Elijah Brown’s 302 passing yards and Trey Cooley’s fourth-quarter touchdown helped Washington overcome five turnovers and earn its first Big Ten victory of the season.
Washington’s 41–24 loss Friday night revealed problems on both sides of the ball. A productive relief appearance by Elijah Brown gave Husky fans one encouraging development.
Washington entered the game undefeated, ranked No. 23 nationally, playing at home, and favored by 11½ points. Minnesota arrived as a respectable but hardly intimidating Big Ten opponent. This was supposed to be an opportunity for the Huskies to establish themselves as a legitimate conference contender.
Instead, 63,323 fans watched Washington stumble through one of the most frustrating offensive performances of the Jedd Fisch era.
Washington finally put together the kind of offensive performance we have been waiting for. The Huskies beat Eastern Washington 48-16 Saturday at Husky Stadium, improved to 3-0 and piled up 546 yards of offense. And I’m still not impressed.
After escaping Utah State 16–14, Washington gets Eastern Washington at Husky Stadium on Saturday in what should be the least complicated game on the schedule. Washington is favored by roughly 42.5 points, with the over/under around 56.5. Oddsmakers see a massive talent gap. They’re right. The question is whether Washington’s offense is ready to take advantage of it.
Washington survived a team that entered the afternoon 0–1 after losing 29–17 at home to FCS Idaho State. The Huskies were favored by roughly four touchdowns. Instead of putting the game away by halftime and letting the backups finish it, Washington needed an interception on a desperation pass into the end zone as time expired just to avoid what would have been one of the most embarrassing losses in recent program history.
The No. 17 Huskies defeated Washington State 24–10 at Husky Stadium, improving to 1–0 and retaining the rivalry trophy for a second consecutive year. But unlike last season’s 59–24 rout in Pullman, this Apple Cup was anything but comfortable.
The Wide Receivers will be an open competition this spring and next fall. There will be more moving around between the X, Z, and Slot (A) than in a long time. There are a lot of names, most are young with very little experience or older players that lack experience due to injury. Really, other than Dezmen Roebuck, we really do not know how the depth will work out over the next five months before kickoff. But, for fun, we’ll give it a shot.
We can only assume that the Washington coaches feel very good about what the current roster gives them. Coach Fisch only brought in one Edge player from the portal after losing an often enigmatic Zach Durfee and a very valuable piece in big Deshawn Lynch.
Demond Williams Jr. addressed the media for the first time since his brief portal stint, calling it a mistake fueled by “bad advice.” Jedd Fisch used Signing Day to talk roster direction, leadership, and what’s next as UW turns toward spring ball.
Potential. It’s a wonderful word. It gives one hope. A direction. But, that’s all it is. Basically, potential means nothing has been accomplished. As an old coach once said, “potential only means you haven’t done s^*+, yet.” In a year many felt the UW was pointing towards making a push for the playoffs, a series of departures along the front wall has left us with questions, but potential.
Where the staff is going with the defensive line is a hard one for me to understand. I don’t know if what they finished with was their entire plan or if there were wrenches thrown into the works half way through the portal season. While we have to be excited for potential of who the Huskies brought into to program, it is the half empty side of the story that has me concerned.
