The story of Curtis Williams, Marques Tuiasosopo and the 2000 Washington Huskies is told in the gripping new book, The Dawgs of War: A Remembrance.
When Marques Tuiasosopo entered his senior season at the University of Washington, his dream was to quarterback the Huskies to the Rose Bowl. Surrounding him was a cast of colorful characters possessing marginal talent. When Washington beat powerhouse Miami and pulled out a series of fourth quarter comebacks, it seemed every deficit could be overcome. But in late October, when an on-field collision paralyzed safety Curtis Williams, football fell to irrelevancy as the team reeled into despair...
This is a really good book and once you pick it up you will not be able to put it down. Derek is a friend of the blog who posts here every once in a while and is a regular contributor over at Dawgman.