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Moody House doesn’t just rely on its talent – it has an eye for detail.

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Moody House doesn’t just rely on its talent – it has an eye for detail.

Meeting with the Seattle media for the first time Monday, University of Washington freshman linebacker Humorie House treated the moment the same way he treated USC’s fourth-and-1 play on the goal line chasing the game-winning touchdown.

House, with a piercing gaze that could burn holes in you, is quite serious, if not extremely serious, when he describes what he does.

That was his explanation for how he broke through untouched and threw Trojans running back Woody Marks for a 3-yard loss with 5:04 left in the game to protect a 26-21 Huskies lead that would stand as the winning score.

“I need to move on,” he said. “It was a great play, I’m proud to have done it. But this week we have Penn State.”

Here you have the ticker tape parade through the University District and all these performances lined up on campus.

As the Huskies’ two coordinators, Steve Belichick and Brennan Carroll, left the interview room joking about “Bringing House,” a kid named House described in no uncertain terms how he rose through the ranks so quickly, while most freshmen take a long time to get comfortable, and a group of older teammates graduate and move on – he cares.

“Love of the game,” House said. “I think I really love football. I put all my strength into it. I also went through a good soccer program that prepared me mentally to play on the soccer field.”

That would be Los Angeles’ St. John Bosco, who previously sent cornerback Trent McDuffie to the Huskies and then to the NFL, while fellow Bosco linebacker Deven Bryant reteamed with him in Montlake.

House started Game 3 against Washington State in the Apple Cup and has opened a total of four games, including last Saturday’s scrimmage against the Trojans. For him, it was just a desire to be different from the average freshman who waits for things to come to him instead of going out and getting them.

“He always wants more,” Belichick said. “He always wants to be on the field, whether it’s bringing in the scout team or just trying to get on the field as soon as he can. I really appreciate his energy and enthusiasm. You tell him to slow down rather than speed up. dot.”

When he arrived for spring football, House immediately learned from linebackers coach Robert Bahl what it would take to climb up the depth chart, that he needed to do the little things if he wanted to be a big success at Montlake.

Khmori's house is shown before the start of the Apple Cup.

Khmori’s house is shown before the start of the Apple Cup. / Skylar Lin Visuals

During the game against USC on the goal line, he knew from his preparation that the defender was going to make short work of his block, so House slowly approached the line so that the Trojans tight end would not have enough time to tackle him. it was just a small thing that made a huge difference.

“Details — being a detail player,” House said. “Bala really highlighted that for me. Before, I just relied on my athleticism. But in college football, if you want to go pro, you want to be detailed, be a detailed linebacker.”

As a result, the details of this weekend are that the Trojans couldn’t and didn’t block a quick-thinking freshman linebacker, from Los Angeles, no less, at one of the most crucial moments of the game in Seattle, and that made them go home underdogs.

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