The Washington Huskies‘ offense isn’t known for getting off to quick starts, but that’s exactly what happened in Saturday’s Heart of Dallas Bowl as Myles Gaskin scored two first-quarter touchdowns and Jaydon Mickens added a 29-yard scamper of his own to push the score to 21-10.
Playing against one of the best offenses in the Conference-USA, as well as the country, the Huskies knew they would need to put up more than just 21 points as an 11-point lead is never safe around Southern Mississippi.
Washington held on the whole game, though, and kept a lead until the final ticks came off the clock, defeated a 9-4 Southern Mississippi team, 44-31 — each team scored at least one touchdown in every quarter.