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Stanford Football: Way-too-early game-by-game predictions for 2018

By Connor Muldowney

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PALO ALTO, CA – NOVEMBER 10: Bryce Love #20 of the Stanford Cardinal runs with the ball against the Washington Huskies at Stanford Stadium on November 10, 2017 in Palo Alto, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
PALO ALTO, CA – NOVEMBER 10: Bryce Love #20 of the Stanford Cardinal runs with the ball against the Washington Huskies at Stanford Stadium on November 10, 2017 in Palo Alto, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) /

One of the remaining must-win games for Stanford has to be at Washington. The Huskies are returning Jake Browning and Myles Gaskin for their senior seasons which is bad news for the rest of the Pac-12. At this point in the year, Stanford and Washington could be battling it out for the Pac-12 North title.

Washington missed out on the College Football Playoff and fell just short of the Pac-12 title game to the Cardinal last season and you can bet the Huskies haven’t forgotten.

This could be a nice stepping stone to a potential College Football Playoff berth and both Browning and Gaskin are going to have strong performances. Browning will pass for over 275 yards and three touchdowns and Gaskin might be the only back Stanford will face all year who could give Bryce Love a run for his money.

Will he out-duel Love? Probably not, but both will finish with over 150 rushing yards.

Stanford’s conference title hopes will be crushed with this loss. It’s payback for the Cardinal pulling off the upset in 2017.

Final Score: Stanford 23, Washington 31 (6-3, 4-2 Pac-12)

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