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Excerpt: 'Too Good to be Through' explores Apple Cup history in depth

With original reporting and details, this excerpt from Bud Withers' new book chronicles the final five editions of Chris Petersen's 6-0 Apple Cup record — and Jimmy Lake's own rivalry with Mike Leach.

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Jimmy Lake celebrates Washington’s 2019 Apple Cup win with the Huskies’ defensive backs.

The Chris Petersen era of Washington football was one of the most successful in school history — if relatively short, at six years. His teams handled the Apple Cup famously, winning all six and never getting a stern challenge from Cougar teams in what was also a prom…

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