The magical start of Kalen Deboer’s tenure at the helm of UW football took a sharp downward turn on Friday. The combination of the team’s first road game of the year and a short week to prepare spelled disaster. The Bruins looked a step ahead in every phase of the game. They surged to a 26-10 halftime lead and hung on to win 40-32, despite a late rally by the Dawgs.
It all started innocently enough. The Dawgs drove down the field thanks to a series of Wayne Taulapapa runs. After a third down pass to Jalen McMillan fell incomplete, Michael Penix made a great throw to Rome Odunze 33-yard touchdown.