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COZZETTO RETURNING TO COACH UW LINE\ 'DRILL SERGEANT' WILL BE ASKED TO TOUGHEN THE RUNNING GAME
by MOLLY YANITY P-I reporter , THE SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER
Neither Washington nor
According to a report on Dawgman.com, Cozzetto will be paid $330,000 a year and would carry the title "running game coordinator." The length of his agreement and other contract details were not revealed.
Sarkisian has said he will call offensive plays in 2009.
Cozzetto did not return calls made to his office late Thursday. His voice mail greeting ends with the line: "Remember, Devils don't sweat."
A job with the Huskies would be Cozzetto's second at Washington. He coached the offensive line in 2003 under Keith Gilbertson before leaving for the San Francisco 49ers to work under his mentor, Dennis Erickson.
Cozzetto has 29 years of coaching experience, including eight seasons as
He has been described in published reports as a taskmaster.
"Cozzetto was much more like a dictator-drill sergeant. He would bust on you and challenge your manhood," Huskies center Brad Vanneman told the P-I in 2004.
In 1997, Cozzetto's
A native of Spokane and a former Idaho tight end, Cozzetto, 53, would be the oldest member of Sarkisian's staff.
The hire would be the second in as many days. University of San Diego offensive coordinator Jimmie Dougherty accepted the wide receivers coaching job Wednesday.
POTOAE COMMITS: Lakes High junior Sione Potoae verbally committed to Sarkisian on Thursday after an on-campus visit Wednesday.
Potoae becomes the second member of the Class of 2010 to commit, after O'Dea running back Zach Fogerson.
Potoae is 6 feet 3, 280 pounds, and only 16 years old, Lakes coach Dave Miller said.
"He's going to be a four-year starter for us, and he's definitely a beast," Miller said. "I think he's going to be a great one - a national recruit-type guy."
Miller praised Potoae's strength (he bench-presses 400 pounds, Miller said), athleticism ("he really plays with his hips bent") and potential.
"He's very good on offense for us. He plays blind-side tackle and could play center or guard at the Division I level, but I think he'll end up playing the one- or three-technique tackle on defense," Miller said.
"I think he's got NFL potential."
Miller - who has sent Reggie Williams, Anthony Russo and 2008 freshmen Kavario Middleton and Jermaine Kearse to the UW from Lakes - said he typically encourages his players not to commit this early. But that wasn't the case with Potoae.
"He's really a family guy and thought, 'Well, I can be close to family, and this has everything I want - academically, athletically - why should I wait?' " Miller said.
Miller said Potoae's father is a military officer stationed at Fort Lewis and will be returning to Iraq in a month for his second tour.
"I think for him, this decision at this time made sense," Miller said.
Recruiting rankings for 2010 have not yet been released, but Potoae will be among the state's elite, along with Skyline quarterback Jake Heaps, who also visited campus Wednesday.
ANOTHER RECRUIT: According to a Scout.com report, linebacker Jordan Wallace signed a national letter of intent Thursday, becoming the 19th member of Sarkisian's first recruiting class.
Wallace is the younger brother of former Huskies safety C.J. Wallace, who plays for the Seahawks.
Wallace, 6 feet, 210 pounds, had 135 tackles and five sacks in his senior season at Grant Union High in Sacramento, Calif., after sitting out his junior season because of an injury. Grant Union won the 2008 California open division state championship, defeating Long Beach Poly in the title game. Wallace had two sacks and forced a fumble in that game.
P-I reporter Molly Yanity can be reached at 206-448-8295 or mollyyanity@seattlepi.com Read her Huskies blog at blog.seattlepi.com/huskiesfb.
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