The 5:16 p.m. kickoff time wasn’t ideal, but give the Pac-12 schedule-makers this much: They were consistent with the Gospel According to Don James, establishing the Apple Cup as the final game of the regular season.
For Washington, this meant the renewal of its intrastate rivalry with Washington State coincided with Senior Day at Husky Stadium, where such soon-to-be-departing mainstays of the program as wide receiver Dante Pettis, tailback Lavon Coleman and center Coleman Shelton participated in a procession that included scout-team players relishing their first and last moment in the spotlight.
Absent from the festivities was Washington quarterback Jake Browning.