Redlands East Valley senior running back Chris Polk has backed out of an earlier verbal commitment to USC and will instead attend the University of Washington, he announced earlier this week. Polk’s commitment to the Huskies is firm enough that he will leave high school early and enroll at the university in January. It’s not necessarily a bad decision for the young tailback, as the Trojans remain loaded at that position next year.

All-purpose back opts for UW (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)