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Preview: UW will try to stop losing slide, likely with backup QB

UW backup quarterback Nick Montana completes a 53-yard pass against Oregon on Nov. 5, 2011, in Seattle. Oregon beat Washington 34-17. The pass was Montana's only play in the game. But he could get his first career start this Saturday.
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UW backup quarterback Nick Montana completes a 53-yard pass against Oregon on Nov. 5, 2011, in Seattle. Oregon beat Washington 34-17. The pass was Montana's only play in the game. But he could get his first career start this Saturday.

After a promising start, the Washington Huskies have lost three of their last four games. And now it looks like they've lost their starting quarterback to a sprained knee. Keith Price was injured in last weekend's loss to USC.

It's not official yet, but it looks like freshman backup quarterback Nick Montana will get his first career start on Saturday against Oregon State.

The son of hall-of-fame quarterback Joe Montana would be faced with the task of helping the Huskies get back on a winning track.

KPLU sports commentator Art Thiel will share his thoughts on the Huskies' sudden slide tomorrow morning at 5:35 and 7:35 on 88.5 KPLU. Check back here for a blog of our conversation.

Kirsten Kendrick hosts Morning Edition on KNKX and the sports interview series "Going Deep," talking with folks tied to sports in our region about what drives them — as professionals and people.
Art Thiel is a co-founder and writer for the rising sports website Sportspress Northwest. In 2003 Thiel wrote the definitive book about the Seattle Mariners, “Out of Left Field,” which became a regional bestseller. In 2009, along with Steve Rudman and KJR 950 afternoon host Mike Gastineau, Thiel authored “The Great Book of Seattle Sports Lists,” a cross between historylink.org and Mad Magazine that has become mandatory reading for any sports fan who has an indoor bathroom.