a foot injury in mid-October.EXPLOSIVE PLAYS: The big play has been a key for Washington all season and a vulnerability for Arizona State. The Huskies were held to just three plays of 20 yards or more a

The months sandwiched between spring practice and fall camp seemingly would rank low on a college football coachs most angst-ridden times of the year.For starters, there are all those blood pressure-spiking fall Saturdays. Theres national signing day, the relentlessness of two-a-days and, to a lesser extent, spring ball. There are the emotional swings of the winter coaching carousel.The summer months are a final respite, the last chance for players to leave campus before the #grind. In theory, it should be a quiet time.Which is exactly why coaches worry.If a player makes headlines in the coming weeks, particularly right before camp, it usually isnt good. Plenty of players make missteps during the school year, when theyre theoretically within their coachs jurisdiction, but the proportion of problems that take place in the summer is undeniable. It happened with Ohio State in the summer of 2013 and with LSU last summer. Oklahomas turn came last week as All-Big 12 defensive back Jordan Thomas was arrested after an alleged bar fight.Theres ample material weekly about bad decision-making, Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz said. Its not relegated to athletes, either. Knock on wood, weve had pretty routine summers, but there have been things nationally.Anytime players have a bit more time on their hands, things are more apt to happen.Iowa players begin a nine-day break Saturday. While Ferentz wants them to enjoy themselves, he worries just like any parent would.Travel situations always concern him.Ten or 12 years ago, we had a group of guys coming back from spring break, Ferentz said. They were a little tired, hit an icy spot driving back, had a near miss. They were fine, but it could have been really bad.Coaches regularly relay similar stories of players in perilous situations, even if they have happy endings. While players are typically encouraged to keep the focus internal, many are exposed to the transgressions happening around the country.I like to throw them on the screen in the team room, Pittsburgh coach Pat Narduzzi said. I say, Look at all the other problems. It happens. Dont be next.Accountability is stressed year-round, but team meetings before extended breaks -- after final exams, between summer school and the start of camp -- are often especially critical. Arizonas Rich Rodriguez tells players that when they leave campus, they must treat themselves like elite athletes.Theres a physical component to it -- nutritious eating, sufficient rest -- but also an understanding that theyre being watched.People say, Kids are worse now than theyve ever been, Rodriguez said. I think kids have been the same way for 20, 30 years. Theyre just under more of a microscope now, and thats not a bad thing. Youve just got to accept it and use it as a positive. As I tell them, Use it in a way that can help you 10 or 15 or 20 years down the road.When youre that age, a lot of them dont think that way, but youve got to educate them the best you can and hope it sinks in.A coachs concern level about his players actions away from campus can be linked to how the coach assesses players when he first brings players to campus. As Arkansas coach Bret Bielema puts it, You recruit your own problems.Bielema, entering his fourth season at Arkansas, is less concerned about player conduct during breaks because he has recruited most of the team and established clear standards for behavior. While Arkansas had issues with player arrests before Bielemas arrival, the frequency has gone down substantially. Before dismissing the team, Bielema encourages players to visit an influential person whom they havent seen for years, perhaps a grade school teacher or a middle school coach. If players are involved in community service efforts on campus, theyre encouraged to continue them back home.My biggest issue when they go home is being around people who dont have as much going for them or dont have as much to risk if they get caught doing certain things, Bielema said. I just tell them to make great choices.But certain home environments contain more hazards than others. Before breaks, coaches are fully aware of who may be re-entering a difficult setting. At times, alternative plans are made. Some players arrive at college with a plan to go home as little as possible. Dorms are kept open for them and extra courses arranged, if need be.Coaches call upon other players, especially veterans and those from stable homes, to help. Theyll take in teammates during breaks and check in with them frequently. Football players receive nine weeks of discretionary time between Jan. 1 and the start of summer conditioning in June, when they have no required activities and, if off campus, limited contact with coaches.Sometimes being a good teammate, Rodriguez said, is keeping a guy from getting in a potential tough situation.The time demands of athletes are a major NCAA policy item this year, and more off time could be mandated in the calendar. But coaches hope any changes affect the period before summer. The so-called eight-hour rule, which requires players to participate in conditioning for eight hours per week during an eight-week period in the summer, has helped coaches remain in regular contact.Ferentz remembers talk about a