The Rose Bowl remains within reach for No. 15 Washington. That’s the glass-half-full outlook midway through the season as the Huskies (5-2 overall, 3-1 Pac-12) try to rebound from the overtime loss at Oregon last Saturday.
Any realistic scenario of a return to the College Football Playoff is gone, and that for many means a reevaluation of expectations for this team. And while the Huskies need some help to win the Pac-12 North — Oregon (2-1 Pac-12) holds the tiebreaker for now — this UW team still has much to play for, and a lot of shuffling is still to come in the standings.