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Pac-12 Football: 3 teams that could dethrone Oregon in 2020

By Jackson Caudell

LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 23: Quarterback Kedon Slovis #9 hands off the ball to wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown #8 of the USC Trojans in the first half of the game against the UCLA Bruins at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on November 23, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 23: Quarterback Kedon Slovis #9 hands off the ball to wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown #8 of the USC Trojans in the first half of the game against the UCLA Bruins at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on November 23, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images) /
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SEATTLE, WA – OCTOBER 28: Defensive back Myles Bryant #5 of the Washington Huskies celebrates with defensive back Jojo McIntosh #14 and defensive back Elijah Molden #3 after recovering a fumble against the UCLA Bruins at Husky Stadium on October 28, 2017 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images)
SEATTLE, WA – OCTOBER 28: Defensive back Myles Bryant #5 of the Washington Huskies celebrates with defensive back Jojo McIntosh #14 and defensive back Elijah Molden #3 after recovering a fumble against the UCLA Bruins at Husky Stadium on October 28, 2017 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images) /

2. Washington Huskies

I was as shocked as anyone to hear that Chris Petersen was stepping down and that defensive coordinator Jimmy Lake would be taking over as the head coach of the Huskies. However, the program was starting to grow a little stale despite all of the success that Petersen had in Seattle.

Washington has some key players to replace, such as quarterback Jacob Eason and are nearly dead-last in returning production on the offensive side of the football.

The main reason that I think Washington could be a sleeper: Lake.

I have tremendous respect for what he had done on the defensive side of the football. While Washington is having to replace several offensive starters, this is a team that has underachieved tremendously and I think that while he is very talented and and physically gifted, Eason was also very overrated and never truly lived up to his potential. The Huskies have hired John Donovan as the new offensive coordinator to spark this offense.

Washington will have a big test right out of the gate when it plays Michigan at home in Week 1 and the schedule also includes trip to Oregon and USC.

Don’t sleep on the Huskies this year because I think that they could be a team that could surprise you.

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