The Huskies are on the turf at a very sunny Husky Stadium, working out in shorts.

Early observations:

E.J. Savannah reported to the field in a T-shirt, rather than practice jersey, and he hung around his unit through the early going, but isn't practicing.

Chris Izbicki is practicing.

Chris Polk is working exclusively with the running backs ... so far.

Juan Garcia is on the field, and was with the linemen in early drills, but is now working alone with one of the trainers. Meanwhile, freshman Mykenna Ikehara is working at center along with Matt Sedillo, Gregory Christine and G/C Ryan Tolar.

D'Andre Goodwin and Alvin Logan appear to be the No. 1 wide outs. The twos seem to be Devin Aguilar and Curtis Shaw.

Basketball coach Lorenzo Romar is a sideline visitor.

Redshirt freshman tight end Chris Izbicki was charged today with misdemeanor criminal trespass and for underage possession of alcohol.

The charges date to July 20, when Izbicki attended the KUBE Summer Jam at the White River Amphiteater near Auburn.

Unfortunately, this news became known after UW coach Tyone Willingham finished addressing the media in his season kickoff press conference. During the conference, Willingham mentioned academic and disciplinary issues involving linebacker E.J. Savannah and other players. However, Izbicki's situation was not mentioned.

Here is the Associated Press report on the incident:

Washington reserve tight end Chris Izbicki has been charged with a pair of misdemeanors - second-degree criminal trespass and minor in possession of alcohol.

Izbicki, who will be a redshirt freshman for the Huskies this fall, was charged Monday and will be arraigned on Aug. 14 in King County District Court in Burien, prosecutor's spokesman Dan Donohoe said.

According to a police report, Izbicki attempted to enter a VIP area during a July 20 concert at the White River Amphitheater and was denied access. Officers also noted a strong smell of alcohol and that Izbicki was swaying from side to side.

Izbicki was escorted from the area, but later tried again to enter the VIP area and was released to a friend who promised to take him home.

Less than 20 minutes later, however, Izbicki was seen again near the VIP area and was arrested for trespassing. A breath test showed he had a blood-alcohol level of .241 - three times the legal limit of intoxication, the report said.

Izbicki is expected to compete with senior Michael Gottlieb and freshman Kavario Middleton for playing time this fall.

Blogquick

The first media event of the season has just wrapped up.

Quickly, here are some of the top items that caught my attention:

*101 players reported. That's four shy of the maximum, which allows some the addition of some of the players currently missing due to academic or other potentially temporary issues.

*One of those players is linebacker E.J. Savannah. Coach Tyrone Willingham didn't clarify his status, except that he is out now due to injury, academics and some other unannounced issue. Willingham said his absence "could be forever." When asked if that would be a "huge blow" he replied "To some degree, yes." As camp begins, Josh Gage, Donald Butler and Mason Foster are the starters.

* QB Jake Locker, who completed less than 50 percent of his passes last season, is aiming for 65 percent this season. Offensive coordinator Tim Lappano said that is a realistic mark, but says that he has also reminded Locker that quarterbacks are judged not by passing percentages but by wins and losses.

*Center Juan Garcia's injured foot has progressed well, but its ability to withstand the pounding endured by a college football lineman is "a great concern." Matt Sedillo and guard/center Ryan Tolar will start camp competing for the No. 1 job.

*Receiver Chancellor Young returns with one season of eligibility remaining. For now, he is being seen as a potential key contributor on special teams. Whether he makes his mark as a receiver seems less certain.

*Asked if he feels his team has "more bullets in the gun" this season, Willingham replied, "Getting close."

*Safety Jason Wells and LB Butler both feel better physically than last season. Butler says he's 100 percent. Wells sounded more like he might still be a few percentage points away.

Just arrived on campus. And while I'm early for Tyrone Willingham's season-opening press conference at noon, rosters were already waiting for us.

A first quick scan indicates that linebacker E.J. Savannah, last season's leading tackler, is missing. Willingham hinted at that at Pac-10 media day, and we may finally get the explanation today.

If the absence is long-term, this is an early significant blow to the UW season.

Also missing are freshman Senio Kelemete, Vince Taylor, Craig Noble, Dominique Blackman and Demitrius Bronson.

One surprise is listed among the new walkons: WR Chancellor Young, formerly of O'Dea. Also among the walkons is OL Nick Scott, who comes over from Drake.

We reported here a few weeks ago that there were other issues with Savannah aside from just his injury. We'll see if we get more details today, such as whether this is a permanent deletion or temporary.

It is assumed that Taylor and Kelemete have academic issues. Also not on the roster are the freshmen already known to have issues --- Craig Noble, Dominique Blackman and Demitrius Bronson.

More later.

Washington begins its fall football camp at 3:45 this afternoon. However, we should have some fresh Huskies news before then.

Coach Tyrone Willingham and a dozen or so of his Huskies will take part in a media event from noon into the early afternoon, and I'll blog highlights as soon as possible thereafter. Then the media will be allowed (perhaps our only)access to the full practice, and I'll be back with a report after that.

Then, there are practices every day except Sunday right up until the team leaves for the opener in Oregon ... which means multiple blog entries and newspaper stories just about every day.

Meanwhile, the Huskies aren't the only team getting started, so here's a quick look at what's happening all around the Pac-10 as another football season begins:

Arizona State from the Arizona Republic.

Arizona from the Tuscon Citizen.

USC and UCLA from the LA Times.

Stanford from the Mercury News.

Oregon from the Oregonian.

Oregon State from the Gazette Times.

Cal from the Oakland Tribune.

As for WSU, the TNT is heading to Pullman tomorrow for the start of Camp Coug, so lots of information on Paul Wulff's first WSU team is about to start pouring in.

And for a league overview, former P-I columnist Ted Miller is putting together a dazzlingly good Pac-10 blog over on the ESPN site.