Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 11/09/2008
A knee injury will end the career of Washington kicker Ryan Perkins after this season. The junior kicked four field goals Saturday in a loss to Arizona State, but said doctors advised him not to keep playing.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 11/09/2008
Kicker Ryan Perkins is forced to call it a career after several knee surgeries.
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 11/23/2008
The Huskies were guilty of self-robbery Saturday. They stopped the Cougars on fourth down with 2:02 remaining and still lost. They missed two potential game-clinching field goals in the fourth quarter, one by Ryan Perkins and the other by Jared Ballman, and Perkins missed another in overtime. They turned meek amid the late-game pressure, and in the end, the Cougars looked more...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 11/23/2008
PULLMAN — They were the same goalposts in the same end zone where Chuck Nelson missed a field goal in the 1982 Apple Cup, helping Washington State pull off a stunning upset.And where 20 years later, Washington's John Anderson kicked a game-winner in triple overtime in another Apple Cup.Saturday, the field-goal ghosts in that end zone once again favored the Cougars as Ryan Perkins missed...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 11/23/2008
... overtime. The Cougars won in the second overtime 16-13 on Grasu's 37-yard field goal, after UW's Ryan Perkins missed wide right on his own 37-yard attempt."This one hurts a little more just because of the stakes," UW receiver Cody Bruns said of the rivalry game.The tension was thick when Washington coach Tyrone Willingham met the press after the game. Willingham has already been fired...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 11/23/2008
... 16-13 in double overtime on Saturday, retaining the Apple Cup -- and keeping the Huskies winless.Ryan Perkins kicked a 22-yard field goal for Washington to send the game to a second overtime, but just a few minutes later was wide right with a 37-yard attempt.After WSU went just five yards, Grasu calmly drilled the kick to give Washington State its second win of the year and bring...
MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 11/23/2008
... 16-13 in double overtime on Saturday, retaining the Apple Cup — and keeping the Huskies winless. Ryan Perkins kicked a 22-yard field goal for Washington to send the game to a second overtime, but just a few minutes later was wide right with a 37-yard attempt. advertisement | After WSU went just five yards, Grasu calmly drilled the kick to give Washington State its second win of the...
CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | 11/23/2008
PULLMAN, Wash. -- The most rotten of Apple Cups produced one of the most unbelievable, exciting conclusions in the history of the series. forced overtime with Nico Grasu's 28-yard field goal on the final play of regulation, then Grasu hit from 37 yards in the second overtime to stun rival 16-13 in double overtime on Saturday, retaining the Apple Cup -- and keeping the Huskies winless. Ryan Perkins...
Huskies Football (Free subscription) | 11/22/2008
... seen on defense. Wiggs, a sophomore, is a special teams regular.* Forrester's interception led to Ryan Perkins' 35-yard field goal. That gives the Huskies their biggest lead of the season. * CB Mesphin Forrester just intercepted a pass and the Pac-10 official have us scratching our heads up here in the press box. On Forrester's return, flags flew. The call? Sideline interference....
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 11/22/2008
... Grasu then put WSU (2-10, 1-8) up 13-10 in the first overtime hitting from 19 yards. Washington's Ryan Perkins matched Grasu with a 22-yard kick to force a second extra session.Then Perkins missed for the second time in the game, sending his kick wide right from 37 yards in the second overtime. After WSU's offense advanced just 5 yards, Grasu nailed his 37-yarder right into...
Huskies Football (Free subscription) | 11/16/2008
... fullback Luke Kravitz, long snapper Robert Lukevich, defensive lineman Jovon O'Connor, kicker Ryan Perkins, linebacker Chris Stevens, linebacker Trenton Tuiasosopo, guard Jordan White-Frisbee, tight end Walt Winter and receiver Chancellor Young.This class has a hard knock as it goes down as the most unsuccessful class in Huskies history in terms of record. Looking at the list of names,...
Huskies Football (Free subscription) | 11/09/2008
| | Report Card: Grading the Huskies after their 39-19 loss to ASUAfter four consecutive games of being flatout non-competitive, the Huskies played one half of competitive ball. The "closeness" of the game was a smokescreen, though, as I write in . Also, there is a that offers some bad news -- kicker Ryan Perkins, who was 4-for-4 in field-goal attempts tonight, is wrapping up his Huskies...
Huskies Football (Free subscription) | 11/09/2008
... in this stadium. * The Huskies failed to convert Stevens' blocked punt into a touchdown, but Ryan Perkins converted his fourth field goal to give the Huskies a 19-16 lead. The four touchdowns is the most in a game since John Anderson hit five against Washington State in 2002. * Does any one else wish Chris Stevens had another year of eligibility left? My goodness, the kid just makes...
Huskies Football (Free subscription) | 11/09/2008
* The quarter ends with a decision looming for the Huskies. Ronnie Fouch hit Devin Aguilar for a 14-yard pass, 1-yard shy of the first-down marker at the Huskies' 44. As someone in the press box just pointed out, "Why not go for it? It's not like (Tyrone Willingham) will be fired!"* After Perkins' field goal, the Huskies went into a 4-3 with Cameron Elisara and Kirton in the middle. The first...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 11/10/2008
Cody Bruns' UW football career began in earnest Saturday, while Ryan Perkins' career neared a painful end.
