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Dec. 2—LAS VEGAS — No longer needed for catching footballs from Washington’s Heisman Trophy candidate quarterback or shoving around defensive linemen to clear paths in the run game, Devin Culp found another purpose for his hands as the Washington tight end and Spokane native stood on a podium near the north end zone at Allegiant Stadium, moments after the third-ranked Huskies edged fifth-ranked Oregon 34-31 in a stirring Pac-12 championship game.
With his right hand, Culp clutched the Pac-12 championship trophy, posing with fellow tight end Quentin Moore. Culp’s left was busy with a cigar, provided by All-Pac-12 left tackle Troy Fautanu at some point after UW players finished customary handshakes with their opponents from Oregon but before Friday’s victors transformed the postgame scene into a full-blown Husky party.
Mid-party, Culp was approached by an ESPN cameraman, who briefly filmed the Gonzaga Prep product and two of his teammates.
“All the doubt, all the disrespect. 9.5 (point) underdogs coming in,” Culp said. “Week in and week out, we show out in these games, man. Put some respect on UW’s name.”
Culp isn’t quite at the end of a six-year college football odyssey — the Huskies are expected to punch a ticket to the four-team College Football Playoff — but he’s nearing the finishing line. There will be more time for introspection about a month from now, but Culp was still able to spend a few minutes reflecting on his career Friday night as he surveyed a field dusted with purple and white confetti.
“I feel a million different emotions right now,” Culp told The Spokesman-Review at Allegiant Stadium. “The number one emotion I feel is just grateful. To be able to be in a position where I wasn’t able to part of this my freshman year. To be able to create this moment now and for everything to come full circle is…
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Author : The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.
Publish date : 2023-12-03 03:01:00
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