decade ago of possibly making summer off limits.That would have been the worst possible thing, he said. I cant imagine basketball or wrestling, sports that start in November, not to have organized training. The time away from the sport is important and needed. This is not the time for that. This is a peak phase for the athlete.You want to build up to the start of official practice.Many players seem to agree. The NCAAs recent time-demands survey showed that 56 percent of FBS players support having required athletic activities during the summer. Only two mens sports had a higher percentage of support.Ferentz expects many Iowa players to stick around during the nine-day break, whereas 95 percent would be gone a decade ago. Rodriguez designates almost all of May as time off, but several Wildcats players stay in Tucson just because they like it.Still, theres concern in the summer, a reason why college coaches sleep next to their cellphones. They hope the next few weeks are quiet. If not, theyll address the situations and move forward.I dont really worry because youve got good kids and you hope youve done a good job educating them, Narduzzi said. If I worried, Id probably be paranoid about it.Rocky Colavito Jersey . 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Spiller left Week 3s 27-20 loss to the New York Jets with a thigh injury, but fully practiced with the team all week and expects to be ready to go on Sunday.SEATTLE -- Looking back, Washingtons collapse in the desert last November is where it all changed.The Huskies melted down in the second half against Arizona State, watching a 14-point lead disappear into a 27-17 loss that put them on the verge of missing the postseason.It proved to be the game that led to the rise of No. 7 Washington this year. The Huskies have won 12 of 13 games since that loss and will close out their home slate on Saturday hosting Arizona State with far more at stake than that game in Tempe, Arizona, a year ago.The Huskies 12-game win streak was snapped last week by USC, putting into peril Washingtons hopes of a spot in the College Football Playoff. The Huskies (9-1, 6-1 Pac-12, No. 6 CFP) know they must win out to have a chance of being in the top four.Thats not as simple as it sounds. Arizona State has won 10 straight meetings with the Huskies and Saturdays game will be followed by the Apple Cup in Pullman and a possible Pac-12 title game.If youre just so disappointed because of this loss with all this football left to be played then youre in the wrong locker room and you havent been hearing a word that weve been talking about, Washington coach Chris Petersen said. Theres a lot of football left and awesome things to play for and all that stuff.Last weeks loss exposed issues that have otherwise been masked for most of the season. Washingtons pass rush was non-existent against USC, giving Sam Darnold plenty of time to find gaps in the secondary. The Huskies offensive line struggled to establish the running game. The Huskies were held to 17 yards rushing as a team, their fewest since having just 13 yards in a 2006 loss at Oregon.Jake Browning threw two interceptions and the Huskies were held to their lowest point total since the 2015 season opener.I dont think our protection was as good as it has been overall, Petersen said. Toward the end you kind of get into that trying to make some stuff happen and that kind of never really goes great.Arizona State (4-6, 2-5) may be just the opponent to allow Washington to get back on track.dddddddddddd The Sun Devils are last in the Pac-12 in pass defense, giving up nearly 400 yards per game through the air, and have allowed at least 37 points in four straight games. Washington wide receiver John Ross has at least 100 yards receiving in three of the past four games.(John) Ross is probably the most dynamic player in our league, Arizona State coach Todd Graham said.Other things to watch as the Huskies and Sun Devils meet for the 34th time:TAKE ADVANTAGE: Washington can gain ground in the CFP rankings. The Huskies have already gotten help with Houston knocking off Louisville -- No. 5 in the CFP rankings -- meaning a win over the Sun Devils should move the Huskies to the cusp of the top four.Last week, Clemson had lost before the Huskies even took the field against USC yet Washington was unable to capitalize on the opportunity.SACK ATTACK: Arizona State allowed 11 sacks and 22 tackles for loss last week against Utah as the Sun Devils offensive line was unable to protect quarterback Manny Wilkins. Thats good news for Washington, which has just four sacks in four games since losing sack leader Joe Mathis to a foot injury in mid-October.EXPLOSIVE PLAYS: The big play has been a key for Washington all season and a vulnerability for Arizona State. The Huskies were held to just three plays of 20 yards or more against USC, one of those from Ross on their first offensive play. Arizona State gave up big plays against Utah with the Utes scoring four touchdowns of 20 yards or more.STEPPING IN: D.J. Beavers is expected to start at middle linebacker for Washington after leading tackler Azeem Victor was lost for the remainder of the regular season with a broken bone in his lower right leg. Beavers took over last week after Victor was injured and had six tackles but the Trojans also exposed his inexperience at times.---More AP college football: www.collegefootball.ap.org and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25 . ' ' '