College Football Week 5 Power Rankings

The Washington Huskies were just left off of the Week 4 Power Rankings. I had Washington at 11 last week, but a 44-6 wallop over Stanford gave them a big jump.

The whole week leading up to the Stanford game Washington was quiet, trying to act like this was just another game on the schedule.

They were focused on making a statement against the Cardinal, and they lived up to their expectations.

Washington handed Stanford its worse loss since 2007 when they fell 41-3 to Arizona State.

Quarterback Jake Browning threw for 210 yards and three touchdowns on Friday. Running back Myles Gaskin added another 100 yards rushing with two touchdowns. Browning was more than efficient as he led his offense to scores on seven of their nine drives.

The game on Friday wasn’t close from the beginning. The Huskies went up 13-0 in the first quarter and never looked back, shutting out Stanford in three quarters.

My only worry about the Huskies is four of their first five games have been at home. In their only road game of the year it took Washington overtime to beat Arizona. This leaves Washington with four of their last seven games on the road.

Washington will be a team to watch all year, especially after their impressive win on Friday.

Next Matchup: at Oregon