[wadc45]

I remember some of his quotes from last year that cracked me up. He's a confident young man...

When asked how strong his commitment is to UM, Washington began talking about his situation. "I'm gonna try to take somebody's job next year," he said. "Moss better be ready. I dont know when Frank comes back but he better be ready for a challenge. I saw a list of the nation's top 25 players in the paper and they disrespected me. I'm not listed. I'd like to see if those running backs on that list could run for 1,500 yards for two years in a row in Dade County playing the competition we play. They wouldnt, I know they can't. I aint worried about it. I'll be in the League someday." Insiders 1/25/2004

"I guess the two running backs UM's taking are me and the (<!--Default NodeId For Derron Thomas is 622097,2003-->Derron Thomas)," <!--Default For Washington is to ignore-->Washington said. "Who would be No. 3?"

<!--Default NodeId For Charlie Jones is 667924,2003-->Charlie Jones would be the other.

"Oh, please," he said. "He can't play there. Look at the year he had. He's overrated. Until he runs against the city schools like I've been doing, I don't see it with him. I ran for 205 yards against <!--Default For Northwestern is to ignore-->Northwestern my sophomore year when they had that great defense two years ago." Insiders 11/10/2003