Two stellar spring scrimmages were a start for quarterback Jake Locker, but Saturday was the real test.

Could the junior from Ferndale – the man virtually every Husky fan is banking on to lead this team out of its sustained rut – repeat what he'd been doing in a real-game situation, in front of thousands of clamoring fans?

Locker did that, and plenty more.

He completed 16-of-18 passes for 200 yards and two touchdowns, ran for another score, and his Purple team made up mostly of first-string players throttled the White squad, 33-0, in front of an estimated 10,000 spectators at Husky Stadium.

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Scoring plays: P–Jermaine Kearse 8-pass from Jake Locker (Eric Guttorp kick).

Best play: After two long Chris Polk runs, Locker rifled his second scoring pass of the game to Kearse in the left flat of the end zone with 30 seconds to go.

Defense, you say: The Purple team posted a shutout. Enough said.

Statistics and stuff:

PURPLE
Jake Locker, 16-for-18, 200 yards, two TDs
Chris Polk, 12 carries, 95 yards, TD
Willie Griffin, four carries, 39 yards
Demetrius Bronson, four carries, 32 yards, TD
Jermaine Kearse, five catches, 70 yards, TD
Chris Izbicki, three catches, 28 yards
Paul Homer, three catches, 21 yards
Devin Aguilar, two catches, 36 yards
Donald Butler, 41/2 tackles, 11/2 TFL
Mason Foster, three tackles, two sacks, 21/2 TFL

WHITE
Ronnie Fouch, 7-for-16, 52 yards
Brandon Johnson, five carries, 11 yards
Curtis Shaw, four carries, 10 yards
Jordan Polk, one carry, 4 yards
Anthony Boyles, three catches, 25 yards
Ben Hayes, three catches, 17 yards
Adam Long, six tackles
Trenton Tuiasosopo, 51/2 tackles

Scoring plays: None

Best play: Let's give one to the White squad. Quarterback Ronnie Fouch completed a 7-yard pass to tight end Ben Hayes on fourth-and-2 to keep a drive alive – one that ended on a turnover.

Defense, you say: Safety Nate Williams was the recipient of a fumble recovery of Fouch, but it was running back David Freeman who knocked the ball out of Fouch's grasp. Freeman was in pass blocking, and his helmet hit Fouch's hand.

Statistics and stuff: Quarterback Jake Locker is now 14-for-16 for 168 yards.

Scoring plays: P–Chris Polk 9-run (Erik Folk kick).
P–Bronson 12-run (Erik Folk kick).
P–Willie Griffin 29-pass from Jake Locker (Erik Folk kick failed).

Best play: On Griffin's catch in the flat, the best part of the half's final scoring play was the block receiver Devin Aguilar put on linebacker Bradly Boussel to free up the remaining room for the touchdown.

Defense, you say: By the second-string unit, none. The Purple defense has allowed 13 yards and one first down.

Statistics and stuff: Locker is 12-of-13 for 164 yards and two touchdowns (one was a rushing score). His incompletion was a drop by Jermaine Kearse. … Griffin has four carries for 39 yards, and the one scoring reception. … Folk has two missed PATs (one wide left, and one hit the right upright).

Scoring plays: P–Jake Locker 10-run (Erik Folk kick failed)

Best play: Nothing really stood out. Running backs Willie Griffin and Chris Polk had their moments, and much of Locker's success came off play action.

Defense, you say: The UW's first-string defense forced a three-and-out, and Matt Houston had a sack of Locker on the Purple's second drive

Statistics and stuff: Coach Steve Sarkisian called nine run plays for the Purple team in the first quarter, and eight pass plays. … Locker was 5-of-6 for 48 yards. … Griffin had runs of 12, 15 and 8 yards. … Folk missed a PAT wide right.

We have a few minutes before kickoff. Here is how the teams are going to be divided up, set by coach Steve Sarkisian:

PURPLE
QB: Locker
RB: Polk Griffin, Bronson, Homer
TE: Izbicki, Middleton
WR: Aguilar, Polk, Kearse, Bruns
OL: Habben, Ossai, Tolar, Kelemente, Schaefer, Ikehara
DL: Matthews, Ta'amu, Te'o-Nesheim, Jones, Elisara
LB: Butler, Foster, Tuiasosopo, Huppert
DB: Fogerson, Walker, Williams, Glenn, Richardson, Mosley

WHITE
QB: Fouch, Bean
RB: Shaw, Freeman, Sylvester, Togi
TE: Hayes, Savant
WR: Bruns, Leonard, Boyles, Chidiac
OL: Ikehara, Armelin, Christine, Shugert, Rosborough, Kanczugowski, Scott
DL: Galbraith, Remington, Wood, Duncan, Noble
LB: Wiggs, Roussel, Mangum, Poe, Houston, Amosa
DB: Aiyewe, Logan, Johnson, Lappano, Gobern, Long, Pearsley

• Basically, it's the No. 1 offense against the No. 2 defense, and the No. 2 offense against the No. 1 defense.

Arrived a couple hours before the game, and purple dots are already invading the campus. Good to see fans arriving early to catch all the pre-game functions in, and around, Husky Stadium.

I've been hanging out in the media workroom over at Hec Edmundson Pavilion. Players have been in and out of meeting rooms. Their emotions have interested me this morning. Yes, they're hyped up to play a game. But there is almost a sense of relief, too, they're experiencing. Maybe it's because this is the "show" to cap the "rehearsals" of spring camp.

Saw Marques Tuiasosopo wandering the halls, too, with his wife and child. Still a popular figure around here!

Anyway, let's open it up to you: What are you most looking forward to today?

We will be up in the press box today. I will provide updates at the end of each quarter, assuming the wireless internet connection is up and running.