SEATTLE (AP) — The one item lacking during Chris Petersen's brief tenure at Washington was a signature win, when the Huskies were expected to roll over and ended up with a stunning victory.
That happened last Thursday when the Huskies won at Southern California as 16 1/2-point underdogs, accelerating the timeline of what was supposed to be a rebuilding season for Washington. And that rebuilding could be pushed into overdrive if the Huskies (3-2, 1-1 Pac-12) can find a way to end an 11-game losing streak to Oregon and beat the rival Ducks this week.
"We have a real particular way of practicing and talking to these guys and so I hope it gives us, me, our coaches, everything we're doing around here, all their hard work some creditability.