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‘Line U’: Huskies trying to reignite their lineage of strong offensive line play

Kyle Benn, the starting center on UW's 2000 Rose Bowl team, says he likes the potential of this current offensive line.

Kyle Benn is the answer to the 15-year-old trivia question. He would rather not be.

Benn was the starting center on the Washington Huskies’ 2000 Rose Bowl team. As a senior in 2001, he was selected to the all-Pac-10 Conference first team.

The Huskies — trivia time — have not had an all-conference lineman since.

That drought on the offensive line helps to explain some of the program’s shortcomings from the past decade and a half.