SEATTLE — Going into Saturday night’s matchup between No. 20 BYU and No. 11 Washington at Husky Stadium, both the Cougars and Huskies had surprisingly similar rushing numbers.
Washington had averaged 160 yards per game on the ground, led by Myles Gaskin putting up 357 rushing yards in the team’s first four games. Conversely, BYU was averaging 156.5 yards per contest through four games, led by Squally Canada’s 322 rushing yards.
The Huskies imposed their willing in the rushing game in Seattle, though, a big factor as Washington led 21-0 at halftime en route to a convincing 35-7 victory over the Cougars in a game that lasted just two hours, 52 minutes.