Wulff thinks Locker should go

Washington State coach Paul Wulff — hardly a disinterested bystander — thinks Washington quarterback Jake Locker should take a good look at the NFL after this season.

Wulff noted that Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford, a Heisman Trophy winner last year, spurned the NFL to play in college this season.

Bradford was knocked out for the year with a shoulder injury that required surgery.

“It’s a huge, huge risk,” Wulff said. “He’s (Locker) a valuable commodity.”

Elisara returns

Washington defensive tackle Cameron Elisara is expected to play on Saturday for the first time since suffering stingers in the first half of the Oct. 17 game at Arizona State.

“I think the rest has definitely done what it was supposed to do. I feel like I’m back to normal now,” Elisara said.

His timing could not be better, especially from a family perspective. Elisara’s father, Matt, was a defensive tackle for the Cougars from 1979-81.

And the Huskies run defense could use his stocky frame clogging up the middle of the line.

Since Elisara went out, the Huskies have been allowing 172 yards a game on the ground, including 259 yards rushing by Oregon and 178 by Oregon State.

This would appear to be the week for Washington’s run defense to get healthy. The Cougars are averaging just 72 yards per game on the ground, worst in the Pacific-10 Conference and 118th in the country.

“It was rough. I missed being out on the field with my friends and my teammates,” Elisara said. “I’m sure I could have helped. I’m just glad to be back now.”