Stanford Football: 5 reasons the Cardinal will upset Washington in Week 11

2. Bryce Love will bounce back

Coming off his worst game of the season, Bryce Love will be motivated to bounce back against the Huskies. Washington might have the sixth-best run defense in college football, but the Huskies have yet to face a back quite like Love.

They could watch the game film from the Washington State game, but that wouldn’t do much seeing as the junior running back will adjust and learn from the 69-yard performance with a 52-yard rush to pad that line. He was, however, dealing with a sore ankle against the Cougars which limited his normal play.

With a week of getting healthier, Love could be back to his dynamic self against Washington and the Cardinal will need him to be. He’s rushed for under 145 yards just once this season, but don’t expect that to happen again. The Huskies faced Royce Freeman and allowed 122 yards and Love is a much different rusher.

Expect the young back to get a steady workload with that ankle nearly 100 percent. He will take advantage of the expanded carries and pick up over 150 yards yet again.