College Football Week 4: 5 teams on upset alert
Rich Rodriguez has pulled rabbits out of hats before. The Arizona head coach might be facing his toughest test in quite some time, though, as one of the top quarterbacks in the Pac-12 is coming to town and his team is down a starting dual-threat.
The excitement around the Washington program has been restored thanks to Chris Petersen and it didn’t take long for the former Boise State head coach to win over fans with his coaching style and ability to recruit. He has brought Washington back from the dead and the Huskies are now ranked No. 9 in the nation.
Traveling to Tucson to face an Arizona team that always seems to be up for the task and never gets the respect it deserves might spell trouble, though. Washington will have the luxury of facing the Wildcats without starting quarterback Anu Solomon, though, most likely.
Solomon suffered a knee injury in a season-opening loss to BYU and backup dual-threat Brandon Dawkins has filled in quite nicely. Dawkins might present a matchup problem for the Huskies who haven’t seen him in person and the scouting report might not be as extensive as they would have liked if Solomon were staring.
Dawkins has passed for 458 yards and two touchdowns while rushing for 215 yards and five more scores, leading the Wildcats to a 2-0 record in his starts. Arizona has an explosive offense and will give Washington its toughest test of the season, on the road, to date.