5 Reasons Washington Will Make the College Football Playoff
By Zach Bigalke
5. Washington has one of the best coaches in America
The ace in the hole for Washington is their head coach, Chris Petersen. For years at Boise State, Petersen had to be absolutely perfect just to get his team into a major bowl game. Three times while with the Broncos, a loss dropped Petersen’s team from consideration for a lucrative appearance to an afterthought postseason matchup. Now that he is coaching a Power Five team, Petersen is no longer instantly doomed to lower-tier bowl status just because of a solitary loss.
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With a second chance for the first time in his coaching career, Petersen is sure to have his team motivated and ready to finish the rest of the schedule strong. After the USC loss Petersen kept things in perspective, saying during his Monday press conference, “If you’re just so disappointed because of this loss with all this football left to be played then you’re in the wrong locker room and you haven’t been hearing a word that we’ve been talking about.” He will be sure that every Washington player is on the right page moving forward, and that they do what is necessary to get into the College Football Playoff.