Huddled in their hotel in Salt Lake City, Washington players and coaches got an early glimpse of their Week 5 opponent.
As the Huskies were in the hotel on Sept. 15, waiting around for their 8 o’clock local time kickoff that night against Utah, they watched as Brigham Young pulled off one of the biggest upsets of the season, stunning No. 6 Wisconsin, 24-21, in Madison.
“They definitely grabbed the attention of the whole nation, obviously,” UW co-defensive coordinator Jimmy Lake said this week. “Going into Madison, Wisconsin, and beating a top-10 team like Wisconsin in their backyard — all you have to do is turn on the tape and you can see why.