Tavita Pritchard of Clover Park High School was at least temporarily moved to the top of the Stanford quarterback depth chart Tuesday after a team scrimmage.

Coach Jim Harbaugh stopped short of naming Pritchard the starter for Stanford's opening game against Oregon State, however.

Here is an Associated Press report. Meanwhile, ESPN blogger Ted Miller has this Q&A with the Tacoma QB.

Pritchard did not play during his first season at Stanford in 2005. However, he earned his first varsity letter in 2006, appearing in five games as quarterback, receiver and on special teams. Last season he appeared in nine games including seven consecutive starts at quarterback. He is best known for engineering the Cardinal's upset of USC.

Stanford visits Husky Stadium on Sept. 27.

We just got our daily briefing from coach Tyrone Willingham.

The top news of the day was the loss of apparent No. 1 tight end Michael Gotlieb to a hamstring pull during practice Monday.

"It got kind of tight," Gottlieb said. "I kind of felt something. It was pretty bad at first, but it's camled down a lot."

His status -- all together now -- is day-to-day.

(And speaking of day-to-day, that also remains QB Jake Locker's status.)

Willingham said he is pleased with the work of the other TE candidates, including Walt Winter, Romeo Savant, Chris Izbicki and Kavario Middleton.

Willingham also said he is looking to the current crop of receivers to ease the loss of Curtis Shaw, who left the team Monday to deal with family issues. Willingham said the other candidates may not be able to match Shaw's "blazing speed," but that he will be looking for athleticism in the eventual replacement. He also indicated that the replacement will not come from the currently overcrowded ranks of tailbacks.

The Huskies webt ion to a single practice in the afternoon. They'll have morning and afternoon practices Wednesday.

Finally, I spoke with several defensive linemen today, and that will be the focus of my story in the Wednesday paper.

The Central Washington Wildcats, new home to former Huskies tailback J.R. Hasty, shows up at No. 11 in the Division II coaches' preseason poll.

Here's part of the news release:

WACO, TEX.-- Defending national champion Valdosta State opens the season at No. 1 in the 2008 preseason American Football Coaches Association Division II Coaches’ Poll.

Valdosta State received 17 of a possible 26 first place votes and will look to win their third national title in five years in 2008. A semifinalist from last year, Grand Valley State received six first place votes and begins the season at No. 2. Last year’s national runner-up, Northwest Missouri State starts off 2008 at No. 3 and received one first place vote. North Alabama begins this year the same as it did last season, at No. 4. California (Pa.) comes in at No. 5 after its semifinal run in the 2007 NCAA playoffs.

Central Washington starts 2008 in the same place it ended last season, at No. 11.

And here's more from the CWU website.