Washington Football: Best, worst, and most likely scenarios for 2021

Jimmy Lake’s first season as Chris Petersen’s replacement can be considered a success as Washington football finished 3-1 with a Pac-12 North title but the Huskies’ spot in the conference title game had to be surrendered due to a COVID-19 outbreak.

Still, Lake did the best with what he had and went 3-1 with victories over Oregon State, Arizona, and Utah before losing to Stanford in the season finale.

Washington finished with the nation’s No. 57 total offense and 48th scoring offense which could definitely use some work while also boasting the No. 27 total defense in the country. The Huskies did also have the No. 39 scoring defense and 13th-best passing defense in the country and ranked No.1 or 2 in most major categories in the Pac-12 on that side of the ball.

The good news is the defense is returning seven starters and should be just as good in 2021, if not better. The bad news is that the offense still has some ground to make up to catch up to the stout defense.

Will Dylan Morris be able to make up that ground as the returning starter at quarterback? Will the backfield boast the weapons necessary to take pressure off the quarterback? Will he have more valuable weapons than just Cade Otton in the passing game?

Many questions remain, but here are the best, worst, and most likely scenarios for the Huskies based off what we know heading into the season.