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UW's Locker Playing for Redemption

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After heading into his senior season as the likely No. 1 overall pick in the 2011 NFL draft, Washington quarterback Jake Locker now isn't even a sure bet to get taken in the first round.

Locker's stock began to tumble in September, when he went 4-of-20 for 71 yards in a 56-21 home loss to Nebraska. As fate would have it, Locker will close his college career Thursday by facing that same Nebraska defense in the Holiday Bowl at San Diego's Qualcomm Stadium.

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