Hello and welcome to the seventh annual Jake Eldrenkamp Award For Excellence in “Oh S*** he was Actually Way Better Than we Realized Until he Left and Now We’re Feelin’ It.”
The JEA4EiOShwAWBTwRUhLaNWFI is awarded to the most recent former Husky who becomes the answer to “Who are the Dawgs gonna miss most that we haven’t yet realized we’re gonna miss?” It is the state and indeed nation’s most prestigous honor. And not just in college football. In life.
As a refresher, here’s what I wrote about it last year:
Obviously the question of who qualifies is subjective, but anyone who’s unanimously regarded as kicking ass and/or taking names is immediately disqualified.