Before the season ever started, many fans were targeting the 2017 Apple Cup as a potential repeat of the year before: A game in which the Washington State Cougars and Washington Huskies would be playing for the right to represent the North Division in the Pac-12 Championship Game.
Turns out, only WSU was able to hold up its end of the bargain: Before Washington’s game with Utah was even over, the Huskies were officially eliminated from contention for the Pac-12 North title when the Stanford Cardinal beat the California Golden Bears in the Big Game.