The most shocking aspect of Washington’s shutdown of Stanford had to be the Huskies’ eight sacks. No one does that to Stanford, which traditionally has the Pac-12’s most intimidating offensive line.
Even more shocking?
The Huskies got those eight sacks without blitzing. Not once.
Coming into this week, UW brought more than four pass-rushers on just 3.3 percent of its defensive snaps — the lowest rate in all of college football over the past five years, according to ESPN. That number, obviously, will drop after Friday’s pressure-packed performance.
On Friday night, the Huskies had six sacks in the first half as UW built a 23-0 halftime lead.