In a must-win game for both Washington and No. 23 Illinois, it was inevitable that both teams would come into a rainy Husky Stadium with a sense of urgency and desperation. Both have favorable schedules after this late-October matchup, and a win today will put them in the driver’s seat for their CFP hopes.
From the opening kickoff, it was clear neither team planned to blink first.
With offensive linemen John Mills and Carver Willis returning to action from injury, the Huskies marched down the field on the game’s opening possession. A 10-play, 75-yard drive was capped off by a beautiful throw-and-catch by Demond Williams Jr.