Washington Football 2017: 3 bold predictions vs. Stanford in Week 10
By Dana Becker
The Huskies are fired up
Who knows the real reason why, but Washington has looked more like Washington these last two weeks after being held to a season-low seven points in a loss to Arizona State.
Browning, Gaskin and Pettis appear to all be on the same page, as evident by their 451-yard performance that included 204 yards on 11 of 19 passing with two scores by Browning. Gaskin ran for 123 and Salvon Ahmed added 84 on just six carries.
Pettis set a new NCAA record with his ninth career punt return for a touchdown vs. the Ducks. He broke the previous mark held by Oklahoma’s Antonio Perkins and Texas Tech’s Wes Welker. He added four catches for 87 yards and a touchdown.
Quietly, Washington is averaging almost 39 points and right at 413 yards per game. They are pretty balanced, posting 225 yards in the air and 188 on the ground. Outside of the seven-point game vs. Arizona State, the Huskies have tallied 38, 44, 38 and 42 in their last four wins.
Browning, Gaskin and Pettis were all key pieces last year when Washington won the Pac-12 and advanced to the final four before falling to Alabama. Now, with just a handful of games left to prove their work, the Huskies appear to be an imposing figure once more.