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August 29, 2007 7:12 PM

Davenport not on trip

The Washington Huskies have landed in Syracuse, but cornerback Byron Davenport isn't with them.

Davenport hurt his hamstring the second day of fall camp and has practiced little since then, and while he improved enough to practice a few days earlier this week, he didn't get the okay to make the trip.

The Huskies have 72 players on the trip, with the travel roster expanded for a non-conference game.

Others who didn't make the trip include PK Erik Folk (back) and RB Brandon Yakaboski (concussion), who have also been bothered by injuries.

Among those who did make the trip is true freshman cornerback Marquis Persley, who could potentially be forced into action now with the team having so little depth at cornerback.

The Huskies will have just five players listed as cornerbacks available for the Syracuse game --- starters Roy Lewis and Vonzell McDowell Jr., backups Matt Mosley and Desmond Davis, and Persley.

Davenport had been listed as having a "60 percent chance'' at making the trip on Tuesday by UW coach Tyrone Willingham but apparently the 40 percent won out.

He is one of three cornerbacks who began the year with the Huskies who won't play at Syracuse --- Cory Nicol quit the team earlier this week due to a groin injury while Jordan Murchison is essentially suspended while dealing with legal issues.

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