After a heart-breaker in Atlanta, Washington football returns home to take on North Dakota. Here’s the Week 2 preview for the Huskies’ home opener.
After a tough loss in Week 1 to the Auburn Tigers, the Washington Huskies look to let out some frustration on the North Dakota Fighting Hawks. Not like it would make a difference, but this matchup is a home game for the Huskies, making it their first of the season. A chance at the College Football Playoff is still in Washington’s favor, and this game against North Dakota will get them back on track to achieve that goal.
Unless you’re a Washington Huskies fan, you’ll probably skip over this game surfing through your channel guide. But just in case you want to watch, here’s everything you need to to know about this Week 2 matchup.
Date: Saturday, Sept. 8
Time: 5:00 p.m. ET
Location: Seattle, Wash.
Venue: Husky Stadium
TV: Pac-12 Network
Live Stream: Pac-12 Networks Live or FuboTV
Keys to Victory
One of the easiest ways to find yourself in a battle with a FCS team, is entering the game with a big head, and playing with cockiness instead of confidence. The Washington Huskies need to stay focused.
We’ve seen FCS teams take down FBS teams, big and small, so Washington cannot get ahead of themselves. Outside of that, the biggest thing is to stick to the game plan. You can run trick plays, but don’t get cute. You’re coming off a tough loss and need to work out some of the kinks and this is a perfect game to do just that.
Prediction
As it should be, the Washington Huskies should win this one convincingly. Jake Browning will most likely sit out in the second half as the Huskies should already have a commanding lead. His four touchdowns and the defense pitching a shutout, will even have some Huskies’ fans switching to another game. Washington had zero punt and kick returns in their Week 1 matchup versus Auburn. While the kickoff returns could stay the same, or get as high as one, their number of punt returns should be above five, including one that is taken back to the house for six.
Final Score: Washington 70, North Dakota 3