Perhaps the most lowly anticipated position battle of fall camp now seems settled: Reserve quarterback Ronnie Fouch apparently will be the holder on field goals and extra points.

The position came open with the departure of senior Carl Bonnell.

Coach Tyrone Willingham initially lhad the other kickers try out for the job. That apparently didn’t work out, but Willingham figured that something else would. Scholarships are awarded to kickers and punters and even long snappers, but Willingham said he’s never had trouble finding an adequate holder somewhere on his roster.

And now he’s apparently found one in Fouch.

“It’s comfortable to me,” said Fouch, who hadn’t held since his freshman year in high school. “I just catch the ball and put it down. I do it how the kickers like it.”

The kickers don’t sound all that particular.

“A holder is basically a holder,” Jared Ballman said. “If he puts in down in the same spot the same way, that’s about all you can ask for.”

I'll be back on with Dave "The Groz" Grosby on KJR radio, 950-AM, at 5:20 p.m. today, talking about the Huskies' fall football camp as game week -- and the first game -- draw ever closer.

The conversation also will be streamed over the Internet.

Jake Locker has begun being eased back into practice this week, but he doesn't think any easing will last until Aug. 30. Locker said he doesn't expect to be anything less than 100 percent when the Huskies open this season at Oregon.

"I feel good," he said. "I got a chance to run around a little bit in practice yesterday, throw the ball around. It felt good. Limited stuff, but I hope to be able to be able to work more and more in as the week goes on.

Locker said he turned his 12 missed practices into learning experiences by watching No. 2 quarterback Ronnie Fouch, the defenses and the routes the receivers were running.

He said his recovery could be charted in a straight line so far -- meaning no setbacks along the way. And naturally, he hopes that continues.

No real news out of our briefing with coach Tyrone Willingham today. The closest, I guess, was his explanation that defensive tackle Cameron Elisara was missing from practice yesterday do to what is apparently a short-term academic issue, which could be cleared up as early as today.

Otherwise, I thought the most interesting thing might have been the increasing attention he seems to be paying to Oregon, as gameday nears its 10-day countdown. Willingham admitted that he's watching the Ducks' quarterback competition (see post below) closely, and that one advantage of playing Oregon in the opener is that the Huskies get extra time to prepare for the Ducks' unique and complex offense.

Willingham also said that in addition to his recent praise of the true freshman running backs, that Willie Griffin and Brandon Yakaboski are doing well also ... when healthy. Brandon Johnson, however, hasn't really been healthy enough yet to figure into the mix.

And speaking of those true freshman tailbacks, Willingham said that despite the depth at the position, Johri Fogerson has worked only with the offense and none with the secondary.

Meanwhile, we also got an update from secondary coach J.D. Williams, who said that his current No. 1 secondary would likely be Darin Harris and Nate Williams at the safeties with Quinton Richardson and Mesphin Forrester on the corners. Part of that could be due to injuries to Jason Wells, Victor Aiyewa and Byron Davenport.

The decision on Oregon's starting quarterback for the opener against UW is expected to be made soon, according to this Oregonian story.

Meanwhile, UCLA coach Rick Neuheisel has settled on junior Kevin Craft as the season-opening QB of his injury-jinxed Bruins. (Despite Craft throwing three interceptions in UCLA's Saturday scrimmage.)