![]() There is something broken on the defensive side of the ball, and the coaches need to adjust the scheme to help this team out. Giles Jackson keeps trying to break long kick off returns and so far it’s.not working. Jack McCallister boomed his one punt attempt 58 yards and Peyton Henry nailed his one field goal attempt. The front seven wasn’t making plays behind the line of scrimmage nor were they stuffing many runs. They registered just three tackles for loss and allowed ASU running backs Xazavian Valladay and Daniyel Ngata to rush 27 times for 150 yards and two touchdowns. Not as bad as the pass defense, but not a performance to be proud of either. Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images Rushing Defense - C. The Huskies let a pretty bad offense have its way with them. Third downs continued to be a problem, with the Husky defense letting the Sun Devils convert 9/13. Against an ASU team who had surrendered 14 sacks in its prior five games, Washington registered exactly zero. Washington’s secondary got torn apart by two different quarterbacks, one not particularly known for his throwing, and another a walk-on with 12 career passing attempts entering this game. I don’t need to go into detail, because we all saw it. That said, Wayne Taulapapa’s trip on 3rd-and-1 when he had an easy first down conversion led to a failed fourth down attempt and then gut punch of a Sun Devil touchdown a few plays later.ĭavon Banks getting an interception keeps this from being an F. As much as Washington still has red zone issues on offense, it was encouraging to see that Cam Davis might be the answer when the team is close to the goal line. Even if you take out Davis’ 42-yard run, he still put up good numbers, being about as effective as we’ve seen him in a Husky uniform. The primary trio of Cam Davis, Wayne Taulapapa, and Richard Newton combined for 26 carries for 170 yards and 4 touchdowns, headlined by Davis’ three. Strangely, the run game might have been the best part of Washington’s effort on Saturday. Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images Rushing Offense - B It could have been more efficient, but the passing game moved the ball and enabled Washington to score 38 points on the road. Odunze has now made it three straight games of 100+ yards receiving. Despite not throwing for a touchdown, it was explosive passes to Rome Odunze and Devin Culp that got UW to the goal line, allowing them to score 5 rushing touchdowns. Michael Penix’s 311 yards meant his streak of throwing for 300+ per game remains alive, but taking 53 passes to get there meant he averaged a less-than-stellar than 6 yards an attempt. ![]()
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