Last week, Washington head coach Chris Petersen talked repeatedly about the challenge of facing Arizona State’s defense. It was like nothing the Huskies had seen, he said, and they wouldn’t see anything like it again this season.
On Monday, he used similar phrases to describe BYU’s offense, with its sweeps and motions and fly-sweep action. The Cougars’ offense, like Arizona State’s defense, is unique. That’s where most of the similarities between the two teams end.
And that, Petersen said, is also what makes college football special.
“You’re always getting something different in terms of everybody’s got their signature way of doing things,” he said Monday, “which is different than the NFL, certainly.