The Washington Huskies were expected to get in an offensive fireworks show with the Texas Longhorns in the Alamo Bowl. Instead, both team’s defensive fronts were disruptive enough to make it a game Washington would need to grind out.
The UW defense was very good at slowing the run against Texas and their RPO-heavy attack. The pass rush was a force as it was all season, and coverage on the back end was better, but still not good.
Ryan Grubb went to his bag of tricks and decoys, and ultimately is was the UW rushing attack that won this game.