While most teams in college football already have three games under their belts to begin the 2025 season, Washington only have two - taking an unusual early bye week after its September 6 win at home against UC Davis. Typically scheduled for the middle of the season to give the team a rest, oftentimes before a big game, what does it mean now that the Huskies had one before conference play even starts?
There's two ways of thinking about how a team might perform following a bye week: one, it either helps offset some of the wear and tear on players and gives the coaching staff an extra week to game plan for the next opponent, leading to better results in the game after.