Pac-12 Football: 5 Takeaways from April 21 spring games

5. Huskies looked like the Huskies

The Washington Huskies wrapped up their spring game with the defense beating the offense with a goal line stand and Chris Petersen wouldn’t want it any other way. Petersen’s Boise State and Washington teams are known for playing hard nose defense and a grind it out style on offense. Petersen, the antithesis to Mike Leach, plays his football with tight ends and in a more conservative style.

No matter what the final stat lines were- Jake Browning is going to be the Huskies starting quarterback in 2018. Browning finished 12-of-18 for 106 yards passing. Those are pedestrian numbers but don’t look too far into spring game stats as the Pac-12 teams did a good job of moving their games along in a hurry and keeping everyone healthy. Redshirt freshman quarterback Jake Haener finished 9-of-15 passing for 139 yards and a touchdown. Haener threw the only touchdown pass of the spring game.

The Huskies will have a hard time replacing Vita Vea. Vea, the former Washington nose tackle, will be a first round pick in the upcoming 2018 NFL Draft and at 340 pounds leaves a big hole on the defensive line. Redshirt junior defensive tackle Jared Pulu is an option to replace Vea. Pulu is a 285 pounder that was Vea’s backup in 2017.