Washington Football: 5 reasons Huskies will beat Utah for Pac-12 title

SALT LAKE CITY, UT - SEPTEMBER 15: Myles Gaskin #9 of the Washington Huskies tries to avoid the tackle by Chase Hansen #22 of the Utah Utes in the first half at Rice-Eccles Stadium on September 15, 2018 in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Photo by Gene Sweeney Jr/Getty Images) /

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2. Chris Petersen is a mastermind on the Washington sideline

Chris Petersen, quite simply, is one of the most bold and talented coaches in all of college football. He proved it for years at Boise State, which grew into a perennial powerhouse under his watch after showing signs of breaking out under previous leaders.

Then he came to Washington, moving up to a major-conference program but retaining the same sense of trickery and innovation that is a requirement of mid-majors hoping to break in among the standing powerhouses of college football.

That was evident even in the snow in Pullman. Petersen and first-year offensive coordinator Butch Hamdan dialed up a trick play on Washington’s first drive of the second half against Washington State. Jake Browning flicked a lateral out to receiver Aaron Fuller, who lobbed the ball over the defense to tight end Hunter Bryant for a 22-yard touchdown.

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Petersen and his staff will likely have at least one trick up their sleeves for Utah on Friday night. What else would you expect from one of college football’s most daring masterminds?

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