“They felt like it”, Petrino said.
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The victory, meaningless as it might be in the larger picture of a season that will be defined by how the Huskies perform against better teams, required edits to UW’s record book. Dating to last season, the Huskies have averaged 49.6 points per game in their last five outings (Oregon State, Washington State, Southern Miss, Rutgers and Idaho).NOTES: Idaho, of the Sun Belt Conference, received a reported payout of $825,000 for the game. He finished 23 of 28 for 294 yards. “He’s buying time, all those things that good quarterbacks do”.
Browning’s precision helped the Huskies score 28 points in the second quarter, tied for third-most in a second quarter in UW history. Jomon Dotson got extensive work during the game and also acquitted himself well with a couple of nice runs in mop up action. They outgained Idaho 233 yards to 9 in the second quarter alone.
Washington has scored at least 40 points in five consecutive games, the longest streak in school history and longest now in the nation.
Browning deferred to backup K.J. Carta-Samuels after the opening drive of the third quarter after his fifth touchdown pass of the day, an 8-yard strike to Ross that gave Washington a 42-0 lead. Vea finished with 1 1/2 sacks.
“I’m really proud of our defense, how fast they started”, head coach Chris Petersen said. By the half, Browning, a sophomore, completed 20 of 25 pass attempts for 237 yards with four touchdowns and no interceptions.
“We didn’t really do anything insane, ” Browning said. Didn’t really do anything insane. “Just go in, run our stuff and execute well”.
“Our guys stayed fighting in the second half”. It lasted six plays, it covered 65 yards, and it ended with Browning’s 8-yard touchdown pass to Ross. He was frequently open on quick slant routes, a byproduct of reading the cornerback’s leverage, he said.
“I’m still kind of in shock”, O’Brien said after the game. “I didn’t even know that until you told me”. On the plus side, we did see freshman Nick Harris come in and hold his own and he looks like he might be pushing for a starting spot in the very near future.
After a fumble on the opening kickoff by Lloyd Hightower that was recovered by Washington, Browning threw a 21-yard touchdown pass to Pettis on his first attempt of the game.
Idaho’s defense stepped up in the first quarter and allowed just 52 yards total offense.
But as Sannon struggled for more yardage, he was popped by UW safety Jojo McIntosh, fumbled the ball, and Azeem Victor recovered it for the Huskies at the 1-yard line.
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Overall Grade: For the second-straight week, Washington just took care of business.
