<table> </table> Folks outside a football program aren&#8217;t privy to exchanges between a coaching staff and players.</p><p>But you don&#8217;t need surveillance equipment to know at least one conversation that&#8217;s happening this week. It comes in the form of a reminder from coach to team.</p><p>After crossing the goal line, hand the ball to the official.</p><p>Washington lost an opportunity for a victory on Saturday partly because of what appeared to be a harmless celebration by quarterback Jake Locker after scoring a touchdown with 2 seconds remaining. It cut the deficit against Brigham Young to 28-27.</p><p>Locker rolled into the end zone, and upon leaping up, tossed the ball in the air &#8212; almost in one motion.</p><p>The Huskies were penalized 15 yards for excessive celebration, and the extra-point attempt from 35 yards was blocked, preserving the Cougars&#8217; victory.</p><p>Reaction from around college football Monday was guarded. Coaches empathized with Washington, and those in the business understand the pressure mounting for Huskies coach Tyrone Willingham, whose four-year record in Seattle dropped to 11-27 with the loss.</p><p>But coaches also said the penalty was fair.</p><p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t think the official had much leeway in what he could do,&#8221; Texas coach Mack Brown said.</p><p>Connecticut coach Randy Edsall said teams have videotape showing what is and isn&#8217;t permissible, and the issue is discussed by officials with the teams during preseason scrimmages.</p><p>&#8220;(Locker) didn&#8217;t mean anything by it,&#8221; Edsall said. &#8220;But it&#8217;s a rule, and if it&#8217;s not called, maybe an official can get suspended for that. You have to live by the rule.&#8221;</p><p>The rules state: &#8220;After a score or any other play, the player in possession must immediately return the ball to an official or leave it near the dead ball spot &#8230; that includes throwing the ball high into the air.&#8221;</p><p>But Brown, who was a member of the rules committee when the edict was adopted, said Locker didn&#8217;t violate the rule&#8217;s intent, which was to eliminate taunting and showmanship, and perhaps it&#8217;s time to tweak the rule. But intent isn&#8217;t part of the rule.</p><p>&#8220;We try to get kids excited about playing, and we&#8217;re in show business,&#8221; Brown said. &#8220;I think the official made the right call by the rule. But I&#8217;d like to see a little more judgment involved.&#8221;</p><p>One coach who pushed away from the issue was Oklahoma&#8217;s Bob Stoops.</p><p>The Sooners visit Washington on Saturday, and his program was stung by calls on its previous visit to the Pacific Northwest.</p><p>Any Sooner can recite the details: The Oregon Ducks were awarded possession on an onside kick after two obvious events were confirmed by television replays: The ball first touched an Oregon player, and Oklahoma recovered the kick. Officials on the field and in the replay booth failed to make the proper call, and Oregon won by one point.</p><p>A Pacific-10 crew, which called the Washington-BYU game, will be on hand for Oklahoma&#8217;s visit on Saturday.</p><p><hr class="infobox-hr-separator" /> <div class="infobox"> <strong><span class="subhead">Two questions</span></strong></p><p><strong>&#8226;How many 12-0 weekends has the Big 12 enjoyed in its 13-year existence?</strong></p><p>One. Last weekend. There had been other perfect weekends, but not when the entire dozen played.</p><p><strong>&#8226;What is the effect of Nebraska losing defensive tackle Barry Turner, probably for the season?</strong></p><p>It&#8217;s a tough blow for a line that has played much better in two games this season than it did last year. The encouraging sign was the play of Turner&#8217;s replacement Pierre Allen on Saturday. Turner went down on the game&#8217;s third play because of a broken leg. Allen went the rest of the game, recording 10 tackles, including three for losses.