





A Huard will once again play quarterback at Washington.

Burien (Wash.) Kennedy Catholic 2021 quarterback Sam Huard announced his commitment to the hometown Huskies on Friday afternoon.

The nation's No. 1 pocket passer in the 2021 class is a Washington legacy- his father Damon and his uncle Brock both played quarterback for the Huskies before playing in the NFL.

And Damon is currently the radio analyst for Husky football.

So to say Huard was destined to play for the Huskies is an understatement.

Huard landed a number of offers over the next year, including from Tennessee, Florida, Texas Tech and Washington State among others, but an offer from the Huskies was long anticipated and would just be a matter of time before he accepted.

He was offered by the Huskies less than two weeks ago after an unofficial visit to Washington and over two years before he can sign, Huard announced his commitment to the Dawgs.

"I wasn't too worried about if they offered but I knew deep down when they did it, it would mean a lot," said Huard. "Once they did it, I knew it meant a lot. When they offer someone, it really means something and they really want you to go there."

Huard said the unofficial visit, which netted him the offer, was memorable.

"I went there with my coach (Sheldon Cross) and I wasn't really expecting much, so my parents just dropped me off," said Huard. "They put on a cool video of the hometown heroes who stayed home, Budda Baker and Myles Gaskin. When it was done, Coach Pete (Chris Petersen) came down and said they want to offer me and want me to be a Husky. They were all really excited."

Huard let Petersen know shortly after that he was in.

"I called Coach Pete last week and told him, it was pretty recent after they offered," said Huard. "I always knew where I wanted to go and it was my dream forever. I said I'm only doing the commitment thing once, so when was a better day to do it than the day of Apple Cup."

The first start of his high school career, as a freshman, was inside Husky Stadium, when the southpaw beat Seattle (Wash.) Prep and it was the first time a Huard had taken a snap inside Husky Stadium in years.

"It has always been a dream of mine and it has always been one of the biggest goals to play in Husky Stadium," said Huard. "I remember going to that stadium for my first high school game. To play in that environment. Now that I have the opportunity to play there, its crazy. I wanted it to be like that, now that I have that opportunity, its really exciting."

Huard is the No. 1 pocket passer by 247Sports in 2021 and the No. 2 player in Washington while ranking as the No. 13 player nationally in his class.

He was named the MaxPreps National Freshman of the Year last year and just completed his sophomore season, where he threw for 4,141 yards and 42 touchdowns.

In his career at Kennedy, Huard has thrown for 7,573 yards and 76 touchdowns.