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    Washington taking lessons from 'Boys in the Boat' into the CFP semifinal

    by Brett Martel Dec 29, 2023 4 minutes
    Source: Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

    What does Olympic rowing in 1936 have to do with the College Football Playoff at the dawn of 2024?

    Plenty, if you play for the second-seeded Washington Huskies.

    Shortly before departing Seattle for a Sugar Bowl semifinal matchup against Texas, Huskies coach Kalen DeBoer took the team to the movies. They watched “The Boys in the Boat,” which recounts how an underdog, eight-man crew from the University of Washington wound up representing the United States at the Berlin Games, where they beat the Nazis and won gold.

    Washington tight end Jack Westover not only grew up a Huskies

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