Realdawg.com is reporting that former UW assistant Dan Cozzetto is returning offensive line coach -- perhaps with some additional offensive title -- completing Steve Sarkisian's staff.

There was no confirmation from UW, but one could come as early as Thursday.

Cozzetto is a 27-year coaching veteran with coaching experience at Arizona State, Idaho, the San Francisco 49ers, Oregon State, Washington (2003) and California.

Jimmie Dougherty, former University of San Diego offensive coordinator, will become wide receivers coach at the University of Washington, head coach Steve Sarkisian announced today.

Dougherty spent the past five seasons on the coaching staff at USD, the final one as the Toreros’ offensive coordinator.

“Jimmie is a bright young coach,” Sarkisian said through a UW press release. “I’m excited to have him on the staff. He’ll do a great job with our wide receiver group.”

More information is available at the GoHuskies.com Web site.

Jim Machalczik, ever so briefly UW's offensive coordinator and offensive line coach, explained to his hometown paper -- the Peninsula Daily News -- why he jumped to the Oakland Raiders.

"It's hard to break into the NFL," he said. "And you usually break in as the offensive line assistant coach. But I was offered the offensive line head coaching position. I couldn't pass it up."

He also said his family likes the Bay Area, where he was a coach at Cal for the previous six seasons.