When Chris Petersen was announced was the head coach of the Washington Huskies in December 2013, the news was greeted by near-universal acclaim from Dawg fans who had grown tired of the blowout losses and seven-win plateaus that marked the era of Steve Sarkisian. But for all the positive talk about Petersen’s 82-12 record coaching the Boise State Broncos, including a Fiesta Bowl win over the Oklahoma Sooners that is widely regarded as one of the best college football games of all time, one question kept coming up among the more skeptical corners of Washington’s fanbase:
“But can he recruit?