Originally published October 26, 2007 at 12:00 AM | Page modified October 26, 2007 at 2:02 AM
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When he visited the Washington campus for the first time, athletic director Todd Turner remembers when he returned home, something was missing...
Seattle Times staff reporters
When he visited the Washington campus for the first time, athletic director Todd Turner remembers when he returned home, something was missing.
"I didn't walk away with any impression about the history of Washington football," Turner said.
Turner hopes the new Legends Center, located on the north side of Husky Stadium, will change that.
Devoted to the history of Huskies football, the Legends Center opens Saturday to the public three hours before the Huskies' noon kickoff against Arizona.
"I think it's fantastic," Huskies coach Tyrone Willingham said. "It's a wonderful entry into our football program that we didn't have before."
The Legends Center is part of a $6.1 million renovation of the athletic department, which includes changes to the weight room and staff offices. The center is split into four primary areas of emphasis — UW's bowl appearances, great players and coaches, Huskies in the NFL and UW's game-day experience.
"It has accomplished what our intention was — to celebrate the history of Husky football in a very visible, exciting, classy way," Turner said.
Cure for defense?
After allowing 99 points and 1,184 yards in its past two games, Washington has fallen to last in the Pac-10 in total defense.
Missed assignments, lost focus and matador tackling are among the reasons for the collapse. The offense, though, might carry some of the blame.
In the past two games, the Huskies offense went three-and-out on more than 40 percent of its drives, and 63 percent of UW drives lasted two minutes or less.
"I've always said defenses play their best when they're sitting on the sideline," Willingham said. "We'd like to have our defense do that a lot more."
The defense was on the field at least nine minutes more than the offense in each of the past two games, and opponents ran an average of 25 more plays. That imbalance has most affected the defenders in the second half.
Note
• CB Byron Davenport (shoulder) and E.J. Savannah (pinched nerve) returned to full contact in practice and should play Saturday.
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