heading into Saturday's game-and Locker is always a threat to run with his unique blend of size and speed.

The onus, then, will be on Cal's defense-which kept Heisman candidate Toby Gerhart largely in check two weeks ago-to keep the Huskies from running as wild as they did in 2007.

"We just didn't show up," Mohamed said. "So we definitely would like to leave there on a better note."

Hitting the Books

The Pac-10 released its All-Academic team on Wednesday, including six Cal players on the first or second teams.

Mohamed, receiver Alex Lagemann, and guard Mark Boskovich were all named to the first team. It was the second first-team honor for Mohamed and Boskovich and the first for Lagemann. Guard Matt Summers-Gavin, defensive lineman Ernie Owusu and kicker Giorgio Tavecchio were named to the second team.

Tight end Skylar Curran, center Chris Guarnero and offensive tackle Mitchell Schwartz earned honorable mention.

"Really pleased that the hard work pays off," coach Jeff Tedford said. "We spend a lot of time, a lot of focus on academics, and it's nice to see those kids get recognized."

To be eligible for selection to the All-Academic team, student-athletes must have at least a 3.0 grade point average and be either a starter or a significant substitute.

Quick Hits

Summers-Gavin did not practice Tuesday or Wednesday due to a concussion that he sustained in the Bears' game against Stanford. Tedford said that the team will learn today whether or not the left guard will be able to start at Washington.

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