We all circled this game on the calendar coming into the year. The early schedule looked favorable and it wasn’t hard to imagine UW entering at 6-2 or 7-1 with a pristine conference record. Of course, the season started about as badly as possible and it has taken UW snatching victory from the jaws of defeat against consecutive lowly opponents to get back to .500.
The Ducks’ offense has rounded into form. The rush offense, led by Travis Dye, has been elite and a foundation for a very good team. Spreading the field and running through the middle has kept them ahead of the chains and allowed them to piece together the sort of long drives that have broken the Huskies’ will multiple times this year.