SEATTLE (AP) - For all the attention Jake Locker has received as Washington's quarterback, it's hard to believe his family will be divided come Saturday.

That's because cousin Casey will be in the crimson and gray of Washington State.

"My aunt and uncle will be in their Cougar stuff, I know my parents will be in their Husky stuff," Jake Locker said. "It's not something that's causing problems or anything but I'm sure it'll be a lot of fun Saturday."

While everyone in the state - and most of the country - knows about Jake Locker, the Huskies' star QB, his cousin Casey decided to take his trade to the other side of the state. Casey Locker is a freshman safety who hasn't seen the field this season and will likely redshirt for the Cougars.

With the entire family growing up in the farming town of Ferndale about 90 miles north of Seattle, the cousins were constantly around one another. Casey Locker's older brother, Brady, is only a year apart in age from Jake Locker, and the families regularly spent weekends at the house of one family or the other.

"When we were growing up they were either at my house or I was at their house every weekend so we're pretty close," Jake Locker said. "I've obviously been following him and was excited for him to have the opportunity to play at this level and we're very supportive of each other."

But for this week the Locker's are a family divided. While the parents of each kid will be wearing the respective colors of the two schools, Jake said his grandmother has a scarf that's half purple and gold and half crimson and gray, while his grandfather has a half Washington, half Washington State hat.

And then there's the issue of this Thursday.

"I'm sure Thanksgiving is going to be a lot of fun too," Locker said.

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NOT TARDY: Washington State running back Dwight Tardy never put up gaudy numbers, but he's about to do something no running back in school history has done: Tardy will lead the Cougars in rushing for four straight seasons.

The senior leads WSU with 380 rushing yards in 93 attempts this season, an average of 4.1 yards per carry. He's rushed for two touchdowns, and an average of 34.5 yards per game.

No one else is even close. James Montgomery might have given Tardy a run for his money this season, but suffered a season-ending injury in the third game. Montgomery was averaging 55 yards per game, and is still second on the team with 167 yards. Third is Logwone Mitz, with 157 yards.

Tardy, 5-foot-11 and 208 pounds, is from Walnut, Calif.

He rushed for 667 yards in 2006 as a freshman, 676 yards in 2007 and 481 yards last year. His best game was a 217-yard performance against UCLA in 2007.

Tardy has 2,204 yards in his career to rank seventh in WSU history, behind Kerry Porter's 2,618 yards.

Although records are incomplete, only three WSU running backs since 1942 are known to have led the team in rushing for at least three seasons. They are Tardy, Shaumbe Wright-Fair from 1990-92, and Tim Harris from 1980-82.

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BARKING MAD: Washington head coach Steve Sarkisian was not happy when he got word Monday about tight end Kavario Middleton's guarantee that the Huskies would score at least 50 points on the Cougars Saturday.

During the Pac-10 coaches conference call on Tuesday, Sarkisian said it was another sign of a team that needed to mature.

"I think Kavario's comments just show that we are still a very young football team," Sarkisian said. "We are learning not only on the football field but off the football field and we've got a lot of room to grow."

Sarkisian also said it's looking promising that starting defensive tackle Cameron Elisara will play against the Cougars. Elisara has been out since Oct. 17 against Arizona State, sidelined with a stinger.