Former UW receivers coach Henry Mason felt Jim Sorgi and Lee Evans had the best chemistry he’s ever seen.
In 2003, Evans caught five touchdown passes from Sorgi against Michigan State.
On that day, Evans finished with 10 receptions for 258 yards. That broke the previous school record held by Nick Toon’s dad, Al, who had 252 receiving yards against Purdue in 1983.
“I always thought Sorgi and Evans had a real chemistry, particularly on long balls,” Mason said. “Sorgi had a knack for putting the ball in a position where Lee could make plays on it.
“Lee was a great 50-50 guy. If he was covered, and everything was even, he’d usually come down with the ball. But a lot of that had to do with the fact that Jim was able to throw it up there.”
Mason has his own thoughts on what constitutes good chemistry.
“It’s a relationship between the two players where they have an idea of what each other is thinking on a particular play,” he said. “How do you get that
