Again, action for the Washington Huskies' late-afternoon practice, which was more like a breezy walkthrough, lasted about an hour.

Afterward, the start of the team's "mock game," which coach Steve Sarkisian had spoke about after the morning practice, began as players grabbed their belongings from the locker room, and boarded a bus to stay at an undisclosed team hotel in Bellevue.

"All the things that take place in a game to get our guys in a situation where they feel comfortable doing it the way we want it done," Sarkisian said earlier in the day.

Other notes:

• After the 4:15 p.m. session was originally supposed to be open to the public, the UW staff closed it for no unspecified reason.

• Of all the sidelined players from morning practice because of injuries, only receiver Cody Bruns (hamstring) returned. He fielded punts.

• Through the UW's walkthrough without pads, Wilson High's Marcus Trufant was with the No. 1 defense.

• Approximately 1,400 tickets remain for the season opener against No. 11 Louisiana State on Sept. 5.

Practice barely lasted an hour – just enough to over a few kickoff return drills, two-minute offense and some scout team stuff on Louisiana State.

None of the players sidelined from practice Wednesday returned (a reminder of that list later in the post).

And nobody got hurt Thursday morning as coach Steve Sarkisian said the players are starting to shift their attention toward the regular season.

"I think they're just excited to get into game-prep mode," the first-year coach said.

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An earlier-than-usual look around the Pacific-10 Conference, since it is the last day of UW's two-a-day workouts at Husky Stadium:

ARIZONA: Here's a feature story on Puyallup's Ryan Grant, an oft-injured fifth-year senior (two ACL surgeries) who is finally getting his chance to start on the offensive line at tackle.

ARIZONA STATE: There are reasons why Burfict could be the biggest impact true freshman in the conference at linebaker. And then there is THIS reason.

CALIFORNIA: As usual, a Bay Area blackout in news. Here is a look at the opening-day roster.

OREGON: The Huskies aren't the only ones tangled in the NCAA's web of ineligibility due to clerical-work bog down. One Ducks' recruit finally got to return to the team.

STANFORD: Cardinal has one hilarious comedian, and he plays linebacker as a true freshman.

UCLA: Dye and Love in dead heat for Bruins starting strong safety position. It should go down to the wire, too.

USC: If signs prove true, then the signal-caller job should go to Corp over Barkley.

WASHINGTON STATE: The Spokesman-Review continues on with position previews, this time on the defensive backs. Also, my pal Jim Moore – whether he truly believes it or not – thinks the Cougars will be a BCS bowl contender (not really, but he is excited about the upcoming fortunes).