Washington Football: 3 takeaways from entertaining win over Colorado

Washington football kept their Pac-12 title hopes alive with an entertaining victory over a feisty Colorado squad at home in Week 8.

The Colorado Buffaloes were a team that was really looking to rebound from a tough loss last week and prove that their legitimacy. The Buffs started out the game without the upper hand due to its star weapon in sophomore Laviska Shenault Jr. out with a lagging toe injury from last week’s loss to the USC Trojans. It would not be easy for Colorado in taking on No. 15 ranked Washington.

Head coach Chris Peterson and the Huskies also had a point to prove here since his squad was coming off a loss of its own last week against the No. 12 ranked Oregon Ducks. Overall, Washington football was looking to stay alive in the race for the PAC-12 North crown despite the loss to Oregon on the road the week before.

Meanwhile, Colorado could’ve stayed firmly in the PAC-12 South race by starting a new winning streak by beating the Huskies on the road. Doing it without Shenault Jr. would’ve been especially impressive since he came out of nowhere to emerge as a legitimate Heisman candidate in recent weeks.

Although Washington was knocked out by the Ducks for the College Football Playoff race, it’s ability to still claim a second conference title in three years was firmly alive and well. A key win over a Colorado team that’s still owning a record of 5-1 could get Washington football back on track.

Here’s a look at the three takeaways from the true battle in Seattle between cross-divisional foes in the Washington Huskies and Colorado Buffaloes.